NATURE PORTRAITS. 
PART v ; 
THE POETIC INTERPRETATION OF NATURE. 
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 is that nest of ours, 
Hidden among the summer dowers. 
Chee, chee, chee. 
Robert of Lincoln is gaily 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 ; 
Look what a nice new coat is mine. 
Sure there was never a bird so due. 
Chee, chee, chee. 
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. 
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From Complete Works of William Cullen Bryant. 
Published by D. Appleton & Co. 
READY TO DIVE OUT OF SIGHT. 
By A. Kadclytte Dugmore. 
PRAIRIE-DOG AT HIS HOLE. 
