Sweet Suffolk Owl

Richard Hundley

Sweet Suffolk Owl, so trimly dight

With feathers like a lady bright,

Thou singest alone, sitting by night,

Te whit, te whoo! Te whit, te whoo!

The note, that forth so freely rolls,

With shrill command the mouse controls;

And sings a dirge for dying souls,

Te whit, te whoo! Te whit, te whoo!