Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 · Boston, Houghton, Osgood and company · leaf 91
me.Over the mountain-side or mead, Robert of Lincoln is telling his name.Bob-o-link, bob-o-link,Spink, spank, spink,Snug and safe is this nest of ours,Hidden among the summer flowers.Ghee, chee, chee. 74 CHILD LIFE. Robert of Lincoln is gayly dressed, Wearing a bright, blaclv wedding-coat ;White… … Robert of Lincolns Quaker wife. Pretty and quiet, with plain brown wings.Passing at home a patient life. Broods in the grass while her husband sings,Bob-o-link, bob-o-link,Spink, spank, spink.Brood, kind creature, you need not fearThieves and robbers while I am here.Chee, chee, chee. OUT OF BOORS.…
Children's poetry
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