Classic Poem

Some say the Phœnix dwells in Aethiopia,
In Turkey, Syria, Tartary, or Utopia:
Others assume the continuance of the creature
In unexplored cosmographies of Nature:
One styles it Bird of Paradise; and one
Swears that its nest is built of cinnamon:
While sceptic Eastern Travellers would arraign
The existence of this paragon; and feign
That, since it seems so rare and unprolific,
The bird's a Pseudomorphous Hieroglyphic.