American Poetry from the Beginning to WhitmanLouis Untermeyer Harcourt, Brace, 1931 - 827 pages |
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Page 187
... Chee , chee , chee . Robert of Lincoln is gayly drest , Wearing a bright WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT 187 Robert of Lincoln.
... Chee , chee , chee . Robert of Lincoln is gayly drest , Wearing a bright WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT 187 Robert of Lincoln.
Page 188
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
Page 189
... Chee , chee , chee . Summer wanes ; the children are grown ; Fun and frolic no more he knows ; Robert of Lincoln's a humdrum crone ; Off he flies , and we sing as he goes : Bob - o ' - link , bob - o ' - link , Spink , spank , spink ...
... Chee , chee , chee . Summer wanes ; the children are grown ; Fun and frolic no more he knows ; Robert of Lincoln's a humdrum crone ; Off he flies , and we sing as he goes : Bob - o ' - link , bob - o ' - link , Spink , spank , spink ...
Contents
PREFACE | 3 |
EDGAR ALLAN POE Continued | 29 |
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT Continued | 32 |
Copyright | |
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