A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
[A feather in hand is better than read more

A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
[A feather in hand is better than a bird in the air.]

Thou little bird, thou dweller by the sea,
Why takest thou its melancholy voice,
And with that read more

Thou little bird, thou dweller by the sea,
Why takest thou its melancholy voice,
And with that boding cry
Along the waves dost thou fly?
Oh! rather, bird, with me
Through this fair land rejoice!

A rare bird upon the earth, and exceedingly like a black swan.
[Lat., Rara avis in terris, nigroque simillima read more

A rare bird upon the earth, and exceedingly like a black swan.
[Lat., Rara avis in terris, nigroque simillima cygno.]

That byrd ys nat honest
That fylythe hys owne nest.

That byrd ys nat honest
That fylythe hys owne nest.

I was always a lover of soft-winged things.

I was always a lover of soft-winged things.

You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.

You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.

Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.

Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

To warm their little loves the birds complain.

To warm their little loves the birds complain.