John Logan. 1748-1788. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

John Logan. (1748–1788)

Thou hast no sorrow in thy song,
No winter in thy year.

To the Cuckoo.

    Oh could I fly, I ’d fly with thee!
  We ’d make with joyful wing
Our annual visit o’er the globe,
  Companions of the spring.

To the Cuckoo.