MERRILY swinging on brier and weed, Near to the nest of his little dame, 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 that nest of ours, Hidden among the summer... Sheldons' Modern School Fourth Reader - Page 1511885 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
| Charles Northend - Readers - 1865 - 192 pages
...the nest of his little dame, Over the mountain-side or mead, Robert of Lincoln is telling his namo : Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, Spink, spank, spink ; Snug...Hidden among the summer flowers, Chee, chee, chee. Robert of Lincoln is gaily drest, Wearing a bright black wedding coat ; White are his shoulders, and... | |
| Frederick Saunders - American poetry - 1866 - 412 pages
...Merrily swinging on brier and weed, Near to the nest of his little dame, Over the mountain-side or mead, Robert of Lincoln is telling his name : " Bob-o-link,...Hidden among the summer flowers : Chee, chee, chee." Robert of Lincoln is gayly drest, Wearing a bright black wedding-coat ; White are his shoulders and... | |
| Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1866 - 1010 pages
...Merrily swinging on brier and weed, Near to the nest of his little dame, Over the mountain-side or mead, Robert of Lincoln is telling his name: Bob-o'-link,...Hidden among the summer flowers. Chee, chee, chee. Robert of Lincoln is daily drest, Wearing a bright black wedding coat; White are his shoulders and... | |
| Simon Kerl - English language - 1867 - 396 pages
...Over the mountain-side or mead, Robert of Lincoln is telling his name — B6b-o -link, B6b-o-link ; Spink, spank, spink ; Snug and safe is that nest of...Hidden among the summer flowers. Chee, chee, chee !" — Bryant. Thia beautiful stanza is remarkable for a skillful combination of nearly all the feet.... | |
| Thomas Wadleigh Harvey - English language - 1868 - 276 pages
...Merrily swinging on briar and weed, Near to the nest of his little dame, Over the mountain-side or mead, Robert of Lincoln is telling his name, Bob-o-link,...that nest of ours, Hidden among the summer flowers, dice, chce, chee.—Bryant. 3. My tears must stop, for every drop Hinders needle and thread.—Hood.... | |
| Simon Kerl - English language - 1868 - 396 pages
...little dame, over the mountain-side or mead, Kóbert of Lincoln is telling his name — Bob-o-lmk, Bob-o-link ; Spink, spank, spink ; Snug and safe is...that nest of ours Hidden among the summer flowers. Chêe, ehêe, chêel" — Bryant. This beautiful stanza is remarkable for a skillful combination of... | |
| Thomas Wadleigh Harvey - English language - 1878 - 268 pages
...mountain-side or mead, Robert of Lincoln is telling his name, Bob-o-link, Bob-o-link; Spink, sparik, spink; Snug and safe is that nest of ours, Hidden among the summer flowers. Chee, chee, cliee. — Bryant. 262. POETIC LICENSE. Poetic License is an indulgence in the use of peculiar words,... | |
| American poetry - 1869 - 310 pages
...his little dame, Over the mountain-side or mead, Robert of Lincoln is telling his name : Bob-oMink, bob-o'-link, Spink, spank, spink ; Snug and safe is...that nest of ours, Hidden among the summer flowers. Ghee, chee, chee. Robert of Lincoln is gayly drest, Wearing a bright black wedding coat ; White are... | |
| Julia Hatfield - 1870 - 256 pages
...nest of his little dame, Over the mountain-side or mead, Robert of Lincoln is telling his name : O Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, Spink, spank, spink ; Snug...Hidden among the summer flowers. Chee, chee, chee. THE VETERAN, though he has wandered in many lauds, has never forgotten the music of his native Rivulet.... | |
| Julia Hatfield - 1870 - 252 pages
...Merrily swinging on brier and weed, Near to the nest of his little dame, Over the mountain-side or mead, Robert of Lincoln is telling his name: Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, Spink, spank, spink ; Sim;' and safe is that nest of ours, O Hidden among the summer flowers. Chee, chee, chee. THE VETERAN,... | |
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