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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: dying affection, was the little Pierre of former days, ? now rich, accomplished, and the most talented compose of the day. All honor to those great hearts who, from their high stations, send down bounty to the widow, and to the fatherless child. EGBERT OF LINCOLN. ] /TERRILY swinging on brier and weed, jL'-L 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, Spiiik, spank, spink; Snug and safe is this nest of ours, Hidden among the summer flowers; Chee, chee, chee. Robert of Lincoln is gayly dressed, Wearing a bright black wedding-coat; White are his shoulders and white his creat; Hear him call in his merry note, Bob o' link, bob o' link, Spink, spank, spink; Look what a nice new coat is mine! Sure there was never a bird so fine; Chee, chee, chee. Robert of Lincoln's 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 fear Thieves and robbers while I am here; Chee, chee, chee. Modest and shy as a nun is she; One weak chirp is her only note; Braggart and prince of braggarts is he, Pouring boasts from his little throat; Bob o' link, bob o' link, Spink, spank, spink; Never was I afraid of man: Catch me, cowardly knaves, if you can; Chee, chee, chee. Six white eggs on a bed of hay, Flecked with purple, a pretty sight; There, as the mother sits all day, Robert is singing with all his might, Bob o' link, bob o' link, Spink, spank, spink; Nice good wife, that never goes out, Keeping house while I frolic about; Chee, chee, chee. Soon as the little ones chip the shell, Six white mouths a...
