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First Line: Sweet little bird in russet coat
Last Line: My loneliness relieves.
Subject(s): Robins


Sweet little bird in russet coat,
The livery of the closing year,
I love thy lonely plaintive note
And tiny whispering song to hear,
While on the stile or garden seat
I sit to watch the falling leaves,
The song thy little joys repeat
My loneliness relieves.






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