Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat? Loves of his own, and raptures swell the note.

Alexander Pope Quotes , Source: Essay on Man (ep. III, l. 33)

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Perch'd on the cedar's topmost bough, And gay with gilded wings, Perchance the patron of his vow, Some artless linnet sings.

William Shenstone Quotes , Source: Valentine's Day

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I do sing because I must, And pipe but as the linnets sing.

Lord Alfred Tennyson Quotes , Source: In Memoriam (pt. XXI, st. 6)

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Linnets . . . sit On the dead tree, a dull despondent flock.

James Thomson (1) Quotes , Source: Seasons--Autumn (l. 974)

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Hail to thee, far above the rest In joy of voice and pinion! Thou, linnet! in thy green array, Presiding spirit here to-day, Dost lead the revels of the May; And this is thy dominion.

William Wordsworth Quotes , Source: The Green Linnet

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