Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.
By Richard KendallMunkittrick1115 To Miguel de Cervantes Saavadra
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Likewise a little chickadee,
In two woodpeckers’ nests—rent free!
A dainty housewren sweetly cheeps—
From an old oriole’s nest she peeps.
I see the English sparrow tilt
Upon the limb with sun begilt,—
His nest an ancient swallow built.
Eh, Mig. Cervantes, that attests
“There are no birds in last year’s nests”?