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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A METRICAL ADAGE; COMMON IN CHESHIRE, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: The robin and the wren / are god's cock and hen
Last Line: "the martin and the swallow, / are god's mate and marrow"
Variant Title(s): The Robin And The Wren (2)
Subject(s): Birds
First Line: The robin and the wren / are god's cock and hen
Last Line: "the martin and the swallow, / are god's mate and marrow"
Variant Title(s): The Robin And The Wren (2)
Subject(s): Birds
The Robin and the Wren
Are God's cock and hen,
The Martin and the Swallow,
Are God's mate and marrow.
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