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Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.
Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.
Approximate author period: c. 1638 AD · renaissance
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- Izaak Walton
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- Approximate author period: c. 1638 AD · renaissance
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