Quote#Nature
Thou little bird, thou dweller by the sea
Quote byRichard Henry Dana · 1815–1882
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Little Beach-Bird.
English (original)
Thou little bird, thou dweller by the sea, Why takest thou its melancholy voice, And with that boding cry Why o'er the waves dost fly? O, rather, bird, with me Through the fair land rejoice!
— Richard Henry Dana
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