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Page 44. Line 3.
"But the gay bird of blushing breast."
The Robin, (Motacilla rubecula,) which is always heard after other songsters have ceased to sing.
Line 4.
"And Woodlarks still will haunt the shade."
The Woodlark, (Alauda nemorosa,) sings very late.
Reed-wrens, (Motacilla arundinacea,) sing all the summer and autumn, and are often heard during the night.
Page 47. Line 3.
"May haply build," &c.
An allusion to the visionary delights of the new
