Robert Of Lincoln Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCDDE FGFGCCHHE IJIJCCKLE EGEGCCMME NONOCCPPE QRQRCCEEE STSTCCUUE VWVWCCXYE| Merrily swinging on briar and weed | A |
| Near to the nest of his little dame | B |
| Over the mountain side or mead | A |
| Robert of Lincoln is telling his name | B |
| Bob o' link bob o' link | C |
| Spink spank spink | C |
| Snug and safe is that nest of ours | D |
| Hidden among the summer flowers | D |
| Chee chee chee | E |
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| Robert of Lincoln is gayly dressed | F |
| Wearing a bright black wedding coat | G |
| White are his shoulders and white his crest | F |
| Hear him call in his merry note | G |
| Bob o' link bob o' link | C |
| Spink spank spink | C |
| Look what a nice new coat is mine | H |
| Sure there was never a bird so fine | H |
| Chee chee chee | E |
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| Robert of Lincoln's Quaker wife | I |
| Pretty and quiet with plain brown wings | J |
| Passing at home a patient life | I |
| Broods in the grass while her husband sings | J |
| Bob o' link bob o' link | C |
| Spink spank spink | C |
| Brood kind creature you need not fear | K |
| Thieves and robbers while I am here | L |
| Chee chee chee | E |
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| Modest and shy as a nun is she | E |
| One weak chirp is her only note | G |
| Braggart and prince of braggarts is he | E |
| Pouring boasts from his little throat | G |
| Bob o' link bob o' link | C |
| Spink spank spink | C |
| Never was I afraid of man | M |
| Catch me cowardly knaves if you can | M |
| Chee chee chee | E |
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| Six white eggs on a bed of hay | N |
| Flecked with purple a pretty sight | O |
| There as the mother sits all day | N |
| Robert is singing with all his might | O |
| Bob o' link bob o' link | C |
| Spink spank spink | C |
| Nice good wife that never goes out | P |
| Keeping house while I frolic about | P |
| Chee chee chee | E |
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| Soon as the little ones chip the shell | Q |
| Six wide mouths are open for food | R |
| Robert of Lincoln bestirs him well | Q |
| Gathering seeds for the hungry brood | R |
| Bob o' link bob o' link | C |
| Spink spank spink | C |
| This new life is likely to be | E |
| Hard for a gay young fellow like me | E |
| Chee chee chee | E |
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| Robert of Lincoln at length is made | S |
| Sober with work and silent with care | T |
| Off is his holiday garment laid | S |
| Half forgotten that merry air | T |
| Bob o' link bob o' link | C |
| Spink spank spink | C |
| Nobody knows but my mate and I | U |
| Where our nest and our nestlings lie | U |
| Chee chee chee | E |
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| Summer wanes the children are grown | V |
| Fun and frolic no more he knows | W |
| Robert of Lincoln's a humdrum drone | V |
| Off he flies and we sing as he goes | W |
| Bob o' link bob o' link | C |
| Spink spank spink | C |
| When you can pipe that merry old strain | X |
| Robert of Lincoln come back again | Y |
| Chee chee chee | E |
William Cullen Bryant
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