No man had ever heard a nightingale,
When once a keen-eyed naturalist was stirred
To study and define - what is a bird. (Emma Lazarus)

No man had ever heard a nightingale, When once a keen-eyed naturalist was stirred To study and define - what is a bird.

Emma Lazarus

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