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Robin Redbreast lost his heart : He was a gallant bird ; He doff'd his hat to Jenny ,
And thus to her he said : My dearest Jenny Wren , If you will but be mine , You
shall dine on cherry - pie , And drink nice currant - wine . I'll dress you like a ...
Robin Redbreast lost his heart : He was a gallant bird ; He doff'd his hat to Jenny ,
And thus to her he said : My dearest Jenny Wren , If you will but be mine , You
shall dine on cherry - pie , And drink nice currant - wine . I'll dress you like a ...
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The Goldfinch came on next , To give away the Bride ; The Linnet , being
bridesmaid , Walk'd by Jenny's side ; And as she was a - walking , Said , “ Upon
my word , I think that your Cock Robin Is a very pretty bird . ” The Blackbird and
the ...
The Goldfinch came on next , To give away the Bride ; The Linnet , being
bridesmaid , Walk'd by Jenny's side ; And as she was a - walking , Said , “ Upon
my word , I think that your Cock Robin Is a very pretty bird . ” The Blackbird and
the ...
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And may not man , nor bird , nor beast , This happy pair divide . ” The birds were
ask'd to dine ; Not Jenny's friends alone , But every pretty songster That had Cock
Robin known . They had a cherry - pie , Besides some currant - wine , And ...
And may not man , nor bird , nor beast , This happy pair divide . ” The birds were
ask'd to dine ; Not Jenny's friends alone , But every pretty songster That had Cock
Robin known . They had a cherry - pie , Besides some currant - wine , And ...
Page 14
The dinner things removed , They all began to sing ; And soon they made the
place Near a mile round to ring . The concert it was fine ; And every bird tried
Who best should sing for Robin , And Jenny Wren the Bride . When in came the
Cuckoo ...
The dinner things removed , They all began to sing ; And soon they made the
place Near a mile round to ring . The concert it was fine ; And every bird tried
Who best should sing for Robin , And Jenny Wren the Bride . When in came the
Cuckoo ...
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Cock Robin was angry , And so was the Sparrow , Who fetched in a hurry His
bow and his arrow . His aim then he took , But he took it not right ; His skill was
not good , Or he shot in a fright ; And all the birds mourn'd That his blood was so
15 ...
Cock Robin was angry , And so was the Sparrow , Who fetched in a hurry His
bow and his arrow . His aim then he took , But he took it not right ; His skill was
not good , Or he shot in a fright ; And all the birds mourn'd That his blood was so
15 ...
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| Title | A Treasury of Pleasure Books for Young People |
| Editor | Joseph Cundall |
| Compiled by | Joseph Cundall |
| Illustrated by | John Absolon, Joseph Kenny Meadows, Edward Henry Wehnert, Harrison Weir |
| Contributor | Sampson Low and Son |
| Publisher | Sampson Low & Son, 47 Ludgate Hill, 1856 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 24 Jan 2019 |
| Length | 312 pages |
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