Hoyt & Roberts, comps. Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations. 1922.
Whip-Poor-Will
The moan of the whip-poor-will from the hillside; the boding cry of the tree-toad, that harbinger of storm; the dreary hooting of the screech-owl.
Irving—Sketch Book. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Where deep and misty shadows float
In forest’s depths is heard thy note.
Like a lost spirit, earthbound still,
Art thou, mysterious whip-poor-will.
Marie Le Baron—The Whip-Poor-Will.