English Poetry. John Bunyan. Upon the Swallow. Джон Баньян.

John Bunyan (Джон Баньян)

Upon the Swallow

This pretty bird, O! how she flies and sings,
But could she do so if she had not wings?
Her wings bespeak my faith, her songs my peace;
When I believe and sing my doubtings cease.

John Bunyan’s other poems:

1. Upon the Thief
2. Of the Boy and the Butterfly
3. Upon a Snail
4. Upon Fire
5. To the Reader

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