Thomas Henry Kendall

“ When down beneath the foggy wreath,
Full many a gully through,
They rend the air, like cries of despair—
The screams of the wild Curlew.
They rend the air,
Like cries of despair,
The screams of the wild Curlew. ”

“ As afar they roam
To the Shepherd's home
The shrieks of the wild Curlew.
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