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The heart of oak books (1906)

Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908 · Boston, Mass. : D.C. Heath & Co. · leaf 116

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nd happy be the bride!And may not man, nor bird, nor beast, This happy pair divide. The birds were asked to dine; Not Jennys friends alone,But every pretty songster That had Cock Robin known.They had a cherry pie, Beside some currant wine,And every guest brought something, That sumptuous they might… … The dinner-things removed, They all began to sing;And soon they made the place Near a mile round to ring.The concert it was fine; And every bird triedWho best could sing for Robin And Jenny Wren, the bride. 98 Then in came the Cuckoo, And he made a great rout;He caught hold of Jenny, And pulled her…

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