There is a bird who by his coat,
And by the hoarseness of his note,
Might be supposed a crow.


The Jackdaw (translation from Vincent Bourne). - Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)

William Cowper Quotes

There is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow.

There is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow.

There is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow.

There is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow.