ROBIN
Related Subject: Birds
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A Robin Redbreast in a cage
Puts all heaven in a rage.—BLAKE, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
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The household bird, with the red stomacher.—JOHN DONNE
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Who killed Cock Robin? "I," said the Sparrow,
"With my bow and arrow,
I killed Cock Robin."—Nursery Rhyme
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Call for the robin-redbreast and the wren,
Since o'er shady groves they hover,
And with leaves and flowers do cover
The friendless bodies of unburied men.—JOHN WEBSTER, The White Devil
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