THE GOLDFINCH. 



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Sometimes suspended at the limber end 



Of plane-tree spray, among the broad-leaved shoots, 



The tiny hammock swings to everj' gale. 



Grahame. 



The eggs, which are four or five in number, are white, 

 with a few spots and streaks of purple^ and dark reddish 

 brown. 





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