 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...  Graded Literature Readers: Third Book - Page 203edited by - 1900 - 232 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Madison Watson - 1880 - 352 pages
...spink ; Never wa§ I afraid of man ; — C£tdh me, cowardly knaves, if you can ! ChGe, dhee, dhee. 6. Six white eggs on a bed of hay, Flecked with purple...— a pretty sight ! There as the mother sits all dtiy, Robert is singing with all his might : 1 Mead, a meadow. * Lincoln (lingk'Sn). Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link,... | |
 | 1880 - 296 pages
...site on her eggs to hatch them. - knaves, had fellows. Six white eggs on a bed of hay, . Flecked l with purple, a pretty sight ! There as the mother sits all day, Robert is singing with all his might : Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-liuk, Spink, spank, spink; Nice good wife... | |
 | Anna Callender Brackett - 1881 - 348 pages
...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... | |
 | Alexander Falconer Murison - 1881 - 244 pages
...bob-o'-link, Spink, spank, spink ; Never was I afraid of man ; Catch me, cowardly knaves, if you can. 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,... | |
 | Jacob W. Shoemaker - 1881 - 236 pages
...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,...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,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1881 - 44 pages
...spank, spink ; Never was I afraid of man ; Catch me, cowardly knaves, if you can 1 35 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 : 40 Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, Spink, spank, spink ; Nice good... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - 1882 - 492 pages
...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,... | |
 | 1882 - 130 pages
...spank, spink; 2 5 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,... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - 1882 - 460 pages
...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 I There as the mother sits all day, Robert is singing with all his might: Bob-o'-link. hob-o'-link,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1883 - 380 pages
...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,... | |
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