- The Swallow
- Abraham Cowley
- Exported from Wikisource on 02/15/20
- For works with similar titles, see Swallow.
- Foolish prater, what do'st thou
- So early at my window do
- With thy tuneless serenade?
- Well't had been had Tereus made
- Thee as dumb as Philomel;
- There his knife had done but well.
- In thy undiscover'd nest
- Thou dost all the winter rest,
- And dreamest o'er thy summer joys
- Free from the stormy season's noise:
- Free from th'Ill thou'st done to me;
- Who disturbs or seeks out thee?
- Hadst thou all the charming notes
- Of the woods poetick throats,
- All thy art could never pay
- What thou'st ta'en from me away;
- Cruel Bird! thou'st ta'en away
- A dream out of my arms to day,
- A dream that ne'er must equall'd be
- By all that waking eyes may see.
- Thou this damage to repair,
- Nothing half so sweet or fair,
- Nothing half so good canst bring,
- Though men say Thou bring'st the Spring.
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