Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894, Hughes, Arthur, 1832-1915, ill · London : Macmillan · leaf 43
A linnet in a gilded cage,—A linnet on a bough,— In frosty winter one might doubtWhich bird is luckier now. But let the trees burst out in leaf,And nests be on the bough, Which linnet is the luckier bird,Oh who could doubt it now ? 21 … Wrens and robins in the hedge, Wrens and robins here and there ;Building, perching, pecking, fluttering,Everywhere ! 22
Nursery rhymes
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