2. One oar fell into the. water.
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3. The child ran to its mother.
4. Who went with her?

5. My hat is on the table.
6. The cherries on this tree are ripe.
7. They passed through the city.
8. His coat was lined with silk.
LESSON CXVII

STUDY OF SELECTION

ROBERT OF LINCOLN
I

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 in that nest of ours,
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 white his crest.
Hear him call in his merry note :
Bob-o*-link, bob-o'-link,
Spink, spank, spink;



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Look, what a nice new coat is mine;
Sure there was never a bird so fine.
Chee, chee, chee.
Ill

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.
IV

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.
