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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's
+Ball AND The Fancy Fair, by Catherine Ann Dorset and (William) Roscoe
+
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+Title: The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's Ball AND The Fancy Fair
+
+Author: Catherine Ann Dorset
+        (William) Roscoe
+
+Release Date: November 30, 2007 [EBook #23665]
+
+Language: English
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+                            THE
+                     PEACOCK "AT HOME."
+
+                         BY A LADY.
+
+                   TWENTY-THIRD EDITION.
+
+
+                   THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL;
+                     AN ORIGINAL POEM.
+
+                       BY MR. ROSCOE.
+
+
+                            AND
+
+
+                      THE FANCY FAIR;
+                            OR,
+           GRAND GALA AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
+
+
+                          LONDON:
+                    GRANT AND GRIFFITH,
+                       SUCCESSORS TO
+        J. HARRIS, CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD.
+
+                          LONDON:
+        Printed by S. & J. Bentley, Wilson, and Fley
+                  Bangor House, Shoe Lane.
+
+
+
+
+                            THE
+                     PEACOCK "AT HOME."
+
+                         BY A LADY.
+
+
+    The Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's Feasts
+  Excited the spleen of the Birds and the Beasts:
+  For their mirth and good cheer--of the Bee was the theme,
+  And the Gnat blew his horn, as he danced in the beam;
+  'Twas humm'd by the Beetle, 'twas buzz'd by the Fly,
+  And sung by the myriads that sport through the sky.
+  The Quadrupeds listen'd with sullen displeasure,
+  But the tenants of Air were enraged beyond measure.
+
+    The _Peacock_ display'd his bright plumes to the Sun,
+  And, addressing his Mates, thus indignant begun:
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    "Shall we, like domestic, inelegant Fowls,
+  As unpolish'd as Geese, and as stupid as Owls,
+  Sit tamely at home, hum-drum with our Spouses,
+  While Crickets and Butterflies open their houses?
+  Shall such mean little Insects pretend to the fashion?
+  Cousin Turkey-cock, well may you be in a passion!
+  If I suffer such insolent airs to prevail,
+  May Juno pluck out all the eyes in my tail!
+  So a Fête I will give, and my taste I'll display,
+  And send out my cards for St. Valentine's Day."
+
+    This determined, six fleet _Carrier-Pigeons_ went out
+  To invite all the birds to Sir Argus's Rout.
+  The nest-loving _Turtle-Dove_ sent an excuse;
+  _Dame Partlet_ lay in, as did good Mrs. _Goose_.
+  The _Turkey_, poor soul! was confined to the rip;[1]
+  For all her young brood had just fail'd with the pip.
+  The _Partridge_ was ask'd; but a Neighbour hard by
+  Had engaged a snug party to meet in a Pie:
+  And the _Wheat-ear_ declined, recollecting her Cousins,
+  Last year, to a feast were invited by dozens,--
+  But, alas! they return'd not; and she had no taste
+  To appear in a costume of vine-leaves or paste.
+  The _Woodcock_ preferr'd his lone haunt on the moor;
+  And the Traveller, _Swallow_, was still on his tour;
+  While the _Cuckoo_, who should have been one of the guests,
+  Was rambling on visits to other Birds' nests.
+  But the rest all accepted the kind invitation,
+  And much bustle it caused in the plumed creation.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    Such ruffling of feathers, such pruning of coats,
+  Such chirping, such whistling, such clearing of throats,
+  Such polishing bills, and such oiling of pinions,
+  Had never been known in the biped dominions!
+  The _Tailor-Bird_[2] offer'd to make up new clothes
+  For all the young Birdlings who wish'd to be Beaux:
+  He made for the _Robin_ a doublet of red,
+  And a new velvet cap for the _Goldfinch's_ head;
+  He added a plume to the _Wren's_ golden crest,[3]
+  And spangled with silver the _Guinea-Fowl's_ breast;
+  While the _Halcyon_[4] bent over the streamlet to view
+  How pretty she looked in her bodice of blue!
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    Thus adorn'd, they set off for the Peacock's abode,
+  With the guide _Indicator_,[5] who show'd them the road:
+  From all points of the compass flock'd birds of all feather,
+  And the _Parrot_ can tell who and who were together.
+  There was Lord _Cassowary_[6] and General _Flamingo_,[7]
+  And Don _Peroqueto_, escaped from Domingo:
+  From his high rock-built eyrie the _Eagle_ came forth,
+  And the Duchess of _Ptarmigan_[8] flew from the North.
+  The _Grebe_ and the _Eider-Duck_ came up by water,
+  With the _Swan_, who brought out the young _Cygnet_, her Daughter.
+  From his woodland abode came the _Pheasant_, to meet
+  Two kindred, arrived by the last India fleet:
+  The one, like a Nabob, in habit most splendid,
+  Where Gold with each hue of the rainbow was blended;
+  In silver and black, like a fair pensive Maid
+  Who mourns for her love, was the other array'd.
+  The _Chough_[9] came from Cornwall, and brought up his Wife;
+  The _Grouse_ travell'd south, from his Lairdship in Fife;
+  The _Bunting_ forsook her soft nest in the reeds;
+  And the _Widow-Bird_[10] came, though she still wore her weeds:
+  Sir John _Heron_, of the Lakes, strutted in a _grand pas_.
+  But no card had been sent to the pilfering _Daw_,
+  As the Peacock kept up his progenitor's quarrel,
+  Which Æsop relates, about cast-off apparel;
+  For Birds are like Men in their contests together,
+  And, in questions of right, can dispute for a feather.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    The _Peacock_, Imperial, the pride of his race,
+  Received all his guests with an infinite grace,
+  Waved high his blue neck, and his train he display'd,
+  Embroider'd with gold, and with emeralds inlaid;
+  Then with all the gay troop to the shrubbery repair'd,
+  Where the musical birds had a concert prepared.
+
+    A holly-bush form'd the Orchestra, and in it
+  Sat the _Black-bird_, the _Thrush_, the _Lark_, and the _Linnet_;
+  A _Bullfinch_, a captive almost from the nest!
+  Now escaped from his cage, and with liberty blest,
+  In a sweet mellow tone, join'd the lessons of art
+  With the accents of nature, which flow'd from his heart.
+  The _Canary_, a much-admired foreign musician,
+  Condescended to sing to the Fowls of condition;
+  While the _Nightingale_ warbled and quaver'd so fine,
+  That they all clapp'd their wings and declared it divine!
+  The _Sky-Lark_, in ecstasy, sang from a cloud,
+  And _Chanticleer_ crow'd, and the _Yaffil_[11] laugh'd loud.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    The dancing began when the singing was over:
+  A _Dotterel_ first open'd the ball with the _Plover_;
+  Baron _Stork_ in a waltz was allow'd to excel,
+  With his beautiful partner, the fair _Demoiselle_;[12]
+  And a newly-fledged _Gosling_, so fair and genteel,
+  A minuet swam with the spruce Mr. _Teal_.
+  A London-bred _Sparrow_--a pert forward Cit!
+  Danced a reel with Miss _Wagtail_ and little _Tom Tit_.
+  And the Sieur _Guillemot_[13] next perform'd a _pas seul_,
+  While the elderly bipeds were playing a pool.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  The Dowager Lady _Toucan_[14] first cut in,
+  With old Doctor _Buzzard_ and Admiral _Penguin_;
+  From Ivy-bush tower came down _Owlet_ the Wise,
+  And Counsellor _Cross-bill_[15] sat by to advise.
+  Some birds past their prime, o'er whose heads it was fated
+  Should pass many St. Valentines--yet be unmated,
+  Sat by, and remark'd that the prudent and sage
+  Were quite overlook'd in this frivolous age,
+  When birds, scarce pen-feather'd, were brought to a rout,
+  Forward Chits! from the egg-shell but newly come out.
+  In their youthful days, they ne'er witness'd such frisking;
+  And how wrong in the _Greenfinch_ to flirt with the _Siskin_![16]
+  So thought Lady _Mackaw_, and her friend _Cockatoo_;
+  And the _Raven_ foretold that no good could ensue!
+  They censured the _Bantam_, for strutting and crowing
+  In those vile pantaloons, which he fancied look'd knowing:
+  And a want of decorum caused many demurs
+  Against the _Game Chicken_, for coming in spurs.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    Old Alderman _Cormorant_, for supper impatient,
+  At the Eating-room door for an hour had been station'd,
+  Till a _Magpie_, at length, the banquet announcing,
+  Gave the signal, long-wish'd for, of clamoring and pouncing:
+  At the well-furnish'd board all were eager to perch,
+  But the little Miss _Creepers_ were left in the lurch.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    Description must fail, and the pen is unable
+  To recount all the luxuries that cover'd the table.
+  Each delicate viand that taste could denote,
+  Wasps _à la sauce piquante_, and Flies _en compôte_;
+  Worms and Frogs _en friture_, for the web-footed Fowl,
+  And a barbecued Mouse was prepared for the Owl;
+  Nuts, grains, fruit, and fish, to regale every palate,
+  And groundsel and chickweed served up in a salad.
+  The _Razor-bill_[17] carved for the famishing group,
+  And the _Spoon-bill_[18] obligingly ladled the soup;
+  So they fill'd all their crops with the dainties before 'em
+  And the tables were clear'd with the utmost decorum.
+
+    When they gaily had caroll'd till peep of the dawn,
+  The _Lark_ gently hinted 'twas time to be gone;
+  And his clarion, so shrill, gave the company warning,
+  That _Chanticleer_ scented the gales of the morning,
+  So they chirp'd in full chorus, a friendly adieu;
+  And, with hearts beating light as the plumage that grew
+  On their merry-thought bosoms, away they all flew.
+
+    Then long live the _Peacock_, in splendour unmatch'd,
+  Whose Ball shall be talk'd of by Birds yet unhatch'd!
+  His praise let the _Trumpeter_[19] loudly proclaim,
+  And the _Goose_ lend her quill to transmit it to Fame.
+
+
+   [1] _The Rip._ A machine used in poultry-yards, under which it is
+       usual to confine the mother-bird with the young brood, till it
+       has acquired strength to follow her. The word is derived from
+       the Saxon _Hrip_, meaning a covering, or protection, for the
+       young.
+
+   [2] _The Tailor-Bird._ So called from the singular manner in which
+       it constructs its nest, which is composed of two leaves, sewed
+       together with wonderful skill by the little tailor, whose bill
+       serves him for a needle, and the fine fibres of leaves furnish
+       him with a substitute for thread, by which means he attaches a
+       dead leaf to a living one, growing at the end of a branch. The
+       Tailor-Bird is an inhabitant of India.
+
+   [3] _The Golden-crested Wren_ is the smallest of the British Birds;
+       it takes its name from a circle of gold-coloured feathers,
+       bordered with black, forming an arch above its eyes, which it
+       has the power of raising or depressing; it is a native of every
+       part of Europe, and is also to be found in Asia and America.
+
+   [4] _Halcyon_, or _Kingfisher_. Esteemed the most beautiful of our
+       native birds; but its form is clumsy, and its bill very
+       disproportionate to its size. It inhabits the banks of rivers
+       and streams, where it will sit for hours on a projecting
+       branch, watching for its prey. The ancients relate many
+       fabulous stories of this bird, as that of its laying its eggs
+       in the depth of winter, and that during the time of its
+       incubation the weather remains perfectly calm, whence the
+       expression _Halcyon days_.
+
+   [5] _Cuculus indicator._ A bird of the Cuckoo kind, found in the
+       interior parts of Africa; it has a shrill note, which the
+       natives answer by a soft whistle; and the birds repeating the
+       note, the natives are thereby conducted to the wild Bee-hives,
+       which this bird frequents.
+
+   [6] _Cassowary._ A large singular bird found in the island of Java,
+       in Africa, and the southern parts of India. The head of this
+       bird is armed with a kind of natural helmet, extending from the
+       base of the bill to near half-way over the head.
+
+   [7] _Flamingo._ A bird of the crane kind, but web-footed, whose
+       plumage is of a bright scarlet: when standing erect, it
+       measures above six feet, though its body is not larger than
+       that of a Goose; and is a native of Africa, Persia, and South
+       America.
+
+   [8] _Ptarmigan._ The white grouse, or white game, inhabits the
+       Highlands of Scotland and the Western Islands; it prefers the
+       coldest situations on the highest mountains, where it burrows
+       under the snow. It changes its feathers twice in the year, and
+       about the end of February puts on its summer dress of dusky
+       brown, ash, and orange-coloured feathers; which it loses in
+       winter for a plumage perfectly white, except a black line
+       between the bill and the eye. The legs and toes are warmly
+       clothed with a thick long coat of soft white feathers.
+
+   [9] _The Chough._ This bird, which is about the size of the Daw,
+       has a long curved bill, sharp at the point, which, as well as
+       the legs and feet, is of a bright scarlet, contrasting
+       beautifully with its black plumage, which varies, as the light
+       falls on it, to a deep purple violet. Its general haunts are
+       the crevices of high cliffs in Devonshire and Cornwall.
+
+  [10] _The Widow_, or _Widah Bird_, is a species of Bunting, a native
+       of Angola and other parts of Africa; and is remarkable for the
+       feathers of its tail. The two middle ones are about four inches
+       long, and ending in a long thread; the two next are thirteen
+       inches in length, broad, and narrowing towards the points: from
+       these proceeds another long thread.
+
+  [11] _Yaffil, the Woodpecker._ The name Yaffil is provincial, but is
+       so very expressive of the noise it continually makes, that I
+       have preferred it on that account. It is a beautiful bird, and
+       is sometimes called the English Parrot; the colour of its
+       plumage, green, yellow, and scarlet, giving it some resemblance
+       to that bird.
+
+  [12] _The Numidian Crane_, or _Demoiselle_, from the elegance of its
+       appearance, and its singular carriage, is called the
+       Demoiselle, which means the Young Lady; for this bird walks
+       very gracefully, and sometimes skips and leaps, as though it
+       were trying to dance.
+
+  [13] _Guillemot._ A sea-bird, of which there are several species
+       numerously spread over the northern world; from whence they
+       come towards winter to the British shores, and remain till they
+       have reared their young. It is sometimes called "the foolish
+       Guillemot," from its stupidity; for when their companions are
+       shot one after another, they have so little sense of danger,
+       that they make a small circuit, and then return and settle in
+       the same place, to share the same fate.
+
+  [14] _Toucan._ A native of America, where it builds in the hollows
+       of trees, and sits at the entrance, ready to peck at the
+       monkeys, who often endeavour to destroy and eat the young. It
+       is about the size of a Magpie, but the head large in
+       proportion, to enable it to support its immense bill, which is
+       six inches and one-half in length, but extremely thin. It is a
+       mild inoffensive bird, and easily tamed, but cannot endure the
+       cold of our climate. The feathers of the breast are highly
+       esteemed by the natives.
+
+  [15] _Cross-bill._ So called because the two mandibles cross each
+       other in different directions. They feed chiefly on the seeds
+       of fir-trees; the singular construction of their bills being
+       admirably adapted to separate the seeds of the cones. The pips
+       of apples are also a favourite food, and, to obtain them, they
+       split the apple with one stroke of their bill; they are
+       consequently found to be very injurious to orchards. It has
+       been observed that they have been more frequently seen in
+       England since the fir-tree has been more generally planted than
+       formerly.
+
+  [16] _Siskin._ A migratory bird, which is seen in the southern parts
+       of England at the time of the barley harvest, and is sometimes
+       called the Barley-bird. It has a pleasing note, and is sold as
+       a singing-bird in the London bird-shops by the name of the
+       Aberdevine. The accusation of its flirtation with the
+       Greenfinch is to be understood as pure scandal, the most prying
+       naturalists never having discovered any particular attachment
+       between them.
+
+  [17] _Razor-bill._ A migratory sea-bird, which visits the northern
+       shores in spring, and leaves them in winter: they lay a single
+       egg on the ledges of the rocks without any nest, and on which
+       it is said to be fixed with a cement.
+
+  [18] _Spoon-bill._ So called from the construction of the bill,
+       which is flat the whole length, but widens towards the end in
+       the form of a spoon or spatula; and is equally remarkable in
+       its substance, not being hard like bone, but flexible like
+       whalebone. They feed on snakes, worms, frogs, and fish, even
+       on shell-fish, which they first break with their bills.
+
+  [19] _The Agami_, or _Trumpeter_. A native of America, remarkable
+       for a singular noise, resembling the instrument from which it
+       takes its name.
+
+
+
+
+                            THE
+                     BUTTERFLY'S BALL,
+                          AND THE
+                    GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST.
+
+                       By Mr. ROSCOE.
+
+
+    Come, take up your hats, and away let us haste
+  To the _Butterfly's_ Ball and the _Grasshopper's_ Feast:
+  The Trumpeter, _Gadfly_, has summon'd the Crew,
+  And the Revels are now only waiting for you.
+
+    So said little Robert, and pacing along,
+  His merry Companions came forth in a throng,
+  And on the smooth Grass, by the side of a Wood
+  Beneath a broad Oak that for ages had stood,
+  Saw the Children of Earth, and the Tenants of Air,
+  For an Evening's Amusement together repair.
+  And there came the _Beetle_, so blind and so black,
+  Who carried the _Emmet_, his Friend, on his back
+  And there was the _Gnat_, and the _Dragon-fly_ too,
+  With all their Relations, Green, Orange, and Blue.
+  And there came the _Moth_, with his plumage of down,
+  And the _Hornet_, in Jacket of Yellow and Brown;
+  Who with him the _Wasp_, his Companion, did bring,
+  But they promised that Evening to lay by their Sting.
+  And the sly little _Dormouse_ crept out of his hole,
+  And brought to the Feast his blind Brother, the _Mole_.
+  And the _Snail_, with his Horns peeping out of his Shell,
+  Came from a great distance, the Length of an Ell.
+  A Mushroom their Table, and on it was laid
+  A Water-dock Leaf, which a Table-cloth made.
+  The Viands were various, to each of their taste,
+  And the _Bee_ brought her Honey to crown the Repast.
+  Then close on his haunches, so solemn and wise,
+  The _Frog_ from a corner look'd up to the Skies;
+  And the _Squirrel_, well pleased such diversions to see,
+  Mounted high over-head, and look'd down from a Tree.
+  Then out came the _Spider_, with finger so fine,
+  To show his dexterity on the tight line.
+  From one branch to another his Cobwebs he slung,
+  Then quick as an arrow he darted along;
+  But just in the middle,--Oh! shocking to tell,
+  From his rope in an instant poor Harlequin fell.
+  Yet he touch'd not the ground, but with talons outspread
+  Hung suspended in air, at the end of a thread.
+  Then the _Grasshopper_ came with a jerk and a spring;
+  Very long was his Leg, though but short was his Wing:
+  He took but three leaps, and was soon out of sight,
+  Then chirp'd his own praises the rest of the night.
+  With step so majestic the _Snail_ did advance,
+  And promised the Gazers a Minuet to dance.
+  But they all laugh'd so loud that he pull'd in his head,
+  And went in his own little chamber to bed.
+  Then, as Evening gave way to the Shadows of Night,
+  Their Watchman, the _Glowworm_, came out with a light.
+
+    Then Home let us hasten, while yet we can see,
+  For no watchman is waiting for you and for me.
+  So said little Robert, and pacing along,
+  His merry Companions return'd in a throng.
+
+
+
+
+                            THE
+                        FANCY FAIR;
+
+                            OR,
+
+                         GRAND GALA
+                           OF THE
+                    ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
+
+
+    Some years are elapsed, and some worthies are gone,
+  Since _Peacocks_ and _Butterflies_ mimick'd the _ton_,
+  And gave, in a manner becoming their station,
+  Their _fêtes_ and their _balls_ to their fellow-creation.
+  Then _Roscoe_ and _Dorset_, high-talented elves,
+  Amused other people and solaced themselves,
+  In describing the revels, the gibes, and the jokes,
+  Of the creatures of earth, and the feathery folks;
+  Of their fashion and fancy, the ebbs and the flows,
+  And the beauty and wit of their belles and their beaux.
+  But the world has spun round like a peg top since then,
+  And imparted more knowledge to brutes and to men;
+  New lights and perceptions old customs explode,
+  And what is done now, must be done _à-la-mode_.
+  Old fashions are fled, and what more can we say
+  Than that _Dorset_ and _Roscoe_ might do for that day,
+  But that Poets must deck in more dignified rhymes
+  The wonderful deeds of these wonderful times?
+  That _Augusta_ may spread her renown and her glory,
+  Her famed _Fancy Fairs_ must be studded in story,
+  And ages unborn learn the elegant Games
+  Of the _Gardens_ that bloom on the south of the Thames.
+  Old _Dryden_ the bard was at best but a gander,
+  In singing the _Feast_ of the great _Alexander_;
+  For what breast with the fumes of a banquet is fired
+  Two thousand years after the guests have retired?
+  Our happier bard takes the season that suits,
+  At the spur of the moment he puts on his boots,
+  All hot for _Parnassus_, and cries in a hurry,
+  "Prepare me my _Pegasus_! '_Saddle white Surrey!_'"
+  It is clear that he feels what his numbers prolong,
+  That he warms with his subject, and soars in his song.
+  But whether his lot be unhonour'd and low,
+  Or the wreath of the _Laureat_ encircles his brow,
+  With the world to admire him, mysterious elf!
+  Is a secret of state that he keeps to himself.
+  But come! _Zoological_ wonders require
+  The strains of his genius, his force and his fire;
+  He burns with impatience the scene to display:
+  Hark away, to the _Gardens of Taste_! Hark away!
+
+    The sun, as he rose, was received with a cheer,
+  From the Herald at Arms, the renown'd _Chanticleer_,
+  Who proclaim'd, with a feeling of pride in his breast,
+  That the _Gardens of Surrey_ were fairest and best.
+  Then at once the shrill tidings were borne on the air,
+  That the dawn had arrived of the famed _Fancy Fair_,
+  And that all that was lovely, and beauteous, and bright,
+  Was summon'd to honour that day of delight.
+  The sunbeam was clear on that lovely retreat;
+  The breath of the morning was balmy and sweet;
+  Fair _flowrets_, that vied with the rainbow, were seen,
+  And _trees_ in their livery of liveliest green.
+  The voice of rejoicing, from children of earth,
+  Was so mingled with cheerfulness, music, and mirth,
+  That the mind, and the eye, and the ear, and the heart
+  Were saluted with pleasure from every part.
+  A thousand gay faces appear'd in the throng,
+  And crowds of fair creatures came trooping along.
+  Till the place, all enliven'd with joy and surprise,
+  Was lit up with sunbeams and Beauty's bright eyes.
+  The groups of all ages were gather'd so well,
+  That they threw o'er the poet and painter a spell,
+  And the flashes of fancy, wit, feeling, and fire,
+  Resistless compell'd them to pause and admire.
+
+    Much pains had been taken to add to the grace,
+  And preserve from disorder the pride of the place;
+  To keep the fair flowrets from wandering away,
+  As well as the things that were fairer than they,
+  For placards were posted near every spot,
+  You may stand to "_admire_" me, "_but gather me not_."
+
+    The _Beasts_ and the _Birds_ were so fresh and so fair,
+  That they call'd forth the wonder of all who came there,
+  And the _Boa Constrictors_ so slimy and gay,
+  That they seem'd to have painted themselves for the day.
+  The _Green-bonnet Monkey_, with speckles bespread,
+  Was proud of the verdigris tuft on his head;
+  For it look'd, as he leap'd in his frolic and joy,
+  Like the top of the turban of _Rammohun Roy_.
+  Dame _Tortoise_ roam'd over the green and beyond,
+  For she pass'd on her pilgrimage right to the pond.
+  As she gazed on the _Crocodile_ softly she sigh'd,
+  Though she thought that his mouth was a _little_ too wide.
+  The _Zebra_ look'd sprightly, as every one saw,
+  And the _African Sheep_ and white-footed _Nyl Ghau_;
+  And that leaper of leapers, the strange _Kangaroo_,
+  That is biped and triped and quadruped too,
+  Who out-juggles the _Juggler_, by hill and by dale;
+  For he makes, when he pleases, a leg of his tail.
+  With a soft, silky, aspect, demure and profound,
+  A _tabby Cat_ wander'd the _Gardens_ around,
+  And purr'd her applause with a quiet delight,
+  As she gazed half-entranced on the heart-cheering sight.
+  Among the rare wonders that caught every eye,
+  Demanding a glance from the gay passer-by,
+  Was the _Alpaca_, _Zebu_ of Indian race,
+  And the _Camel_, brought up in that beautiful place.
+  A dome in the centre, deservedly praised,
+  Transparent as crystal, was artfully raised,
+  Where African _Lions_, and _Tigers_ untamed,
+  And _Sloths_ and _Hyænas_, for savageness famed,
+  And _Leopards_ and _Ladies_, and _Monsters_ and _Men_,
+  Securely might meet in the very same pen.
+
+    The crowd still increased on that magical ground,
+  And thousands and thousands came trooping around.
+  The _haut ton_ and _beau monde_ paced about debonair,
+  Tall and short, _enbonpoint_, slender, sunburnt, and fair,
+  While Hatred and Anger and Care fled away,
+  And light hearts and bright eyes were the charm of the day.
+  Then the painted _balloon_ in its glory was bright,
+  And it mounted on high till it sail'd out of sight.
+  The _Juggler_, with tricks and illusions came forth,
+  And the _Russians_ with _musical horns_ from the North,
+  Transporting enough to make _Orpheus_ mute:
+  As loud as the trumpet, as soft as the lute,
+  They fill'd every bosom, absorbing them quite,
+  And the _reeds_ seem'd to burden the air with delight.
+  Such strains have rung round me in seasons gone by,
+  When escaped from the cloister I mused with a sigh,
+  And listed awhile to the balm-shedding breeze,
+  As it fitfully swept through the sedge and the trees,
+  And plaintively whisper'd with musical power,
+  O'er the "soft-flowing Avon," at evening hour.
+
+    And now the fair parties, with Mirth for their guide,
+  And light-hearted Laughter, a moment divide,
+  And gaze on the _Eagles_, the _old ruin'd wall_,
+  The _Boat-house_, the _Temple_, the _Hermitage_, all;
+  Reproved, when their pleasure too freely they quaff,
+  By that _memento mori_, the Afric _Giraffe_.[1]
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    Some visit the laughing-bird, called _Cockatoo_,
+  Who drops them a courtesy, and cries "How d' ye do?"
+  Or Mungo, the _negro_, who quaintly and sly
+  Takes his tea, Cayenne pepper, and cold apple-pie.
+  Some gaze on the _Cygnets_ that glide like a dream,
+  And bend down to admire their fair forms in the stream;
+  Some laugh at their fancies, or muse on a flower,
+  And all are delighted, so happy the hour.
+  Wouldst thou gaze with emotions far purer than mirth
+  On one of the fairest creations of earth,
+  Go at even, and breathe the pure breath of the breeze,
+  From the _seat_ by the _Lake_, 'neath those wild _Willow-trees_.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    New pleasures succeeded; the spell was of power
+  That Variety threw o'er the varying hour,
+  And a change of enjoyment was found by the train
+  In losing and finding each other again.
+  The _dancing_ commenced, and the Fair, beyond praise,
+  As light as the gossamer, tripp'd through the maze.
+  What warm salutations! what laughing aloud!
+  What sounds of enjoyment were heard in the crowd!
+  But who were the worthies who moved with a grace
+  And demeanour, as though they belong'd to the place?
+  Prince Eglantine _Eagle_, with lightning-like glare,
+  Threw a glance all around him to see who was there;
+  To the _Pelican_ Princesses bent his head low,
+  As they proudly pass'd by with their bosoms of snow.
+  Duke _Emu_, too, gazed on the heart-cheering sight,
+  And Earl Hildebrand _Harpy_, so famous in fight;
+  While the figure that walk'd so erect, I suppose,
+  Was Sir Peregrine _Penguin_,--I judge by his nose.
+  Viscount _Stork_, as he strutted about, gave a beck
+  To Earl _Vulture_, who wears no cravat round his neck;
+  And the _Bishop_ was there, though he stood rather back,
+  Array'd in his robes of red, orange, and black,
+  Sir Archibald _Ostrich_ moved on rather chary,
+  And lean'd on his cousin the Count _Cassowary_,
+  Discoursing of _Java_, and far distant lands,
+  And African _Deserts_, and hot burning sands.
+  Old warrior _Flamingo_ came limping along,
+  And with Commodore _Cormorant_ join'd in the throng,
+  Profoundly debating, with Major _Macaw_,
+  The merits of martial and maritime law.
+  Earl _Heron_ walk'd stately with Caroline _Crane_,
+  And Field-marshal _Falcon_, of valour so vain;
+  While Captain _Crown Pigeon_, so odd in his tread,
+  Shook the quaking-grass tuft on his fanciful head.
+  Lord _Peacock_, from _Asia_, came dress'd very fine--
+  His musical taste ne'er accorded with mine;
+  And the learn'd Baron _Buzzard_, who gravely decided,
+  That game, when once caught, should be fairly divided.
+  The grenadier, Captain _Curassow_, was drest
+  In his helmet, and held up his head with the best;
+  While Fatima _Pheasant_, from China, display'd
+  Her Pekin pelisse of bright silver brocade.
+  Count _Turkey_ expanded the finery that bound him,
+  And gabbled high Dutch to the people around him.
+  His Honour the _Hawk_ loved a lark and a race,
+  So he hover'd about near the courts of the place.
+  Colonel _Kite_ spoke of sporting--of young _Ducks_ and _Widgeons_,
+  And plann'd a new pent-house for _Ring-doves_ and _Pigeons_.
+  At the edge of the water, and hard by the sluice,
+  _Tête-à-tête_ Doctor _Drake_ sat with old Gammer _Goose_.
+  And Sir Christopher _Crow_ wore a coat on his back,
+  Of a true Day and Martin-like polish of black.
+  Mother _Magpie_ and Priscilla _Parrot_, in spite,
+  Could talk without ceasing from morning to night;
+  Spread abroad _Entre nous_ and _On dits_ by the score,
+  All the news they had heard, and a hundred times more.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    A multitude muster'd, escaped from the plains,
+  Of sight-loving lasses and holiday swains:
+  Bob _Bantam_ push'd forward and strutted before;
+  Will _Woodpecker_ modestly tapp'd at the door;
+  Poor _Robin_, the rustic, a countrified clown,
+  As he blush'd, look'd too simple by half for the town,
+  There were scores in brown mantles, black, yellow, or green,
+  From the villages round, and among them were seen,
+  Luke _Linnet_, Sam _Swallow_, Mat _Martin_, and then,
+  Bill _Bullfinch_, Tom _Titmouse_, and Rosanna _Wren_.
+  But however select the fair party may be,
+  Where beauty and fashion preside, we shall see
+  Some characters doubtful that all should beware,
+  And it can't be denied that a few such were there.
+  Those cut-throats the _Sparrows_, that robber the _Daw_,
+  Who was pluck'd for his open contempt of the law;
+  The pilferer _Cuckoo_, whom all must despise,
+  And the chattering _Jay_, who tells nothing but lies;
+  While the green-mantled, light-hearted _Love-birds_, 'tis said,
+  Had been sipping too much, for their noses were red.
+
+    How often it is, when the sun is most bright,
+  That a dark cloud approaches, obscuring his light!
+  Alas! 'tis the same with all earthly affairs,
+  And pleasure gives place to a dark crowd of cares.
+  The _Trees_ were all lively, the _Beasts_ were content,
+  And the beautiful _Birds_ on their pleasure were bent,
+  Nothing doubting the multitude, struck with amaze,
+  Came to gaze on their beauty and speak in their praise
+  When they saw that the crowd by degrees had retired,
+  And that they left alone were no longer admired;
+  They gazed on the _Booths_ that were aptly design'd
+  To display the fair merchandize art had combined;
+  They look'd on the spot in wrath, spleen, and despair,
+  _Rank_, _Beauty_, _Taste_, _Fashion_, and _Fancy_ were there,
+  And the multitudes round such attractions preferr'd
+  To a gambolling _beast_ or a chattering _bird_.
+  Now Envy first enter'd the fair feather'd race,
+  And invective and dissonance rung round the place;
+  Their pleasure, their pride, and contentment were o'er,
+  And Discord presided where Peace was before.
+
+    In the midst of the hubbub and riot around,
+  The _Trees_ were absorb'd in a silence profound,
+  Till the busy _Dwarf Medlar_ began to explain
+  His rooted dislike to the booth-loving train.
+  He branch'd out in florid descriptions to show
+  That they all ought to stand on their stumps in a row
+  In defence of their rights, now that _underlings_ drew
+  That applause and renown which had long been their due.
+  Then the _Oak_ raised his head, rather hoary with age,
+  And shook his broad arms in the air in a rage,
+  And exhorted them all with a feeling of pride,
+  To maintain their ground firmly, whate'er might betide.
+  The _Giant Elm_ follow'd and proudly look'd down
+  On the pitiful plots of their foes with a frown.
+  The _Ash_, pale with anger, derided "the crew,"
+  And the smooth-temper'd _Purple Beech_ look'd rather blue.
+  The _Chesnut_ grew heated, and roasted them well;
+  And bitter the taunts of the _Almond-tree_ fell.
+  The _Apple_ and _Pear_ both maintain'd, in their spleen,
+  That the fruit of their folly would shortly be seen.
+  The _Laburnum_, the _Lime_, and the _Beech_ seem'd afraid,
+  But the _Hawthorn_ was pointed in all that she said,
+  And the threats of the _Elder_ were heard to abound--
+  Like pellets from popguns they rattled around.
+  Discontented and moody the _Drooping Larch_ lower'd,
+  The _Crab_ knit his brows, for his temper was sour'd;
+  While the _Birch_-tree declared that the ill-fated elves,
+  Their opponents, were making a rod for themselves.
+  With wrath and vexation the _Maple_ ran o'er;
+  The _Aspen_-tree trembled, the _Willow_ wept sore;
+  The _Tulip_-tree blush'd, and the _Sumach_-tree sigh'd,
+  And the _Dyer's Oak_ thought it a stain on their pride.
+  The _Fir_ stood erect, for he seem'd to opine
+  That their sun for a very brief season would shine;
+  While the well-meaning _Walnut_, foreboding their fall,
+  Crack'd a joke, for he cared not a fig for them all.
+  The _Poplar_ drew up with a feeling of scorn,
+  And the _Cypress_ looked sad, and the _Yew_ was forlorn.
+  The _Plane_ smoothly spoke, and the _Hazel_ the same,
+  But the _Scarlet Oak_ redden'd with anger and shame.
+  At last they resolved, to blot out the disgrace,
+  To stand fast by each other adorning the place;
+  No longer their loss of applause to bemoan,
+  But to come out next spring with a Fair of their own.
+
+    While the war-whoop was raised by the _Birds_ and the _Trees_,
+  The _Beasts_ were impatient to blow up a breeze.
+  The _Lion_ began with a royal bewail,
+  And furiously lash'd both his sides with his tail.
+  As he stalk'd through his den, his wild eyes glared around,
+  And his roar seem'd to come from far under the ground.
+  His anger, disdain, and despair wanted scope,
+  So he wish'd himself back at the Cape of Good Hope.
+  The _Tiger_ extended, in uttering a roar,
+  A mouth that you might have mistook for the door;
+  But in such a dilemma, I warn you, beware
+  How you enter in haste such a dark thoroughfare;
+  For all who have pass'd through the passage they say,
+  Have terribly painted their coats by the way.
+  Poor _Bruin_ declared it was unbearable quite,
+  And was in a brown study till day turn'd to night;
+  The _Axis_ turn'd round in his rage, and just then
+  The _Sloth_ look'd as black as the ink in my pen.
+  The soft, silky, self-colour'd _Puma_ felt pain,
+  Pale as ashes with anger he could not restrain;
+  The _Llama_ indignantly felt the disgrace,
+  And spirted saliva in every one's face;
+  In fury the _Mastiff_ bark'd loud for relief;
+  The poor patient _Camel_ was laden with grief;
+  The _Antelope_ wisely eloped from the fray,
+  But the _Springbok_ was booked for the rest of the day.
+  The wrath of the _Leopard_ then rose on the gale,
+  And broke out in dark spots from his head to his tail;
+  The _Civet Cat_ mew'd, and did nothing but fret,
+  And the stripes of the _Zebra_ were blacker than jet;
+  The _Opossum_ was posed, and looked wondrously sage,
+  And the _Red Coati Mondi_ turned sallow with rage;
+  The _Hyæna_ declared in a quarrelsome mood,
+  He would instantly break through his den--if he could:
+  And the _Moose Deer_ in ire would have bit his lip through,
+  But he found it already divided in two.
+  The Schoolmaster _Porcupine_ rang, too, the chimes,--
+  He declar'd that he'd send an address to "_the Times_;"
+  Nay, write all his quills to their stumps, ere he'd stand
+  As a laughing-stock thus to the rest of the land.
+
+    When the _Fair_ was concluded, and all the gay throng
+  Had abandon'd the feast and the dance and the song,
+  In quest of a calmer enjoyment to roam,
+  For "Home," after every enjoyment, "is Home!"
+  The _Trees_ toss'd their heads 'tween the earth and the heavens,
+  And the _Birds_ and the _Beasts_ were at sixes and sevens.
+
+    But amid the confusion, the hubbub, and din,
+  All remember'd the proverb, "_They laugh most who win!_"
+  This was certainly true at the famed _Fancy Fair_;
+  _Mr. Cross_[2] was, they say, the most pleasant man there.
+  Let us hope, then, his genius was happily led
+  To allay the rude storm that hung over his head;--
+  That the future his spirited plans will repay
+  Through many a gladsome and prosperous day;
+  Make true the old saw, "_All is well that well ends_,"
+  And _Bipeds_ and _Quadrupeds_ once more be friends.
+
+
+  [1] The skeleton of the Giraffe was exhibited in the Gardens on
+      this occasion.
+
+  [2] The late spirited proprietor of the Surrey Zoological Gardens.
+
+
+
+
+                          THE END.
+
+
+
+
+  +--------------------------------------------------------------+
+  | Transcriber's Note:                                          |
+  |                                                              |
+  | The original book has no publication date, but does bear a   |
+  | handwritten inscription on the title page--                  |
+  |                    Walter Francis Clinton                    |
+  |                  June 2d 1848 from Aunt Lou                  |
+  +--------------------------------------------------------------+
+
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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's
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+Title: The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's Ball AND The Fancy Fair
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+Author: Catherine Ann Dorset
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+
+
+<hr class="pg" />
+
+<div class="tp endrule">
+<h1><small><a name="png.002" id="png.002"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">3</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>THE</small><br />
+
+<big>PEACOCK &ldquo;AT HOME.&rdquo;</big></h1>
+
+<p class="h3">BY A LADY.</p>
+
+<p class="h6">TWENTY-THIRD EDITION.</p>
+
+<h1><big>THE BUTTERFLY&#8217;S BALL;</big><br />
+
+AN ORIGINAL POEM.</h1>
+
+<p class="h3">BY MR. ROSCOE.</p>
+
+<p class="h6 b4">AND</p>
+
+<h1><big>THE FANCY FAIR;</big><br />
+
+<small>OR,</small><br />
+
+GRAND GALA AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.</h1>
+
+<p class="publisher"><big>LONDON:<br />
+GRANT AND GRIFFITH,</big><br />
+<small>SUCCESSORS TO</small><br />
+J. HARRIS, CORNER OF ST. PAUL&#8217;S CHURCH-YARD.</p>
+
+<p class="ctrsmall"><a name="png.003" id="png.003"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">4</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>LONDON:<br />
+Printed by <span class="smcap">S.&nbsp;&amp; J. Bentley</span>,
+ <span class="smcap">Wilson</span>, and <span class="smcap">Fley</span><br />
+Bangor House, Shoe Lane.</p>
+
+</div>
+
+<div class="main">
+
+<h2><small><a name="png.004" id="png.004"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">5</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>THE</small><br />
+<big>PEACOCK &ldquo;AT HOME.&rdquo;</big><br />
+BY A LADY.</h2>
+
+<hr class="auth" />
+
+<div class="poem">
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="smcap">The</span> Butterfly&#8217;s Ball and the Grasshopper&#8217;s Feasts</div>
+<div>Excited the spleen of the Birds and the Beasts:</div>
+<div>For their mirth and good cheer&mdash;of the Bee was the theme,</div>
+<div>And the Gnat blew his horn, as he danced in the beam;</div>
+<div>&#8217;Twas humm&#8217;d by the Beetle, &#8217;twas buzz&#8217;d by the Fly,</div>
+<div>And sung by the myriads that sport through the sky.</div>
+<div>The Quadrupeds listen&#8217;d with sullen displeasure,</div>
+<div>But the tenants of Air were enraged beyond measure.</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>The <i>Peacock</i> display&#8217;d his bright plumes to the Sun,</div>
+<div>And, addressing his Mates, thus indignant begun:</div>
+</div>
+
+<p class="illus"><a name="png.005" id="png.005"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span class="pgmark">6</span><span class="ns">] </span>
+<img class="framed" src="images/illus-005-g.jpg" alt="" title=""
+  width="500" height="382" /></p>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&ldquo;Shall we, like domestic, inelegant Fowls,</div>
+<div>As unpolish&#8217;d as Geese, and as stupid as Owls,</div>
+<div>Sit tamely at home, hum-drum with our Spouses,</div>
+<div>While Crickets and Butterflies open their houses?</div>
+<div>Shall such mean little Insects pretend to the fashion?</div>
+<div>Cousin Turkey-cock, well may you be in a passion!</div>
+<div>If I suffer such insolent airs to prevail,</div>
+<div>May Juno pluck out all the eyes in my tail!</div>
+<div>So a Fête I will give, and my taste I&#8217;ll display,</div>
+<div>And send out my cards for St. Valentine&#8217;s Day.&rdquo;</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><a name="png.006" id="png.006"></a><span
+ class="ns">[p</span><span class="pgmark">7</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>This determined, six fleet <i>Carrier-Pigeons</i> went out</div>
+<div>To invite all the birds to Sir Argus&#8217;s Rout.</div>
+<div>The nest-loving <i>Turtle-Dove</i> sent an excuse;</div>
+<div><i>Dame Partlet</i> lay in, as did good Mrs. <i>Goose</i>.</div>
+<div>The <i>Turkey</i>, poor soul! was confined to the rip;<sup><a href="#fn.i.1" name="fna.i.1" id="fna.i.1">1</a></sup></div>
+<div>For all her young brood had just fail&#8217;d with the pip.</div>
+<div>The <i>Partridge</i> was ask&#8217;d; but a Neighbour hard by</div>
+<div>Had engaged a snug party to meet in a Pie:</div>
+<div>And the <i>Wheat-ear</i> declined, recollecting her Cousins,</div>
+<div>Last year, to a feast were invited by dozens,&mdash;</div>
+<div>But, alas! they return&#8217;d not; and she had no taste</div>
+<div>To appear in a costume of vine-leaves or paste.</div>
+<div>The <i>Woodcock</i> preferr&#8217;d his lone haunt on the moor;</div>
+<div>And the Traveller, <i>Swallow</i>, was still on his tour;</div>
+<div>While the <i>Cuckoo</i>, who should have been one of the guests,</div>
+<div>Was rambling on visits to other Birds&#8217; nests.</div>
+<div>But the rest all accepted the kind invitation,</div>
+<div>And much bustle it caused in the plumed creation.</div>
+</div>
+
+<p class="illus"><a name="png.007" id="png.007"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">8</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span><img class="framed" src="images/illus-007-g.jpg" alt="" title=""
+  width="500" height="388" /></p>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Such ruffling of feathers, such pruning of coats,</div>
+<div>Such chirping, such whistling, such clearing of throats,</div>
+<div>Such polishing bills, and such oiling of pinions,</div>
+<div>Had never been known in the biped dominions!</div>
+<div>The <i>Tailor-Bird</i><sup><a href="#fn.i.2" name="fna.i.2"
+ id="fna.i.2">2</a></sup> offer&#8217;d to make up new clothes</div>
+<div>For all the young Birdlings who wish&#8217;d to be Beaux:</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.008" id="png.008"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">9</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>He made for the <i>Robin</i> a doublet of red,</div>
+<div>And a new velvet cap for the <i>Goldfinch&#8217;s</i> head;</div>
+<div>He added a plume to the <i>Wren&#8217;s</i> golden crest,<sup><a href="#fn.i.3"
+ name="fna.i.3" id="fna.i.3">3</a></sup></div>
+<div>And spangled with silver the <i>Guinea-Fowl&#8217;s</i> breast;</div>
+<div>While the <i>Halcyon</i><sup><a href="#fn.i.4" name="fna.i.4"
+ id="fna.i.4">4</a></sup> bent over the streamlet to view</div>
+<div>How pretty she looked in her bodice of blue!</div>
+</div>
+
+<p class="illus"><img class="framed" src="images/illus-009-g.jpg" alt="" title=""
+  width="500" height="378" /></p>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Thus adorn&#8217;d, they set off for the Peacock&#8217;s abode,</div>
+<div>With the guide <i>Indicator</i>,<sup><a href="#fn.i.5" name="fna.i.5"
+ id="fna.i.5">5</a></sup> who show&#8217;d them the road:</div>
+<div>From all points of the compass flock&#8217;d birds of all feather,</div>
+<div>And the <i>Parrot</i> can tell who and who were together.</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.009" id="png.009"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">10</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>There was Lord <i>Cassowary</i><sup><a href="#fn.i.6" name="fna.i.6"
+ id="fna.i.6">6</a></sup> and General<i> Flamingo</i>,<sup><a href="#fn.i.7"
+ name="fna.i.7" id="fna.i.7">7</a></sup></div>
+<div>And Don <i>Peroqueto</i>, escaped from Domingo:</div>
+<div>From his high rock-built eyrie the <i>Eagle</i> came forth,</div>
+<div>And the Duchess of <i>Ptarmigan</i><sup><a href="#fn.i.8" name="fna.i.8"
+ id="fna.i.8">8</a></sup> flew from the North.</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.010" id="png.010"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">11</span><span class="ns">]
+  </span>The <i>Grebe</i> and the <i>Eider-Duck</i> came up by water,</div>
+<div>With the <i>Swan</i>, who brought out the young <i>Cygnet</i>, her Daughter.</div>
+<div>From his woodland abode came the <i>Pheasant</i>, to meet</div>
+<div>Two kindred, arrived by the last India fleet:</div>
+<div>The one, like a Nabob, in habit most splendid,</div>
+<div>Where Gold with each hue of the rainbow was blended;</div>
+<div>In silver and black, like a fair pensive Maid</div>
+<div>Who mourns for her love, was the other array&#8217;d.</div>
+<div>The <i>Chough</i><sup><a href="#fn.i.9" name="fna.i.9"
+ id="fna.i.9">9</a></sup> came from Cornwall, and brought up his Wife;</div>
+<div>The <i>Grouse</i> travell&#8217;d south, from his Lairdship in Fife;</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.011" id="png.011"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">12</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>The <i>Bunting</i> forsook her soft nest in the reeds;</div>
+<div>And the <i>Widow-Bird</i><sup><a href="#fn.i.10" name="fna.i.10"
+ id="fna.i.10">10</a></sup> came, though she still wore her weeds:</div>
+<div>Sir John <i>Heron</i>, of the Lakes, strutted in a <i>grand pas</i>.</div>
+<div>But no card had been sent to the pilfering <i>Daw</i>,</div>
+<div>As the Peacock kept up his progenitor&#8217;s quarrel,</div>
+<div>Which &AElig;sop relates, about cast-off apparel;</div>
+<div>For Birds are like Men in their contests together,</div>
+<div>And, in questions of right, can dispute for a feather.</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>The <i>Peacock</i>, Imperial, the pride of his race,</div>
+<div>Received all his guests with an infinite grace,</div>
+<div>Waved high his blue neck, and his train he display&#8217;d,</div>
+<div>Embroider&#8217;d with gold, and with emeralds inlaid;</div>
+<div>Then with all the gay troop to the shrubbery repair&#8217;d,</div>
+<div>Where the musical birds had a concert prepared.</div>
+</div>
+
+<p class="illus"><a name="png.012" id="png.012"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">13</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span><img class="framed" src="images/illus-012-g.jpg" alt="" title=""
+  width="500" height="383" /></p>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>A holly-bush form&#8217;d the Orchestra, and in it</div>
+<div>Sat the <i>Black-bird</i>, the <i>Thrush</i>, the <i>Lark</i>, and the <i>Linnet</i>;</div>
+<div>A <i>Bullfinch</i>, a captive almost from the nest!</div>
+<div>Now escaped from his cage, and with liberty blest,</div>
+<div>In a sweet mellow tone, join&#8217;d the lessons of art</div>
+<div>With the accents of nature, which flow&#8217;d from his heart.</div>
+<div>The <i>Canary</i>, a much-admired foreign musician,</div>
+<div>Condescended to sing to the Fowls of condition;</div>
+<div>While the <i>Nightingale</i> warbled and quaver&#8217;d so fine,</div>
+<div>That they all clapp&#8217;d their wings and declared it divine!</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.013" id="png.013"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">14</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>The <i>Sky-Lark</i>, in ecstasy, sang from a cloud,</div>
+<div>And <i>Chanticleer</i> crow&#8217;d, and the <i>Yaffil</i><sup><a href="#fn.i.11"
+ name="fna.i.11" id="fna.i.11">11</a></sup> laugh&#8217;d loud.</div>
+</div>
+
+<p class="illus"><img class="framed" src="images/illus-013-g.jpg" alt="" title=""
+  width="500" height="390" /></p>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>The dancing began when the singing was over:</div>
+<div>A <i>Dotterel</i> first open&#8217;d the ball with the <i>Plover</i>;</div>
+<div>Baron <i>Stork</i> in a waltz was allow&#8217;d to excel,</div>
+<div>With his beautiful partner, the fair <i>Demoiselle</i>;<sup><a href="#fn.i.12"
+ name="fna.i.12" id="fna.i.12">12</a></sup></div>
+
+<div><a name="png.014" id="png.014"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">15</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>And a newly-fledged <i>Gosling</i>, so fair and genteel,</div>
+<div>A minuet swam with the spruce Mr. <i>Teal</i>.</div>
+<div>A London-bred <i>Sparrow</i>&mdash;a pert forward Cit!</div>
+<div>Danced a reel with Miss <i>Wagtail</i> and little <i>Tom Tit</i>.</div>
+<div>And the Sieur <i>Guillemot</i><sup><a href="#fn.i.13" name="fna.i.13"
+ id="fna.i.13">13</a></sup> next perform&#8217;d a <i>pas seul</i>,</div>
+<div>While the elderly bipeds were playing a pool.</div>
+
+<p class="illus"><img class="framed" src="images/illus-015-g.jpg" alt="" title=""
+  width="500" height="385" /></p>
+
+<div>The Dowager Lady <i>Toucan</i><sup><a href="#fn.i.14" name="fna.i.14"
+ id="fna.i.14">14</a></sup> first cut in,</div>
+<div>With old Doctor <i>Buzzard</i> and Admiral <i>Penguin</i>;</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.015" id="png.015"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">16</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>From Ivy-bush tower came down <i>Owlet</i> the Wise,</div>
+<div>And Counsellor <i>Cross-bill</i><sup><a href="#fn.i.15" name="fna.i.15"
+ id="fna.i.15">15</a></sup> sat by to advise.</div>
+<div>Some birds past their prime, o&#8217;er whose heads it was fated</div>
+<div>Should pass many St. Valentines&mdash;yet be unmated,</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.016" id="png.016"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">17</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>Sat by, and remark&#8217;d that the prudent and sage</div>
+<div>Were quite overlook&#8217;d in this frivolous age,</div>
+<div>When birds, scarce pen-feather&#8217;d, were brought to a rout,</div>
+<div>Forward Chits! from the egg-shell but newly come out.</div>
+<div>In their youthful days, they ne&#8217;er witness&#8217;d such frisking;</div>
+<div>And how wrong in the <i>Greenfinch</i> to flirt with the <i>Siskin</i>!<sup><a href="#fn.i.16"
+ name="fna.i.16" id="fna.i.16">16</a></sup></div>
+<div>So thought Lady <i>Mackaw</i>, and her friend <i>Cockatoo</i>;</div>
+<div>And the <i>Raven</i> foretold that no good could ensue!</div>
+<div>They censured the <i>Bantam</i>, for strutting and crowing</div>
+<div>In those vile pantaloons, which he fancied look&#8217;d knowing:</div>
+<div>And a want of decorum caused many demurs</div>
+<div>Against the <i>Game Chicken</i>, for coming in spurs.</div>
+</div>
+
+<p class="illus"><img class="framed" src="images/illus-017-g.jpg" alt="" title=""
+  width="500" height="385" /></p>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Old Alderman <i>Cormorant</i>, for supper impatient,</div>
+<div>At the Eating-room door for an hour had been station&#8217;d,</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.017" id="png.017"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">18</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>Till a <i>Magpie</i>, at length, the banquet announcing,</div>
+<div>Gave the signal, long-wish&#8217;d for, of clamoring and pouncing:</div>
+<div>At the well-furnish&#8217;d board all were eager to perch,</div>
+<div>But the little Miss <i>Creepers</i> were left in the lurch.</div>
+</div>
+
+<p class="illus"><img class="framed" src="images/illus-018-g.jpg" alt="" title=""
+  width="500" height="388" /></p>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Description must fail, and the pen is unable</div>
+<div>To recount all the luxuries that cover&#8217;d the table.</div>
+<div>Each delicate viand that taste could denote,</div>
+<div>Wasps <i>à la sauce piquante</i>, and Flies <i>en compôte</i>;</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.018" id="png.018"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">19</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>Worms and Frogs <i>en friture</i>, for the web-footed Fowl,</div>
+<div>And a barbecued Mouse was prepared for the Owl;</div>
+<div>Nuts, grains, fruit, and fish, to regale every palate,</div>
+<div>And groundsel and chickweed served up in a salad.</div>
+<div>The <i>Razor-bill</i><sup><a href="#fn.i.17" name="fna.i.17"
+ id="fna.i.17">17</a></sup> carved for the famishing group,</div>
+<div>And the <i>Spoon-bill</i><sup><a href="#fn.i.18" name="fna.i.18"
+ id="fna.i.18">18</a></sup> obligingly ladled the soup;</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.019" id="png.019"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">20</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>So they fill&#8217;d all their crops with the dainties before &#8217;em</div>
+<div>And the tables were clear&#8217;d with the utmost decorum.</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>When they gaily had caroll&#8217;d till peep of the dawn,</div>
+<div>The <i>Lark</i> gently hinted &#8217;twas time to be gone;</div>
+<div>And his clarion, so shrill, gave the company warning,</div>
+<div>That <i>Chanticleer</i> scented the gales of the morning,</div>
+<div>So they chirp&#8217;d in full chorus, a friendly adieu;</div>
+<div>And, with hearts beating light as the plumage that grew</div>
+<div>On their merry-thought bosoms, away they all flew.</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Then long live the <i>Peacock</i>, in splendour unmatch&#8217;d,</div>
+<div>Whose Ball shall be talk&#8217;d of by Birds yet unhatch&#8217;d!</div>
+<div>His praise let the <i>Trumpeter</i><sup><a href="#fn.i.19" name="fna.i.19"
+ id="fna.i.19">19</a></sup> loudly proclaim,</div>
+<div>And the <i>Goose</i> lend her quill to transmit it to Fame.</div>
+</div>
+</div> <!-- poem -->
+
+<div class="footnote pgbrk endrule">
+<p><a href="#fna.i.1" name="fn.i.1" id="fn.i.1">1.</a> <i>The Rip.</i> A machine used in poultry-yards, under which it is
+usual to confine the mother-bird with the young brood, till it has
+acquired strength to follow her. The word is derived from the Saxon
+<i>Hrip</i>, meaning a covering, or protection, for the young.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.2" name="fn.i.2" id="fn.i.2">2.</a> <i>The Tailor-Bird.</i> So called from the singular manner in which it
+constructs its nest, which is composed of two leaves, sewed together
+with wonderful skill by the little tailor, whose bill serves him for a
+needle, and the fine fibres of leaves furnish him with a substitute for
+thread, by which means he attaches a dead leaf to a living one, growing
+at the end of a branch. The Tailor-Bird is an inhabitant of India.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.3" name="fn.i.3" id="fn.i.3">3.</a> <i>The Golden-crested Wren</i> is the smallest of the British Birds; it
+takes its name from a circle of gold-coloured feathers, bordered with
+black, forming an arch above its eyes, which it has the power of raising
+or depressing; it is a native of every part of Europe, and is also to be
+found in Asia and America.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.4" name="fn.i.4" id="fn.i.4">4.</a> <i>Halcyon</i>, or <i>Kingfisher</i>. Esteemed the most beautiful of our native
+birds; but its form is clumsy, and its bill very disproportionate to its
+size. It inhabits the banks of rivers and streams, where it will sit for
+hours on a projecting branch, watching for its prey. The ancients
+relate many fabulous stories of this bird, as that of its laying its eggs
+in the depth of winter, and that during the time of its incubation the
+weather remains perfectly calm, whence the expression <i>Halcyon days</i>.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.5" name="fn.i.5" id="fn.i.5">5.</a> <i>Cuculus indicator.</i> A bird of the Cuckoo kind, found in the interior
+parts of Africa; it has a shrill note, which the natives answer by a soft
+whistle; and the birds repeating the note, the natives are thereby conducted
+to the wild Bee-hives, which this bird frequents.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.6" name="fn.i.6" id="fn.i.6">6.</a> <i>Cassowary.</i> A large singular bird found in the island of Java, in
+Africa, and the southern parts of India. The head of this bird is armed
+with a kind of natural helmet, extending from the base of the bill to near
+half-way over the head.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.7" name="fn.i.7" id="fn.i.7">7.</a> <i>Flamingo.</i> A bird of the crane kind, but web-footed, whose plumage
+is of a bright scarlet: when standing erect, it measures above six
+feet, though its body is not larger than that of a Goose; and is a native
+of Africa, Persia, and South America.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.8" name="fn.i.8" id="fn.i.8">8.</a> <i>Ptarmigan.</i> The white grouse, or white game, inhabits the
+Highlands of Scotland and the Western Islands; it prefers the coldest situations
+on the highest mountains, where it burrows under the snow. It
+changes its feathers twice in the year, and about the end of February
+puts on its summer dress of dusky brown, ash, and orange-coloured
+feathers; which it loses in winter for a plumage perfectly white, except
+a black line between the bill and the eye. The legs and toes are warmly
+clothed with a thick long coat of soft white feathers.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.9" name="fn.i.9" id="fn.i.9">9.</a> <i>The Chough.</i> This bird, which is about the size of the Daw, has a
+long curved bill, sharp at the point, which, as well as the legs and feet,
+is of a bright scarlet, contrasting beautifully with its black plumage,
+which varies, as the light falls on it, to a deep purple violet. Its general
+haunts are the crevices of high cliffs in Devonshire and Cornwall.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.10" name="fn.i.10" id="fn.i.10">10.</a> <i>The Widow</i>, or <i>Widah Bird</i>, is a species of Bunting, a native
+of Angola and other parts of Africa; and is remarkable for the feathers
+of its tail. The two middle ones are about four inches long, and
+ending in a long thread; the two next are thirteen inches in length,
+broad, and narrowing towards the points: from these proceeds another
+long thread.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.11" name="fn.i.11" id="fn.i.11">11.</a> <i>Yaffil, the Woodpecker.</i> The name Yaffil is provincial, but is so
+very expressive of the noise it continually makes, that I have preferred
+it on that account. It is a beautiful bird, and is sometimes called the
+English Parrot; the colour of its plumage, green, yellow, and scarlet,
+giving it some resemblance to that bird.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.12" name="fn.i.12" id="fn.i.12">12.</a> <i>The Numidian Crane</i>, or <i>Demoiselle</i>, from the elegance of its
+appearance, and its singular carriage, is called the Demoiselle, which
+means the Young Lady; for this bird walks very gracefully, and
+sometimes skips and leaps, as though it were trying to dance.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.13" name="fn.i.13" id="fn.i.13">13.</a> <i>Guillemot.</i> A sea-bird, of which there are several species numerously
+spread over the northern world; from whence they come towards
+winter to the British shores, and remain till they have reared their
+young. It is sometimes called &ldquo;the foolish Guillemot,&rdquo; from its stupidity;
+for when their companions are shot one after another, they have so little
+sense of danger, that they make a small circuit, and then return and
+settle in the same place, to share the same fate.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.14" name="fn.i.14" id="fn.i.14">14.</a> <i>Toucan.</i> A native of America, where it builds in the hollows
+of trees, and sits at the entrance, ready to peck at the monkeys, who
+often endeavour to destroy and eat the young. It is about the size of
+a Magpie, but the head large in proportion, to enable it to support
+its immense bill, which is six inches and one-half in length, but extremely
+thin. It is a mild inoffensive bird, and easily tamed, but cannot
+endure the cold of our climate. The feathers of the breast are highly
+esteemed by the natives.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.15" name="fn.i.15" id="fn.i.15">15.</a> <i>Cross-bill.</i> So called because the two mandibles cross each other
+in different directions. They feed chiefly on the seeds of fir-trees; the
+singular construction of their bills being admirably adapted to separate
+the seeds of the cones. The pips of apples are also a favourite food,
+and, to obtain them, they split the apple with one stroke of their bill;
+they are consequently found to be very injurious to orchards. It has
+been observed that they have been more <ins class="TNsilent" title="Transcriber's note:
+  original reads 'freqently'">frequently</ins> seen in England
+since the fir-tree has been more generally planted than formerly.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.16" name="fn.i.16" id="fn.i.16">16.</a> <i>Siskin.</i> A migratory bird, which is seen in the southern parts of
+England at the time of the barley harvest, and is sometimes called
+the Barley-bird. It has a pleasing note, and is sold as a singing-bird
+in the London bird-shops by the name of the Aberdevine. The accusation
+of its flirtation with the Greenfinch is to be understood as pure
+scandal, the most prying naturalists never having discovered any particular
+attachment between them.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.17" name="fn.i.17" id="fn.i.17">17.</a> <i>Razor-bill.</i> A migratory sea-bird, which visits the northern shores
+in spring, and leaves them in winter: they lay a single egg on the ledges
+of the rocks without any nest, and on which it is said to be fixed with a
+cement.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.18" name="fn.i.18" id="fn.i.18">18.</a> <i>Spoon-bill.</i> So called from the construction of the bill, which is flat
+the whole length, but widens towards the end in the form of a spoon
+or spatula; and is equally remarkable in its substance, not being hard
+like bone, but flexible like whalebone. They feed on snakes, worms,
+frogs, and fish, even on shell-fish, which they first break with their bills.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.i.19" name="fn.i.19" id="fn.i.19">19.</a> <i>The Agami</i>, or <i>Trumpeter</i>. A native of America, remarkable for
+a singular noise, resembling the instrument from which it takes its
+name.</p>
+
+</div>
+
+
+
+
+<h2><small><a name="png.020" id="png.020"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">21</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>THE</small><br />
+<big>BUTTERFLY&#8217;S BALL,</big><br />
+<small>AND THE</small><br />
+<big>GRASSHOPPER&#8217;S FEAST.</big><br />
+<span class="smcap">By Mr. ROSCOE</span>.</h2>
+
+<hr class="auth" />
+
+<div class="poem pgbrk endrule">
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="smcap">Come</span>, take up your hats, and away let us haste</div>
+<div>To the <i>Butterfly&#8217;s</i> Ball and the <i>Grasshopper&#8217;s</i> Feast:</div>
+<div>The Trumpeter, <i>Gadfly</i>, has summon&#8217;d the Crew,</div>
+<div>And the Revels are now only waiting for you.</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>So said little Robert, and pacing along,</div>
+<div>His merry Companions came forth in a throng,</div>
+<div>And on the smooth Grass, by the side of a Wood</div>
+<div>Beneath a broad Oak that for ages had stood,</div>
+<div>Saw the Children of Earth, and the Tenants of Air,</div>
+<div>For an Evening&#8217;s Amusement together repair.</div>
+<div>And there came the <i>Beetle</i>, so blind and so black,</div>
+<div>Who carried the <i>Emmet</i>, his Friend, on his back</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.021" id="png.021"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">22</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>And there was the <i>Gnat</i>, and the <i>Dragon-fly</i> too,</div>
+<div>With all their Relations, Green, Orange, and Blue.</div>
+<div>And there came the <i>Moth</i>, with his plumage of down,</div>
+<div>And the <i>Hornet</i>, in Jacket of Yellow and Brown;</div>
+<div>Who with him the <i>Wasp</i>, his Companion, did bring,</div>
+<div>But they promised that Evening to lay by their Sting.</div>
+<div>And the sly little <i>Dormouse</i> crept out of his hole,</div>
+<div>And brought to the Feast his blind Brother, the <i>Mole</i>.</div>
+<div>And the <i>Snail</i>, with his Horns peeping out of his Shell,</div>
+<div>Came from a great distance, the Length of an Ell.</div>
+<div>A Mushroom their Table, and on it was laid</div>
+<div>A Water-dock Leaf, which a Table-cloth made.</div>
+<div>The Viands were various, to each of their taste,</div>
+<div>And the <i>Bee</i> brought her Honey to crown the Repast.</div>
+<div>Then close on his haunches, so solemn and wise,</div>
+<div>The <i>Frog</i> from a corner look&#8217;d up to the Skies;</div>
+<div>And the <i>Squirrel</i>, well pleased such diversions to see,</div>
+<div>Mounted high over-head, and look&#8217;d down from a Tree.</div>
+<div>Then out came the <i>Spider</i>, with finger so fine,</div>
+<div>To show his dexterity on the tight line.</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.022" id="png.022"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">23</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>From one branch to another his Cobwebs he slung,</div>
+<div>Then quick as an arrow he darted along;</div>
+<div>But just in the middle,&mdash;Oh! shocking to tell,</div>
+<div>From his rope in an instant poor Harlequin fell.</div>
+<div>Yet he touch&#8217;d not the ground, but with talons outspread</div>
+<div>Hung suspended in air, at the end of a thread.</div>
+<div>Then the <i>Grasshopper</i> came with a jerk and a spring;</div>
+<div>Very long was his Leg, though but short was his Wing:</div>
+<div>He took but three leaps, and was soon out of sight,</div>
+<div>Then chirp&#8217;d his own praises the rest of the night.</div>
+<div>With step so majestic the <i>Snail</i> did advance,</div>
+<div>And promised the Gazers a Minuet to dance.</div>
+<div>But they all laugh&#8217;d so loud that he pull&#8217;d in his head,</div>
+<div>And went in his own little chamber to bed.</div>
+<div>Then, as Evening gave way to the Shadows of Night,</div>
+<div>Their Watchman, the <i>Glowworm</i>, came out with a light.</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Then Home let us hasten, while yet we can see,</div>
+<div>For no watchman is waiting for you and for me.</div>
+<div>So said little Robert, and pacing along,</div>
+<div>His merry Companions return&#8217;d in a throng.</div>
+</div>
+</div> <!-- poem -->
+
+
+
+
+<h2><small><a name="png.023" id="png.023"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">24</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>THE</small><br />
+<big>FANCY FAIR;</big><br />
+<small>OR,</small><br />
+GRAND GALA<br />
+<small>OF THE</small><br />
+<big>ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.</big></h2>
+
+<hr class="auth" />
+
+<div class="poem">
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="smcap">Some</span> years are elapsed, and some worthies are gone,</div>
+<div>Since <i>Peacocks</i> and <i>Butterflies</i> mimick&#8217;d the <i>ton</i>,</div>
+<div>And gave, in a manner becoming their station,</div>
+<div>Their <i>fêtes</i> and their <i>balls</i> to their fellow-creation.</div>
+<div>Then <i>Roscoe</i> and <i>Dorset</i>, high-talented elves,</div>
+<div>Amused other people and solaced themselves,</div>
+<div>In describing the revels, the gibes, and the jokes,</div>
+<div>Of the creatures of earth, and the feathery folks;</div>
+<div>Of their fashion and fancy, the ebbs and the flows,</div>
+<div>And the beauty and wit of their belles and their beaux.</div>
+<div>But the world has spun round like a peg top since then,</div>
+<div>And imparted more knowledge to brutes and to men;</div>
+<div>New lights and perceptions old customs explode,</div>
+<div>And what is done now, must be done <i>à-la-mode</i>.</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.024" id="png.024"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">25</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>Old fashions are fled, and what more can we say</div>
+<div>Than that <i>Dorset</i> and <i>Roscoe</i> might do for that day,</div>
+<div>But that Poets must deck in more dignified rhymes</div>
+<div>The wonderful deeds of these wonderful times?</div>
+<div>That <i>Augusta</i> may spread her renown and her glory,</div>
+<div>Her famed <i>Fancy Fairs</i> must be studded in story,</div>
+<div>And ages unborn learn the elegant Games</div>
+<div>Of the <i>Gardens</i> that bloom on the south of the Thames.</div>
+<div>Old <i>Dryden</i> the bard was at best but a gander,</div>
+<div>In singing the <i>Feast</i> of the great <i>Alexander</i>;</div>
+<div>For what breast with the fumes of a banquet is fired</div>
+<div>Two thousand years after the guests have retired?</div>
+<div>Our happier bard takes the season that suits,</div>
+<div>At the spur of the moment he puts on his boots,</div>
+<div>All hot for <i>Parnassus</i>, and cries in a hurry,</div>
+<div>&ldquo;Prepare me my <i>Pegasus</i>! &lsquo;<i>Saddle white Surrey!</i>&rsquo;&rdquo;</div>
+<div>It is clear that he feels what his numbers prolong,</div>
+<div>That he warms with his subject, and soars in his song.</div>
+<div>But whether his lot be unhonour&#8217;d and low,</div>
+<div>Or the wreath of the <i>Laureat</i> encircles his brow,</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.025" id="png.025"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">26</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>With the world to admire him, mysterious elf!</div>
+<div>Is a secret of state that he keeps to himself.</div>
+<div>But come! <i>Zoological</i> wonders require</div>
+<div>The strains of his genius, his force and his fire;</div>
+<div>He burns with impatience the scene to display:</div>
+<div>Hark away, to the <i>Gardens of Taste</i>! Hark away!</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>The sun, as he rose, was received with a cheer,</div>
+<div>From the Herald at Arms, the renown&#8217;d <i>Chanticleer</i>,</div>
+<div>Who proclaim&#8217;d, with a feeling of pride in his breast,</div>
+<div>That the <i>Gardens of Surrey</i> were fairest and best.</div>
+<div>Then at once the shrill tidings were borne on the air,</div>
+<div>That the dawn had arrived of the famed <i>Fancy Fair</i>,</div>
+<div>And that all that was lovely, and beauteous, and bright,</div>
+<div>Was summon&#8217;d to honour that day of delight.</div>
+<div>The sunbeam was clear on that lovely retreat;</div>
+<div>The breath of the morning was balmy and sweet;</div>
+<div>Fair <i>flowrets</i>, that vied with the rainbow, were seen,</div>
+<div>And <i>trees</i> in their livery of liveliest green.</div>
+<div>The voice of rejoicing, from children of earth,</div>
+<div>Was so mingled with cheerfulness, music, and mirth,</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.026" id="png.026"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">27</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>That the mind, and the eye, and the ear, and the heart</div>
+<div>Were saluted with pleasure from every part.</div>
+<div>A thousand gay faces appear&#8217;d in the throng,</div>
+<div>And crowds of fair creatures came trooping along.</div>
+<div>Till the place, all enliven&#8217;d with joy and surprise,</div>
+<div>Was lit up with sunbeams and Beauty&#8217;s bright eyes.</div>
+<div>The groups of all ages were gather&#8217;d so well,</div>
+<div>That they threw o&#8217;er the poet and painter a spell,</div>
+<div>And the flashes of fancy, wit, feeling, and fire,</div>
+<div>Resistless compell&#8217;d them to pause and admire.</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Much pains had been taken to add to the grace,</div>
+<div>And preserve from disorder the pride of the place;</div>
+<div>To keep the fair flowrets from wandering away,</div>
+<div>As well as the things that were fairer than they,</div>
+<div>For placards were posted near every spot,</div>
+<div>You may stand to &ldquo;<i>admire</i>&rdquo; me, &ldquo;<i>but gather me not</i>.&rdquo;</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>The <i>Beasts</i> and the <i>Birds</i> were so fresh and so fair,</div>
+<div>That they call&#8217;d forth the wonder of all who came there,</div>
+<div>And the <i>Boa Constrictors</i> so slimy and gay,</div>
+<div>That they seem&#8217;d to have painted themselves for the day.</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.027" id="png.027"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">28</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>The <i>Green-bonnet Monkey</i>, with speckles bespread,</div>
+<div>Was proud of the verdigris tuft on his head;</div>
+<div>For it look&#8217;d, as he leap&#8217;d in his frolic and joy,</div>
+<div>Like the top of the turban of <i>Rammohun Roy</i>.</div>
+<div>Dame <i>Tortoise</i> roam&#8217;d over the green and beyond,</div>
+<div>For she pass&#8217;d on her pilgrimage right to the pond.</div>
+<div>As she gazed on the <i>Crocodile</i> softly she sigh&#8217;d,</div>
+<div>Though she thought that his mouth was a <i>little</i> too wide.</div>
+<div>The <i>Zebra</i> look&#8217;d sprightly, as every one saw,</div>
+<div>And the <i>African Sheep</i> and white-footed <i>Nyl Ghau</i>;</div>
+<div>And that leaper of leapers, the strange <i>Kangaroo</i>,</div>
+<div>That is biped and triped and quadruped too,</div>
+<div>Who out-juggles the <i>Juggler</i>, by hill and by dale;</div>
+<div>For he makes, when he pleases, a leg of his tail.</div>
+<div>With a soft, silky, aspect, demure and profound,</div>
+<div>A <i>tabby Cat</i> wander&#8217;d the <i>Gardens</i> around,</div>
+<div>And purr&#8217;d her applause with a quiet delight,</div>
+<div>As she gazed half-entranced on the heart-cheering sight.</div>
+<div>Among the rare wonders that caught every eye,</div>
+<div>Demanding a glance from the gay passer-by,</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.028" id="png.028"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">29</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>Was the <i>Alpaca</i>, <i>Zebu</i> of Indian race,</div>
+<div>And the <i>Camel</i>, brought up in that beautiful place.</div>
+<div>A dome in the centre, deservedly praised,</div>
+<div>Transparent as crystal, was artfully raised,</div>
+<div>Where African <i>Lions</i>, and <i>Tigers</i> untamed,</div>
+<div>And <i>Sloths</i> and <i>Hy&aelig;nas</i>, for savageness famed,</div>
+<div>And <i>Leopards</i> and <i>Ladies</i>, and <i>Monsters</i> and <i>Men</i>,</div>
+<div>Securely might meet in the very same pen.</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>The crowd still increased on that magical ground,</div>
+<div>And thousands and thousands came trooping around.</div>
+<div>The <i>haut ton</i> and <i>beau monde</i> paced about debonair,</div>
+<div>Tall and short, <i>enbonpoint</i>, slender, sunburnt, and fair,</div>
+<div>While Hatred and Anger and Care fled away,</div>
+<div>And light hearts and bright eyes were the charm of the day.</div>
+<div>Then the painted <i>balloon</i> in its glory was bright,</div>
+<div>And it mounted on high till it sail&#8217;d out of sight.</div>
+<div>The <i>Juggler</i>, with tricks and illusions came forth,</div>
+<div>And the <i>Russians</i> with <i>musical horns</i> from the North,</div>
+<div>Transporting enough to make <i>Orpheus</i> mute:</div>
+<div>As loud as the trumpet, as soft as the lute,</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.029" id="png.029"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">30</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>They fill&#8217;d every bosom, absorbing them quite,</div>
+<div>And the <i>reeds</i> seem&#8217;d to burden the air with delight.</div>
+<div>Such strains have rung round me in seasons gone by,</div>
+<div>When escaped from the cloister I mused with a sigh,</div>
+<div>And listed awhile to the balm-shedding breeze,</div>
+<div>As it fitfully swept through the sedge and the trees,</div>
+<div>And plaintively whisper&#8217;d with musical power,</div>
+<div>O&#8217;er the &ldquo;soft-flowing Avon,&rdquo; at evening hour.</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>And now the fair parties, with Mirth for their guide,</div>
+<div>And light-hearted Laughter, a moment divide,</div>
+<div>And gaze on the <i>Eagles</i>, the <i>old ruin&#8217;d wall</i>,</div>
+<div>The <i>Boat-house</i>, the <i>Temple</i>, the <i>Hermitage</i>, all;</div>
+<div>Reproved, when their pleasure too freely they quaff,</div>
+<div>By that <i>memento mori</i>, the Afric <i>Giraffe</i>.<sup><a href="#fn.iii.1"
+ name="fna.iii.1" id="fna.iii.1">1</a></sup></div>
+</div>
+
+<p class="illus"><img src="images/illus-030-g.jpg" alt="" title=""
+  width="500" height="418" /></p>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Some visit the laughing-bird, called <i>Cockatoo</i>,</div>
+<div>Who drops them a courtesy, and cries &ldquo;How d&#8217; ye do?&rdquo;</div>
+<div>Or Mungo, the <i>negro</i>, who quaintly and sly</div>
+<div>Takes his tea, Cayenne pepper, and cold apple-pie.</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.030" id="png.030"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">31</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>Some gaze on the <i>Cygnets</i> that glide like a dream,</div>
+<div>And bend down to admire their fair forms in the stream;</div>
+<div>Some laugh at their fancies, or muse on a flower,</div>
+<div>And all are delighted, so happy the hour.</div>
+<div>Wouldst thou gaze with emotions far purer than mirth</div>
+<div>On one of the fairest creations of earth,</div>
+<div>Go at even, and breathe the pure breath of the breeze,</div>
+<div>From the <i>seat</i> by the <i>Lake</i>, &#8217;neath those wild <i>Willow-trees</i>.</div>
+</div>
+
+<p class="illus"><img src="images/illus-031-g.jpg" alt="" title=""
+  width="500" height="433" /></p>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>New pleasures succeeded; the spell was of power</div>
+<div>That Variety threw o&#8217;er the varying hour,</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.031" id="png.031"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">32</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>And a change of enjoyment was found by the train</div>
+<div>In losing and finding each other again.</div>
+<div>The <i>dancing</i> commenced, and the Fair, beyond praise,</div>
+<div>As light as the gossamer, tripp&#8217;d through the maze.</div>
+<div>What warm salutations! what laughing aloud!</div>
+<div>What sounds of enjoyment were heard in the crowd!</div>
+<div>But who were the worthies who moved with a grace</div>
+<div>And demeanour, as though they belong&#8217;d to the place?</div>
+<div>Prince Eglantine <i>Eagle</i>, with lightning-like glare,</div>
+<div>Threw a glance all around him to see who was there;</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.032" id="png.032"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">33</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>To the <i>Pelican</i> Princesses bent his head low,</div>
+<div>As they proudly pass&#8217;d by with their bosoms of snow.</div>
+<div>Duke <i>Emu</i>, too, gazed on the heart-cheering sight,</div>
+<div>And Earl Hildebrand <i>Harpy</i>, so famous in fight;</div>
+<div>While the figure that walk&#8217;d so erect, I suppose,</div>
+<div>Was Sir Peregrine <i>Penguin</i>,&mdash;I judge by his nose.</div>
+<div>Viscount <i>Stork</i>, as he strutted about, gave a beck</div>
+<div>To Earl <i>Vulture</i>, who wears no cravat round his neck;</div>
+<div>And the <i>Bishop</i> was there, though he stood rather back,</div>
+<div>Array&#8217;d in his robes of red, orange, and black,</div>
+<div>Sir Archibald <i>Ostrich</i> moved on rather chary,</div>
+<div>And lean&#8217;d on his cousin the Count <i>Cassowary</i>,</div>
+<div>Discoursing of <i>Java</i>, and far distant lands,</div>
+<div>And African <i>Deserts</i>, and hot burning sands.</div>
+<div>Old warrior <i>Flamingo</i> came limping along,</div>
+<div>And with Commodore <i>Cormorant</i> join&#8217;d in the throng,</div>
+<div>Profoundly debating, with Major <i>Macaw</i>,</div>
+<div>The merits of martial and maritime law.</div>
+<div>Earl <i>Heron</i> walk&#8217;d stately with Caroline <i>Crane</i>,</div>
+<div>And Field-marshal <i>Falcon</i>, of valour so vain;</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.033" id="png.033"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">34</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>While Captain <i>Crown Pigeon</i>, so odd in his tread,</div>
+<div>Shook the quaking-grass tuft on his fanciful head.</div>
+<div>Lord <i>Peacock</i>, from <i>Asia</i>, came dress&#8217;d very fine&mdash;</div>
+<div>His musical taste ne&#8217;er accorded with mine;</div>
+<div>And the learn&#8217;d Baron <i>Buzzard</i>, who gravely decided,</div>
+<div>That game, when once caught, should be fairly divided.</div>
+<div>The grenadier, Captain <i>Curassow</i>, was drest</div>
+<div>In his helmet, and held up his head with the best;</div>
+<div>While Fatima <i>Pheasant</i>, from China, display&#8217;d</div>
+<div>Her Pekin pelisse of bright silver brocade.</div>
+<div>Count <i>Turkey</i> expanded the finery that bound <ins class="TNsilent"
+ title="Transcriber's note: original has 'him.'">him,</ins></div>
+<div>And gabbled high Dutch to the people around <ins class="TNsilent"
+ title="Transcriber's note: original has 'him,'">him.</ins></div>
+<div>His Honour the <i>Hawk</i> loved a lark and a race,</div>
+<div>So he hover&#8217;d about near the courts of the place.</div>
+<div>Colonel <i>Kite</i> spoke of sporting&mdash;of young <i>Ducks</i> and <i>Widgeons</i>,</div>
+<div>And plann&#8217;d a new pent-house for <i>Ring-doves</i> and <i>Pigeons</i>.</div>
+<div>At the edge of the water, and hard by the sluice,</div>
+<div><i>Tête-à-tête</i> Doctor <i>Drake</i> sat with old Gammer <i>Goose</i>.</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.034" id="png.034"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">35</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>And Sir Christopher <i>Crow</i> wore a coat on his back,</div>
+<div>Of a true Day and Martin-like polish of black.</div>
+<div>Mother <i>Magpie</i> and Priscilla <i>Parrot</i>, in spite,</div>
+<div>Could talk without ceasing from morning to night;</div>
+<div>Spread abroad <i>Entre nous</i> and <i>On dits</i> by the score,</div>
+<div>All the news they had heard, and a hundred times more.</div>
+</div>
+
+<p class="illus"><img src="images/illus-034-g.jpg" alt="" title=""
+  width="500" height="438" /></p>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>A multitude muster&#8217;d, escaped from the plains,</div>
+<div>Of sight-loving lasses and holiday swains:</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.035" id="png.035"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">36</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>Bob <i>Bantam</i> push&#8217;d forward and strutted before;</div>
+<div>Will <i>Woodpecker</i> modestly tapp&#8217;d at the door;</div>
+<div>Poor <i>Robin</i>, the rustic, a countrified clown,</div>
+<div>As he blush&#8217;d, look&#8217;d too simple by half for the town,</div>
+<div>There were scores in brown mantles, black, yellow, or green,</div>
+<div>From the villages round, and among them were seen,</div>
+<div>Luke <i>Linnet</i>, Sam <i>Swallow</i>, Mat <i>Martin</i>, and then,</div>
+<div>Bill <i>Bullfinch</i>, Tom <i>Titmouse</i>, and Rosanna <i>Wren</i>.</div>
+<div>But however select the fair party may be,</div>
+<div>Where beauty and fashion preside, we shall see</div>
+<div>Some characters doubtful that all should beware,</div>
+<div>And it can&#8217;t be denied that a few such were there.</div>
+<div>Those cut-throats the <i>Sparrows</i>, that robber the <i>Daw</i>,</div>
+<div>Who was pluck&#8217;d for his open contempt of the law;</div>
+<div>The pilferer <i>Cuckoo</i>, whom all must despise,</div>
+<div>And the chattering <i>Jay</i>, who tells nothing but lies;</div>
+<div>While the green-mantled, light-hearted <i>Love-birds</i>, &#8217;tis said,</div>
+<div>Had been sipping too much, for their noses were red.</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>How often it is, when the sun is most bright,</div>
+<div>That a dark cloud approaches, obscuring his light!</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.036" id="png.036"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">37</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>Alas! &#8217;tis the same with all earthly affairs,</div>
+<div>And pleasure gives place to a dark crowd of cares.</div>
+<div>The <i>Trees</i> were all lively, the <i>Beasts</i> were content,</div>
+<div>And the beautiful <i>Birds</i> on their pleasure were bent,</div>
+<div>Nothing doubting the multitude, struck with amaze,</div>
+<div>Came to gaze on their beauty and speak in their praise</div>
+<div>When they saw that the crowd by degrees had retired,</div>
+<div>And that they left alone were no longer admired;</div>
+<div>They gazed on the <i>Booths</i> that were aptly design&#8217;d</div>
+<div>To display the fair merchandize art had combined;</div>
+<div>They look&#8217;d on the spot in wrath, spleen, and despair,</div>
+<div><i>Rank</i>, <i>Beauty</i>, <i>Taste</i>, <i>Fashion</i>, and <i>Fancy</i> were there,</div>
+<div>And the multitudes round such attractions preferr&#8217;d</div>
+<div>To a gambolling <i>beast</i> or a chattering <i>bird</i>.</div>
+<div>Now Envy first enter&#8217;d the fair feather&#8217;d race,</div>
+<div>And invective and dissonance rung round the place;</div>
+<div>Their pleasure, their pride, and contentment were o&#8217;er,</div>
+<div>And Discord presided where Peace was before.</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>In the midst of the hubbub and riot around,</div>
+<div>The <i>Trees</i> were absorb&#8217;d in a silence profound,</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.037" id="png.037"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">38</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>Till the busy <i>Dwarf Medlar</i> began to explain</div>
+<div>His rooted dislike to the booth-loving train.</div>
+<div>He branch&#8217;d out in florid descriptions to show</div>
+<div>That they all ought to stand on their stumps in a row</div>
+<div>In defence of their rights, now that <i>underlings</i> drew</div>
+<div>That applause and renown which had long been their due.</div>
+<div>Then the <i>Oak</i> raised his head, rather hoary with age,</div>
+<div>And shook his broad arms in the air in a rage,</div>
+<div>And exhorted them all with a feeling of pride,</div>
+<div>To maintain their ground firmly, whate&#8217;er might betide.</div>
+<div>The <i>Giant Elm</i> follow&#8217;d and proudly look&#8217;d down</div>
+<div>On the pitiful plots of their foes with a frown.</div>
+<div>The <i>Ash</i>, pale with anger, derided &ldquo;the crew,&rdquo;</div>
+<div>And the smooth-temper&#8217;d <i>Purple Beech</i> look&#8217;d rather blue.</div>
+<div>The <i>Chesnut</i> grew heated, and roasted them well;</div>
+<div>And bitter the taunts of the <i>Almond-tree</i> fell.</div>
+<div>The <i>Apple</i> and <i>Pear</i> both maintain&#8217;d, in their spleen,</div>
+<div>That the fruit of their folly would shortly be seen.</div>
+<div>The <i>Laburnum</i>, the <i>Lime</i>, and the <i>Beech</i> seem&#8217;d afraid,</div>
+<div>But the <i>Hawthorn</i> was pointed in all that she said,</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.038" id="png.038"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">39</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>And the threats of the <i>Elder</i> were heard to abound&mdash;</div>
+<div>Like pellets from popguns they rattled around.</div>
+<div>Discontented and moody the <i>Drooping Larch</i> lower&#8217;d,</div>
+<div>The <i>Crab</i> knit his brows, for his temper was sour&#8217;d;</div>
+<div>While the <i>Birch</i>-tree declared that the ill-fated elves,</div>
+<div>Their opponents, were making a rod for themselves.</div>
+<div>With wrath and vexation the <i>Maple</i> ran o&#8217;er;</div>
+<div>The <i>Aspen</i>-tree trembled, the <i>Willow</i> wept sore;</div>
+<div>The <i>Tulip</i>-tree blush&#8217;d, and the <i>Sumach</i>-tree sigh&#8217;d,</div>
+<div>And the <i>Dyer&#8217;s Oak</i> thought it a stain on their pride.</div>
+<div>The <i>Fir</i> stood erect, for he seem&#8217;d to opine</div>
+<div>That their sun for a very brief season would shine;</div>
+<div>While the well-meaning <i>Walnut</i>, foreboding their fall,</div>
+<div>Crack&#8217;d a joke, for he cared not a fig for them all.</div>
+<div>The <i>Poplar</i> drew up with a feeling of scorn,</div>
+<div>And the <i>Cypress</i> looked sad, and the <i>Yew</i> was forlorn.</div>
+<div>The <i>Plane</i> smoothly spoke, and the <i>Hazel</i> the same,</div>
+<div>But the <i>Scarlet Oak</i> redden&#8217;d with anger and shame.</div>
+<div>At last they resolved, to blot out the disgrace,</div>
+<div>To stand fast by each other adorning the place;</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.039" id="png.039"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">40</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>No longer their loss of applause to bemoan,</div>
+<div>But to come out next spring with a Fair of their own.</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>While the war-whoop was raised by the <i>Birds</i> and the <i>Trees</i>,</div>
+<div>The <i>Beasts</i> were impatient to blow up a breeze.</div>
+<div>The <i>Lion</i> began with a royal bewail,</div>
+<div>And furiously lash&#8217;d both his sides with his tail.</div>
+<div>As he stalk&#8217;d through his den, his wild eyes glared around,</div>
+<div>And his roar seem&#8217;d to come from far under the ground.</div>
+<div>His anger, disdain, and despair wanted scope,</div>
+<div>So he wish&#8217;d himself back at the Cape of Good Hope.</div>
+<div>The <i>Tiger</i> extended, in uttering a roar,</div>
+<div>A mouth that you might have mistook for the door;</div>
+<div>But in such a dilemma, I warn you, beware</div>
+<div>How you enter in haste such a dark thoroughfare;</div>
+<div>For all who have pass&#8217;d through the passage they say,</div>
+<div>Have terribly painted their coats by the way.</div>
+<div>Poor <i>Bruin</i> declared it was unbearable quite,</div>
+<div>And was in a brown study till day turn&#8217;d to night;</div>
+<div>The <i>Axis</i> turn&#8217;d round in his rage, and just then</div>
+<div>The <i>Sloth</i> look&#8217;d as black as the ink in my pen.</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.040" id="png.040"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">41</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>The soft, silky, self-colour&#8217;d <i>Puma</i> felt pain,</div>
+<div>Pale as ashes with anger he could not restrain;</div>
+<div>The <i>Llama</i> indignantly felt the disgrace,</div>
+<div>And spirted saliva in every one&#8217;s face;</div>
+<div>In fury the <i>Mastiff</i> bark&#8217;d loud for relief;</div>
+<div>The poor patient <i>Camel</i> was laden with grief;</div>
+<div>The <i>Antelope</i> wisely eloped from the fray,</div>
+<div>But the <i>Springbok</i> was booked for the rest of the day.</div>
+<div>The wrath of the <i>Leopard</i> then rose on the gale,</div>
+<div>And broke out in dark spots from his head to his tail;</div>
+<div>The <i>Civet Cat</i> mew&#8217;d, and did nothing but fret,</div>
+<div>And the stripes of the <i>Zebra</i> were blacker than jet;</div>
+<div>The <i>Opossum</i> was posed, and looked wondrously sage,</div>
+<div>And the <i>Red Coati Mondi</i> turned sallow with rage;</div>
+<div>The <i>Hy&aelig;na</i> declared in a quarrelsome mood,</div>
+<div>He would instantly break through his den&mdash;if he could:</div>
+<div>And the <i>Moose Deer</i> in ire would have bit his lip through,</div>
+<div>But he found it already divided in two.</div>
+<div>The Schoolmaster <i>Porcupine</i> rang, too, the chimes,&mdash;</div>
+<div>He declar&#8217;d that he&#8217;d send an address to &ldquo;<cite>the Times</cite>;&rdquo;</div>
+
+<div><a name="png.041" id="png.041"></a><span class="ns">[p</span><span
+ class="pgmark">42</span><span class="ns">]
+ </span>Nay, write all his quills to their stumps, ere he&#8217;d stand</div>
+<div>As a laughing-stock thus to the rest of the land.</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>When the <i>Fair</i> was concluded, and all the gay throng</div>
+<div>Had abandon&#8217;d the feast and the dance and the song,</div>
+<div>In quest of a calmer enjoyment to roam,</div>
+<div>For &ldquo;Home,&rdquo; after every enjoyment, &ldquo;is Home!&rdquo;</div>
+<div>The <i>Trees</i> toss&#8217;d their heads &#8217;tween the earth and the heavens,</div>
+<div>And the <i>Birds</i> and the <i>Beasts</i> were at sixes and sevens.</div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="stanza">
+<div class="indent"><span class="ns"><br
+ />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>But amid the confusion, the hubbub, and din,</div>
+<div>All remember&#8217;d the proverb, &ldquo;<i>They laugh most who win!</i>&rdquo;</div>
+<div>This was certainly true at the famed <i>Fancy Fair</i>;</div>
+<div><i>Mr. Cross</i><sup><a href="#fn.iii.2" name="fna.iii.2"
+ id="fna.iii.2">2</a></sup> was, they say, the most pleasant man there.</div>
+<div>Let us hope, then, his genius was happily led</div>
+<div>To allay the rude storm that hung over his head;&mdash;</div>
+<div>That the future his spirited plans will repay</div>
+<div>Through many a gladsome and prosperous day;</div>
+<div>Make true the old saw, &ldquo;<i>All is well that well ends</i>,&rdquo;</div>
+<div>And <i>Bipeds</i> and <i>Quadrupeds</i> once more be friends.</div>
+</div>
+</div> <!-- poem -->
+
+<div class="footnote">
+<p><a href="#fna.iii.1" name="fn.iii.1" id="fn.iii.1">1.</a> The skeleton of the Giraffe was exhibited in the Gardens on
+this occasion.</p>
+
+<p><a href="#fna.iii.2" name="fn.iii.2" id="fn.iii.2">2.</a> The late spirited proprietor of the Surrey Zoological Gardens.</p>
+
+</div>
+
+<p class="ctrsmall">THE END.</p>
+
+</div> <!-- main -->
+
+<div class="tnote">
+<h3>Transcriber&#8217;s Note:</h3>
+
+<p>The original book has no publication date but does bear a handwritten inscription on the title page&mdash;</p>
+<p class="ctrcite">Walter Francis Clinton<br />June 2<sup>d</sup> 1848 from Aunt Lou</p>
+</div>
+
+<hr class="pg" />
+
+
+
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+
+
+
+
+<pre>
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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's
+Ball AND The Fancy Fair, by Catherine Ann Dorset and (William) Roscoe
+
+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
+almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or
+re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
+with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
+
+
+Title: The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's Ball AND The Fancy Fair
+
+Author: Catherine Ann Dorset
+        (William) Roscoe
+
+Release Date: November 30, 2007 [EBook #23665]
+
+Language: English
+
+Character set encoding: ASCII
+
+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PEACOCK 'AT HOME' ***
+
+
+
+
+Produced by David Wilson and the Online Distributed
+Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
+produced from images generously made available by The
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+
+                            THE
+                     PEACOCK "AT HOME."
+
+                         BY A LADY.
+
+                   TWENTY-THIRD EDITION.
+
+
+                   THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL;
+                     AN ORIGINAL POEM.
+
+                       BY MR. ROSCOE.
+
+
+                            AND
+
+
+                      THE FANCY FAIR;
+                            OR,
+           GRAND GALA AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
+
+
+                          LONDON:
+                    GRANT AND GRIFFITH,
+                       SUCCESSORS TO
+        J. HARRIS, CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD.
+
+                          LONDON:
+        Printed by S. & J. Bentley, Wilson, and Fley
+                  Bangor House, Shoe Lane.
+
+
+
+
+                            THE
+                     PEACOCK "AT HOME."
+
+                         BY A LADY.
+
+
+    The Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's Feasts
+  Excited the spleen of the Birds and the Beasts:
+  For their mirth and good cheer--of the Bee was the theme,
+  And the Gnat blew his horn, as he danced in the beam;
+  'Twas humm'd by the Beetle, 'twas buzz'd by the Fly,
+  And sung by the myriads that sport through the sky.
+  The Quadrupeds listen'd with sullen displeasure,
+  But the tenants of Air were enraged beyond measure.
+
+    The _Peacock_ display'd his bright plumes to the Sun,
+  And, addressing his Mates, thus indignant begun:
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    "Shall we, like domestic, inelegant Fowls,
+  As unpolish'd as Geese, and as stupid as Owls,
+  Sit tamely at home, hum-drum with our Spouses,
+  While Crickets and Butterflies open their houses?
+  Shall such mean little Insects pretend to the fashion?
+  Cousin Turkey-cock, well may you be in a passion!
+  If I suffer such insolent airs to prevail,
+  May Juno pluck out all the eyes in my tail!
+  So a Fete I will give, and my taste I'll display,
+  And send out my cards for St. Valentine's Day."
+
+    This determined, six fleet _Carrier-Pigeons_ went out
+  To invite all the birds to Sir Argus's Rout.
+  The nest-loving _Turtle-Dove_ sent an excuse;
+  _Dame Partlet_ lay in, as did good Mrs. _Goose_.
+  The _Turkey_, poor soul! was confined to the rip;[1]
+  For all her young brood had just fail'd with the pip.
+  The _Partridge_ was ask'd; but a Neighbour hard by
+  Had engaged a snug party to meet in a Pie:
+  And the _Wheat-ear_ declined, recollecting her Cousins,
+  Last year, to a feast were invited by dozens,--
+  But, alas! they return'd not; and she had no taste
+  To appear in a costume of vine-leaves or paste.
+  The _Woodcock_ preferr'd his lone haunt on the moor;
+  And the Traveller, _Swallow_, was still on his tour;
+  While the _Cuckoo_, who should have been one of the guests,
+  Was rambling on visits to other Birds' nests.
+  But the rest all accepted the kind invitation,
+  And much bustle it caused in the plumed creation.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    Such ruffling of feathers, such pruning of coats,
+  Such chirping, such whistling, such clearing of throats,
+  Such polishing bills, and such oiling of pinions,
+  Had never been known in the biped dominions!
+  The _Tailor-Bird_[2] offer'd to make up new clothes
+  For all the young Birdlings who wish'd to be Beaux:
+  He made for the _Robin_ a doublet of red,
+  And a new velvet cap for the _Goldfinch's_ head;
+  He added a plume to the _Wren's_ golden crest,[3]
+  And spangled with silver the _Guinea-Fowl's_ breast;
+  While the _Halcyon_[4] bent over the streamlet to view
+  How pretty she looked in her bodice of blue!
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    Thus adorn'd, they set off for the Peacock's abode,
+  With the guide _Indicator_,[5] who show'd them the road:
+  From all points of the compass flock'd birds of all feather,
+  And the _Parrot_ can tell who and who were together.
+  There was Lord _Cassowary_[6] and General _Flamingo_,[7]
+  And Don _Peroqueto_, escaped from Domingo:
+  From his high rock-built eyrie the _Eagle_ came forth,
+  And the Duchess of _Ptarmigan_[8] flew from the North.
+  The _Grebe_ and the _Eider-Duck_ came up by water,
+  With the _Swan_, who brought out the young _Cygnet_, her Daughter.
+  From his woodland abode came the _Pheasant_, to meet
+  Two kindred, arrived by the last India fleet:
+  The one, like a Nabob, in habit most splendid,
+  Where Gold with each hue of the rainbow was blended;
+  In silver and black, like a fair pensive Maid
+  Who mourns for her love, was the other array'd.
+  The _Chough_[9] came from Cornwall, and brought up his Wife;
+  The _Grouse_ travell'd south, from his Lairdship in Fife;
+  The _Bunting_ forsook her soft nest in the reeds;
+  And the _Widow-Bird_[10] came, though she still wore her weeds:
+  Sir John _Heron_, of the Lakes, strutted in a _grand pas_.
+  But no card had been sent to the pilfering _Daw_,
+  As the Peacock kept up his progenitor's quarrel,
+  Which AEsop relates, about cast-off apparel;
+  For Birds are like Men in their contests together,
+  And, in questions of right, can dispute for a feather.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    The _Peacock_, Imperial, the pride of his race,
+  Received all his guests with an infinite grace,
+  Waved high his blue neck, and his train he display'd,
+  Embroider'd with gold, and with emeralds inlaid;
+  Then with all the gay troop to the shrubbery repair'd,
+  Where the musical birds had a concert prepared.
+
+    A holly-bush form'd the Orchestra, and in it
+  Sat the _Black-bird_, the _Thrush_, the _Lark_, and the _Linnet_;
+  A _Bullfinch_, a captive almost from the nest!
+  Now escaped from his cage, and with liberty blest,
+  In a sweet mellow tone, join'd the lessons of art
+  With the accents of nature, which flow'd from his heart.
+  The _Canary_, a much-admired foreign musician,
+  Condescended to sing to the Fowls of condition;
+  While the _Nightingale_ warbled and quaver'd so fine,
+  That they all clapp'd their wings and declared it divine!
+  The _Sky-Lark_, in ecstasy, sang from a cloud,
+  And _Chanticleer_ crow'd, and the _Yaffil_[11] laugh'd loud.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    The dancing began when the singing was over:
+  A _Dotterel_ first open'd the ball with the _Plover_;
+  Baron _Stork_ in a waltz was allow'd to excel,
+  With his beautiful partner, the fair _Demoiselle_;[12]
+  And a newly-fledged _Gosling_, so fair and genteel,
+  A minuet swam with the spruce Mr. _Teal_.
+  A London-bred _Sparrow_--a pert forward Cit!
+  Danced a reel with Miss _Wagtail_ and little _Tom Tit_.
+  And the Sieur _Guillemot_[13] next perform'd a _pas seul_,
+  While the elderly bipeds were playing a pool.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  The Dowager Lady _Toucan_[14] first cut in,
+  With old Doctor _Buzzard_ and Admiral _Penguin_;
+  From Ivy-bush tower came down _Owlet_ the Wise,
+  And Counsellor _Cross-bill_[15] sat by to advise.
+  Some birds past their prime, o'er whose heads it was fated
+  Should pass many St. Valentines--yet be unmated,
+  Sat by, and remark'd that the prudent and sage
+  Were quite overlook'd in this frivolous age,
+  When birds, scarce pen-feather'd, were brought to a rout,
+  Forward Chits! from the egg-shell but newly come out.
+  In their youthful days, they ne'er witness'd such frisking;
+  And how wrong in the _Greenfinch_ to flirt with the _Siskin_![16]
+  So thought Lady _Mackaw_, and her friend _Cockatoo_;
+  And the _Raven_ foretold that no good could ensue!
+  They censured the _Bantam_, for strutting and crowing
+  In those vile pantaloons, which he fancied look'd knowing:
+  And a want of decorum caused many demurs
+  Against the _Game Chicken_, for coming in spurs.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    Old Alderman _Cormorant_, for supper impatient,
+  At the Eating-room door for an hour had been station'd,
+  Till a _Magpie_, at length, the banquet announcing,
+  Gave the signal, long-wish'd for, of clamoring and pouncing:
+  At the well-furnish'd board all were eager to perch,
+  But the little Miss _Creepers_ were left in the lurch.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    Description must fail, and the pen is unable
+  To recount all the luxuries that cover'd the table.
+  Each delicate viand that taste could denote,
+  Wasps _a la sauce piquante_, and Flies _en compote_;
+  Worms and Frogs _en friture_, for the web-footed Fowl,
+  And a barbecued Mouse was prepared for the Owl;
+  Nuts, grains, fruit, and fish, to regale every palate,
+  And groundsel and chickweed served up in a salad.
+  The _Razor-bill_[17] carved for the famishing group,
+  And the _Spoon-bill_[18] obligingly ladled the soup;
+  So they fill'd all their crops with the dainties before 'em
+  And the tables were clear'd with the utmost decorum.
+
+    When they gaily had caroll'd till peep of the dawn,
+  The _Lark_ gently hinted 'twas time to be gone;
+  And his clarion, so shrill, gave the company warning,
+  That _Chanticleer_ scented the gales of the morning,
+  So they chirp'd in full chorus, a friendly adieu;
+  And, with hearts beating light as the plumage that grew
+  On their merry-thought bosoms, away they all flew.
+
+    Then long live the _Peacock_, in splendour unmatch'd,
+  Whose Ball shall be talk'd of by Birds yet unhatch'd!
+  His praise let the _Trumpeter_[19] loudly proclaim,
+  And the _Goose_ lend her quill to transmit it to Fame.
+
+
+   [1] _The Rip._ A machine used in poultry-yards, under which it is
+       usual to confine the mother-bird with the young brood, till it
+       has acquired strength to follow her. The word is derived from
+       the Saxon _Hrip_, meaning a covering, or protection, for the
+       young.
+
+   [2] _The Tailor-Bird._ So called from the singular manner in which
+       it constructs its nest, which is composed of two leaves, sewed
+       together with wonderful skill by the little tailor, whose bill
+       serves him for a needle, and the fine fibres of leaves furnish
+       him with a substitute for thread, by which means he attaches a
+       dead leaf to a living one, growing at the end of a branch. The
+       Tailor-Bird is an inhabitant of India.
+
+   [3] _The Golden-crested Wren_ is the smallest of the British Birds;
+       it takes its name from a circle of gold-coloured feathers,
+       bordered with black, forming an arch above its eyes, which it
+       has the power of raising or depressing; it is a native of every
+       part of Europe, and is also to be found in Asia and America.
+
+   [4] _Halcyon_, or _Kingfisher_. Esteemed the most beautiful of our
+       native birds; but its form is clumsy, and its bill very
+       disproportionate to its size. It inhabits the banks of rivers
+       and streams, where it will sit for hours on a projecting
+       branch, watching for its prey. The ancients relate many
+       fabulous stories of this bird, as that of its laying its eggs
+       in the depth of winter, and that during the time of its
+       incubation the weather remains perfectly calm, whence the
+       expression _Halcyon days_.
+
+   [5] _Cuculus indicator._ A bird of the Cuckoo kind, found in the
+       interior parts of Africa; it has a shrill note, which the
+       natives answer by a soft whistle; and the birds repeating the
+       note, the natives are thereby conducted to the wild Bee-hives,
+       which this bird frequents.
+
+   [6] _Cassowary._ A large singular bird found in the island of Java,
+       in Africa, and the southern parts of India. The head of this
+       bird is armed with a kind of natural helmet, extending from the
+       base of the bill to near half-way over the head.
+
+   [7] _Flamingo._ A bird of the crane kind, but web-footed, whose
+       plumage is of a bright scarlet: when standing erect, it
+       measures above six feet, though its body is not larger than
+       that of a Goose; and is a native of Africa, Persia, and South
+       America.
+
+   [8] _Ptarmigan._ The white grouse, or white game, inhabits the
+       Highlands of Scotland and the Western Islands; it prefers the
+       coldest situations on the highest mountains, where it burrows
+       under the snow. It changes its feathers twice in the year, and
+       about the end of February puts on its summer dress of dusky
+       brown, ash, and orange-coloured feathers; which it loses in
+       winter for a plumage perfectly white, except a black line
+       between the bill and the eye. The legs and toes are warmly
+       clothed with a thick long coat of soft white feathers.
+
+   [9] _The Chough._ This bird, which is about the size of the Daw,
+       has a long curved bill, sharp at the point, which, as well as
+       the legs and feet, is of a bright scarlet, contrasting
+       beautifully with its black plumage, which varies, as the light
+       falls on it, to a deep purple violet. Its general haunts are
+       the crevices of high cliffs in Devonshire and Cornwall.
+
+  [10] _The Widow_, or _Widah Bird_, is a species of Bunting, a native
+       of Angola and other parts of Africa; and is remarkable for the
+       feathers of its tail. The two middle ones are about four inches
+       long, and ending in a long thread; the two next are thirteen
+       inches in length, broad, and narrowing towards the points: from
+       these proceeds another long thread.
+
+  [11] _Yaffil, the Woodpecker._ The name Yaffil is provincial, but is
+       so very expressive of the noise it continually makes, that I
+       have preferred it on that account. It is a beautiful bird, and
+       is sometimes called the English Parrot; the colour of its
+       plumage, green, yellow, and scarlet, giving it some resemblance
+       to that bird.
+
+  [12] _The Numidian Crane_, or _Demoiselle_, from the elegance of its
+       appearance, and its singular carriage, is called the
+       Demoiselle, which means the Young Lady; for this bird walks
+       very gracefully, and sometimes skips and leaps, as though it
+       were trying to dance.
+
+  [13] _Guillemot._ A sea-bird, of which there are several species
+       numerously spread over the northern world; from whence they
+       come towards winter to the British shores, and remain till they
+       have reared their young. It is sometimes called "the foolish
+       Guillemot," from its stupidity; for when their companions are
+       shot one after another, they have so little sense of danger,
+       that they make a small circuit, and then return and settle in
+       the same place, to share the same fate.
+
+  [14] _Toucan._ A native of America, where it builds in the hollows
+       of trees, and sits at the entrance, ready to peck at the
+       monkeys, who often endeavour to destroy and eat the young. It
+       is about the size of a Magpie, but the head large in
+       proportion, to enable it to support its immense bill, which is
+       six inches and one-half in length, but extremely thin. It is a
+       mild inoffensive bird, and easily tamed, but cannot endure the
+       cold of our climate. The feathers of the breast are highly
+       esteemed by the natives.
+
+  [15] _Cross-bill._ So called because the two mandibles cross each
+       other in different directions. They feed chiefly on the seeds
+       of fir-trees; the singular construction of their bills being
+       admirably adapted to separate the seeds of the cones. The pips
+       of apples are also a favourite food, and, to obtain them, they
+       split the apple with one stroke of their bill; they are
+       consequently found to be very injurious to orchards. It has
+       been observed that they have been more frequently seen in
+       England since the fir-tree has been more generally planted than
+       formerly.
+
+  [16] _Siskin._ A migratory bird, which is seen in the southern parts
+       of England at the time of the barley harvest, and is sometimes
+       called the Barley-bird. It has a pleasing note, and is sold as
+       a singing-bird in the London bird-shops by the name of the
+       Aberdevine. The accusation of its flirtation with the
+       Greenfinch is to be understood as pure scandal, the most prying
+       naturalists never having discovered any particular attachment
+       between them.
+
+  [17] _Razor-bill._ A migratory sea-bird, which visits the northern
+       shores in spring, and leaves them in winter: they lay a single
+       egg on the ledges of the rocks without any nest, and on which
+       it is said to be fixed with a cement.
+
+  [18] _Spoon-bill._ So called from the construction of the bill,
+       which is flat the whole length, but widens towards the end in
+       the form of a spoon or spatula; and is equally remarkable in
+       its substance, not being hard like bone, but flexible like
+       whalebone. They feed on snakes, worms, frogs, and fish, even
+       on shell-fish, which they first break with their bills.
+
+  [19] _The Agami_, or _Trumpeter_. A native of America, remarkable
+       for a singular noise, resembling the instrument from which it
+       takes its name.
+
+
+
+
+                            THE
+                     BUTTERFLY'S BALL,
+                          AND THE
+                    GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST.
+
+                       By Mr. ROSCOE.
+
+
+    Come, take up your hats, and away let us haste
+  To the _Butterfly's_ Ball and the _Grasshopper's_ Feast:
+  The Trumpeter, _Gadfly_, has summon'd the Crew,
+  And the Revels are now only waiting for you.
+
+    So said little Robert, and pacing along,
+  His merry Companions came forth in a throng,
+  And on the smooth Grass, by the side of a Wood
+  Beneath a broad Oak that for ages had stood,
+  Saw the Children of Earth, and the Tenants of Air,
+  For an Evening's Amusement together repair.
+  And there came the _Beetle_, so blind and so black,
+  Who carried the _Emmet_, his Friend, on his back
+  And there was the _Gnat_, and the _Dragon-fly_ too,
+  With all their Relations, Green, Orange, and Blue.
+  And there came the _Moth_, with his plumage of down,
+  And the _Hornet_, in Jacket of Yellow and Brown;
+  Who with him the _Wasp_, his Companion, did bring,
+  But they promised that Evening to lay by their Sting.
+  And the sly little _Dormouse_ crept out of his hole,
+  And brought to the Feast his blind Brother, the _Mole_.
+  And the _Snail_, with his Horns peeping out of his Shell,
+  Came from a great distance, the Length of an Ell.
+  A Mushroom their Table, and on it was laid
+  A Water-dock Leaf, which a Table-cloth made.
+  The Viands were various, to each of their taste,
+  And the _Bee_ brought her Honey to crown the Repast.
+  Then close on his haunches, so solemn and wise,
+  The _Frog_ from a corner look'd up to the Skies;
+  And the _Squirrel_, well pleased such diversions to see,
+  Mounted high over-head, and look'd down from a Tree.
+  Then out came the _Spider_, with finger so fine,
+  To show his dexterity on the tight line.
+  From one branch to another his Cobwebs he slung,
+  Then quick as an arrow he darted along;
+  But just in the middle,--Oh! shocking to tell,
+  From his rope in an instant poor Harlequin fell.
+  Yet he touch'd not the ground, but with talons outspread
+  Hung suspended in air, at the end of a thread.
+  Then the _Grasshopper_ came with a jerk and a spring;
+  Very long was his Leg, though but short was his Wing:
+  He took but three leaps, and was soon out of sight,
+  Then chirp'd his own praises the rest of the night.
+  With step so majestic the _Snail_ did advance,
+  And promised the Gazers a Minuet to dance.
+  But they all laugh'd so loud that he pull'd in his head,
+  And went in his own little chamber to bed.
+  Then, as Evening gave way to the Shadows of Night,
+  Their Watchman, the _Glowworm_, came out with a light.
+
+    Then Home let us hasten, while yet we can see,
+  For no watchman is waiting for you and for me.
+  So said little Robert, and pacing along,
+  His merry Companions return'd in a throng.
+
+
+
+
+                            THE
+                        FANCY FAIR;
+
+                            OR,
+
+                         GRAND GALA
+                           OF THE
+                    ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
+
+
+    Some years are elapsed, and some worthies are gone,
+  Since _Peacocks_ and _Butterflies_ mimick'd the _ton_,
+  And gave, in a manner becoming their station,
+  Their _fetes_ and their _balls_ to their fellow-creation.
+  Then _Roscoe_ and _Dorset_, high-talented elves,
+  Amused other people and solaced themselves,
+  In describing the revels, the gibes, and the jokes,
+  Of the creatures of earth, and the feathery folks;
+  Of their fashion and fancy, the ebbs and the flows,
+  And the beauty and wit of their belles and their beaux.
+  But the world has spun round like a peg top since then,
+  And imparted more knowledge to brutes and to men;
+  New lights and perceptions old customs explode,
+  And what is done now, must be done _a-la-mode_.
+  Old fashions are fled, and what more can we say
+  Than that _Dorset_ and _Roscoe_ might do for that day,
+  But that Poets must deck in more dignified rhymes
+  The wonderful deeds of these wonderful times?
+  That _Augusta_ may spread her renown and her glory,
+  Her famed _Fancy Fairs_ must be studded in story,
+  And ages unborn learn the elegant Games
+  Of the _Gardens_ that bloom on the south of the Thames.
+  Old _Dryden_ the bard was at best but a gander,
+  In singing the _Feast_ of the great _Alexander_;
+  For what breast with the fumes of a banquet is fired
+  Two thousand years after the guests have retired?
+  Our happier bard takes the season that suits,
+  At the spur of the moment he puts on his boots,
+  All hot for _Parnassus_, and cries in a hurry,
+  "Prepare me my _Pegasus_! '_Saddle white Surrey!_'"
+  It is clear that he feels what his numbers prolong,
+  That he warms with his subject, and soars in his song.
+  But whether his lot be unhonour'd and low,
+  Or the wreath of the _Laureat_ encircles his brow,
+  With the world to admire him, mysterious elf!
+  Is a secret of state that he keeps to himself.
+  But come! _Zoological_ wonders require
+  The strains of his genius, his force and his fire;
+  He burns with impatience the scene to display:
+  Hark away, to the _Gardens of Taste_! Hark away!
+
+    The sun, as he rose, was received with a cheer,
+  From the Herald at Arms, the renown'd _Chanticleer_,
+  Who proclaim'd, with a feeling of pride in his breast,
+  That the _Gardens of Surrey_ were fairest and best.
+  Then at once the shrill tidings were borne on the air,
+  That the dawn had arrived of the famed _Fancy Fair_,
+  And that all that was lovely, and beauteous, and bright,
+  Was summon'd to honour that day of delight.
+  The sunbeam was clear on that lovely retreat;
+  The breath of the morning was balmy and sweet;
+  Fair _flowrets_, that vied with the rainbow, were seen,
+  And _trees_ in their livery of liveliest green.
+  The voice of rejoicing, from children of earth,
+  Was so mingled with cheerfulness, music, and mirth,
+  That the mind, and the eye, and the ear, and the heart
+  Were saluted with pleasure from every part.
+  A thousand gay faces appear'd in the throng,
+  And crowds of fair creatures came trooping along.
+  Till the place, all enliven'd with joy and surprise,
+  Was lit up with sunbeams and Beauty's bright eyes.
+  The groups of all ages were gather'd so well,
+  That they threw o'er the poet and painter a spell,
+  And the flashes of fancy, wit, feeling, and fire,
+  Resistless compell'd them to pause and admire.
+
+    Much pains had been taken to add to the grace,
+  And preserve from disorder the pride of the place;
+  To keep the fair flowrets from wandering away,
+  As well as the things that were fairer than they,
+  For placards were posted near every spot,
+  You may stand to "_admire_" me, "_but gather me not_."
+
+    The _Beasts_ and the _Birds_ were so fresh and so fair,
+  That they call'd forth the wonder of all who came there,
+  And the _Boa Constrictors_ so slimy and gay,
+  That they seem'd to have painted themselves for the day.
+  The _Green-bonnet Monkey_, with speckles bespread,
+  Was proud of the verdigris tuft on his head;
+  For it look'd, as he leap'd in his frolic and joy,
+  Like the top of the turban of _Rammohun Roy_.
+  Dame _Tortoise_ roam'd over the green and beyond,
+  For she pass'd on her pilgrimage right to the pond.
+  As she gazed on the _Crocodile_ softly she sigh'd,
+  Though she thought that his mouth was a _little_ too wide.
+  The _Zebra_ look'd sprightly, as every one saw,
+  And the _African Sheep_ and white-footed _Nyl Ghau_;
+  And that leaper of leapers, the strange _Kangaroo_,
+  That is biped and triped and quadruped too,
+  Who out-juggles the _Juggler_, by hill and by dale;
+  For he makes, when he pleases, a leg of his tail.
+  With a soft, silky, aspect, demure and profound,
+  A _tabby Cat_ wander'd the _Gardens_ around,
+  And purr'd her applause with a quiet delight,
+  As she gazed half-entranced on the heart-cheering sight.
+  Among the rare wonders that caught every eye,
+  Demanding a glance from the gay passer-by,
+  Was the _Alpaca_, _Zebu_ of Indian race,
+  And the _Camel_, brought up in that beautiful place.
+  A dome in the centre, deservedly praised,
+  Transparent as crystal, was artfully raised,
+  Where African _Lions_, and _Tigers_ untamed,
+  And _Sloths_ and _Hyaenas_, for savageness famed,
+  And _Leopards_ and _Ladies_, and _Monsters_ and _Men_,
+  Securely might meet in the very same pen.
+
+    The crowd still increased on that magical ground,
+  And thousands and thousands came trooping around.
+  The _haut ton_ and _beau monde_ paced about debonair,
+  Tall and short, _enbonpoint_, slender, sunburnt, and fair,
+  While Hatred and Anger and Care fled away,
+  And light hearts and bright eyes were the charm of the day.
+  Then the painted _balloon_ in its glory was bright,
+  And it mounted on high till it sail'd out of sight.
+  The _Juggler_, with tricks and illusions came forth,
+  And the _Russians_ with _musical horns_ from the North,
+  Transporting enough to make _Orpheus_ mute:
+  As loud as the trumpet, as soft as the lute,
+  They fill'd every bosom, absorbing them quite,
+  And the _reeds_ seem'd to burden the air with delight.
+  Such strains have rung round me in seasons gone by,
+  When escaped from the cloister I mused with a sigh,
+  And listed awhile to the balm-shedding breeze,
+  As it fitfully swept through the sedge and the trees,
+  And plaintively whisper'd with musical power,
+  O'er the "soft-flowing Avon," at evening hour.
+
+    And now the fair parties, with Mirth for their guide,
+  And light-hearted Laughter, a moment divide,
+  And gaze on the _Eagles_, the _old ruin'd wall_,
+  The _Boat-house_, the _Temple_, the _Hermitage_, all;
+  Reproved, when their pleasure too freely they quaff,
+  By that _memento mori_, the Afric _Giraffe_.[1]
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    Some visit the laughing-bird, called _Cockatoo_,
+  Who drops them a courtesy, and cries "How d' ye do?"
+  Or Mungo, the _negro_, who quaintly and sly
+  Takes his tea, Cayenne pepper, and cold apple-pie.
+  Some gaze on the _Cygnets_ that glide like a dream,
+  And bend down to admire their fair forms in the stream;
+  Some laugh at their fancies, or muse on a flower,
+  And all are delighted, so happy the hour.
+  Wouldst thou gaze with emotions far purer than mirth
+  On one of the fairest creations of earth,
+  Go at even, and breathe the pure breath of the breeze,
+  From the _seat_ by the _Lake_, 'neath those wild _Willow-trees_.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    New pleasures succeeded; the spell was of power
+  That Variety threw o'er the varying hour,
+  And a change of enjoyment was found by the train
+  In losing and finding each other again.
+  The _dancing_ commenced, and the Fair, beyond praise,
+  As light as the gossamer, tripp'd through the maze.
+  What warm salutations! what laughing aloud!
+  What sounds of enjoyment were heard in the crowd!
+  But who were the worthies who moved with a grace
+  And demeanour, as though they belong'd to the place?
+  Prince Eglantine _Eagle_, with lightning-like glare,
+  Threw a glance all around him to see who was there;
+  To the _Pelican_ Princesses bent his head low,
+  As they proudly pass'd by with their bosoms of snow.
+  Duke _Emu_, too, gazed on the heart-cheering sight,
+  And Earl Hildebrand _Harpy_, so famous in fight;
+  While the figure that walk'd so erect, I suppose,
+  Was Sir Peregrine _Penguin_,--I judge by his nose.
+  Viscount _Stork_, as he strutted about, gave a beck
+  To Earl _Vulture_, who wears no cravat round his neck;
+  And the _Bishop_ was there, though he stood rather back,
+  Array'd in his robes of red, orange, and black,
+  Sir Archibald _Ostrich_ moved on rather chary,
+  And lean'd on his cousin the Count _Cassowary_,
+  Discoursing of _Java_, and far distant lands,
+  And African _Deserts_, and hot burning sands.
+  Old warrior _Flamingo_ came limping along,
+  And with Commodore _Cormorant_ join'd in the throng,
+  Profoundly debating, with Major _Macaw_,
+  The merits of martial and maritime law.
+  Earl _Heron_ walk'd stately with Caroline _Crane_,
+  And Field-marshal _Falcon_, of valour so vain;
+  While Captain _Crown Pigeon_, so odd in his tread,
+  Shook the quaking-grass tuft on his fanciful head.
+  Lord _Peacock_, from _Asia_, came dress'd very fine--
+  His musical taste ne'er accorded with mine;
+  And the learn'd Baron _Buzzard_, who gravely decided,
+  That game, when once caught, should be fairly divided.
+  The grenadier, Captain _Curassow_, was drest
+  In his helmet, and held up his head with the best;
+  While Fatima _Pheasant_, from China, display'd
+  Her Pekin pelisse of bright silver brocade.
+  Count _Turkey_ expanded the finery that bound him,
+  And gabbled high Dutch to the people around him.
+  His Honour the _Hawk_ loved a lark and a race,
+  So he hover'd about near the courts of the place.
+  Colonel _Kite_ spoke of sporting--of young _Ducks_ and _Widgeons_,
+  And plann'd a new pent-house for _Ring-doves_ and _Pigeons_.
+  At the edge of the water, and hard by the sluice,
+  _Tete-a-tete_ Doctor _Drake_ sat with old Gammer _Goose_.
+  And Sir Christopher _Crow_ wore a coat on his back,
+  Of a true Day and Martin-like polish of black.
+  Mother _Magpie_ and Priscilla _Parrot_, in spite,
+  Could talk without ceasing from morning to night;
+  Spread abroad _Entre nous_ and _On dits_ by the score,
+  All the news they had heard, and a hundred times more.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    A multitude muster'd, escaped from the plains,
+  Of sight-loving lasses and holiday swains:
+  Bob _Bantam_ push'd forward and strutted before;
+  Will _Woodpecker_ modestly tapp'd at the door;
+  Poor _Robin_, the rustic, a countrified clown,
+  As he blush'd, look'd too simple by half for the town,
+  There were scores in brown mantles, black, yellow, or green,
+  From the villages round, and among them were seen,
+  Luke _Linnet_, Sam _Swallow_, Mat _Martin_, and then,
+  Bill _Bullfinch_, Tom _Titmouse_, and Rosanna _Wren_.
+  But however select the fair party may be,
+  Where beauty and fashion preside, we shall see
+  Some characters doubtful that all should beware,
+  And it can't be denied that a few such were there.
+  Those cut-throats the _Sparrows_, that robber the _Daw_,
+  Who was pluck'd for his open contempt of the law;
+  The pilferer _Cuckoo_, whom all must despise,
+  And the chattering _Jay_, who tells nothing but lies;
+  While the green-mantled, light-hearted _Love-birds_, 'tis said,
+  Had been sipping too much, for their noses were red.
+
+    How often it is, when the sun is most bright,
+  That a dark cloud approaches, obscuring his light!
+  Alas! 'tis the same with all earthly affairs,
+  And pleasure gives place to a dark crowd of cares.
+  The _Trees_ were all lively, the _Beasts_ were content,
+  And the beautiful _Birds_ on their pleasure were bent,
+  Nothing doubting the multitude, struck with amaze,
+  Came to gaze on their beauty and speak in their praise
+  When they saw that the crowd by degrees had retired,
+  And that they left alone were no longer admired;
+  They gazed on the _Booths_ that were aptly design'd
+  To display the fair merchandize art had combined;
+  They look'd on the spot in wrath, spleen, and despair,
+  _Rank_, _Beauty_, _Taste_, _Fashion_, and _Fancy_ were there,
+  And the multitudes round such attractions preferr'd
+  To a gambolling _beast_ or a chattering _bird_.
+  Now Envy first enter'd the fair feather'd race,
+  And invective and dissonance rung round the place;
+  Their pleasure, their pride, and contentment were o'er,
+  And Discord presided where Peace was before.
+
+    In the midst of the hubbub and riot around,
+  The _Trees_ were absorb'd in a silence profound,
+  Till the busy _Dwarf Medlar_ began to explain
+  His rooted dislike to the booth-loving train.
+  He branch'd out in florid descriptions to show
+  That they all ought to stand on their stumps in a row
+  In defence of their rights, now that _underlings_ drew
+  That applause and renown which had long been their due.
+  Then the _Oak_ raised his head, rather hoary with age,
+  And shook his broad arms in the air in a rage,
+  And exhorted them all with a feeling of pride,
+  To maintain their ground firmly, whate'er might betide.
+  The _Giant Elm_ follow'd and proudly look'd down
+  On the pitiful plots of their foes with a frown.
+  The _Ash_, pale with anger, derided "the crew,"
+  And the smooth-temper'd _Purple Beech_ look'd rather blue.
+  The _Chesnut_ grew heated, and roasted them well;
+  And bitter the taunts of the _Almond-tree_ fell.
+  The _Apple_ and _Pear_ both maintain'd, in their spleen,
+  That the fruit of their folly would shortly be seen.
+  The _Laburnum_, the _Lime_, and the _Beech_ seem'd afraid,
+  But the _Hawthorn_ was pointed in all that she said,
+  And the threats of the _Elder_ were heard to abound--
+  Like pellets from popguns they rattled around.
+  Discontented and moody the _Drooping Larch_ lower'd,
+  The _Crab_ knit his brows, for his temper was sour'd;
+  While the _Birch_-tree declared that the ill-fated elves,
+  Their opponents, were making a rod for themselves.
+  With wrath and vexation the _Maple_ ran o'er;
+  The _Aspen_-tree trembled, the _Willow_ wept sore;
+  The _Tulip_-tree blush'd, and the _Sumach_-tree sigh'd,
+  And the _Dyer's Oak_ thought it a stain on their pride.
+  The _Fir_ stood erect, for he seem'd to opine
+  That their sun for a very brief season would shine;
+  While the well-meaning _Walnut_, foreboding their fall,
+  Crack'd a joke, for he cared not a fig for them all.
+  The _Poplar_ drew up with a feeling of scorn,
+  And the _Cypress_ looked sad, and the _Yew_ was forlorn.
+  The _Plane_ smoothly spoke, and the _Hazel_ the same,
+  But the _Scarlet Oak_ redden'd with anger and shame.
+  At last they resolved, to blot out the disgrace,
+  To stand fast by each other adorning the place;
+  No longer their loss of applause to bemoan,
+  But to come out next spring with a Fair of their own.
+
+    While the war-whoop was raised by the _Birds_ and the _Trees_,
+  The _Beasts_ were impatient to blow up a breeze.
+  The _Lion_ began with a royal bewail,
+  And furiously lash'd both his sides with his tail.
+  As he stalk'd through his den, his wild eyes glared around,
+  And his roar seem'd to come from far under the ground.
+  His anger, disdain, and despair wanted scope,
+  So he wish'd himself back at the Cape of Good Hope.
+  The _Tiger_ extended, in uttering a roar,
+  A mouth that you might have mistook for the door;
+  But in such a dilemma, I warn you, beware
+  How you enter in haste such a dark thoroughfare;
+  For all who have pass'd through the passage they say,
+  Have terribly painted their coats by the way.
+  Poor _Bruin_ declared it was unbearable quite,
+  And was in a brown study till day turn'd to night;
+  The _Axis_ turn'd round in his rage, and just then
+  The _Sloth_ look'd as black as the ink in my pen.
+  The soft, silky, self-colour'd _Puma_ felt pain,
+  Pale as ashes with anger he could not restrain;
+  The _Llama_ indignantly felt the disgrace,
+  And spirted saliva in every one's face;
+  In fury the _Mastiff_ bark'd loud for relief;
+  The poor patient _Camel_ was laden with grief;
+  The _Antelope_ wisely eloped from the fray,
+  But the _Springbok_ was booked for the rest of the day.
+  The wrath of the _Leopard_ then rose on the gale,
+  And broke out in dark spots from his head to his tail;
+  The _Civet Cat_ mew'd, and did nothing but fret,
+  And the stripes of the _Zebra_ were blacker than jet;
+  The _Opossum_ was posed, and looked wondrously sage,
+  And the _Red Coati Mondi_ turned sallow with rage;
+  The _Hyaena_ declared in a quarrelsome mood,
+  He would instantly break through his den--if he could:
+  And the _Moose Deer_ in ire would have bit his lip through,
+  But he found it already divided in two.
+  The Schoolmaster _Porcupine_ rang, too, the chimes,--
+  He declar'd that he'd send an address to "_the Times_;"
+  Nay, write all his quills to their stumps, ere he'd stand
+  As a laughing-stock thus to the rest of the land.
+
+    When the _Fair_ was concluded, and all the gay throng
+  Had abandon'd the feast and the dance and the song,
+  In quest of a calmer enjoyment to roam,
+  For "Home," after every enjoyment, "is Home!"
+  The _Trees_ toss'd their heads 'tween the earth and the heavens,
+  And the _Birds_ and the _Beasts_ were at sixes and sevens.
+
+    But amid the confusion, the hubbub, and din,
+  All remember'd the proverb, "_They laugh most who win!_"
+  This was certainly true at the famed _Fancy Fair_;
+  _Mr. Cross_[2] was, they say, the most pleasant man there.
+  Let us hope, then, his genius was happily led
+  To allay the rude storm that hung over his head;--
+  That the future his spirited plans will repay
+  Through many a gladsome and prosperous day;
+  Make true the old saw, "_All is well that well ends_,"
+  And _Bipeds_ and _Quadrupeds_ once more be friends.
+
+
+  [1] The skeleton of the Giraffe was exhibited in the Gardens on
+      this occasion.
+
+  [2] The late spirited proprietor of the Surrey Zoological Gardens.
+
+
+
+
+                          THE END.
+
+
+
+
+  +--------------------------------------------------------------+
+  | Transcriber's Note:                                          |
+  |                                                              |
+  | The original book has no publication date, but does bear a   |
+  | handwritten inscription on the title page--                  |
+  |                    Walter Francis Clinton                    |
+  |                  June 2d 1848 from Aunt Lou                  |
+  +--------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+
+
+
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