And found a supper somewhere else.
—William Cowper.
IF THOU COULDST BE A BIRD
If thou couldst be a bird, what bird wouldst thou be?
A frolicsome gull on the billowy sea,
Screaming and wailing when stormy winds rave,
Or anchored, white thing! on the merry green wave?
Or an eagle aloft in the blue ether dwelling,