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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. Call unto his funeral dole The ant, the field-mouse, and the mole To rear him hillocks that shall... "
Observations on popular antiquities: including the whole of mr. Bourne's ... - Page 192
by John Brand - 1855
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Cymbeline. Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 582 pages
...myself The lines cited by Dr. Farmer stand thus in Tht White Devil: " Call for the robin-red-breast and the wren, " Since o'er shady groves they hover, " And with leaves and flowers do cover " The friendless bodies of unburied men ; " Call unto his funeral dole " The ant,...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 16

William Shakespeare - 1809 - 448 pages
...of The White Devil; and in such a manner as confirms the old reading: " Call for the robin-red-brest and the wren, " Since o'er shady groves they hover, " And with leaves and flowers do cover " The friendless bodies of unburied men ; " Call unto his funeral dole " The ant,...
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Specimens of English Dramatic Poets: Who Lived about the Time of ..., Volume 1

Charles Lamb - Drama - 1813 - 508 pages
...o'ercharg'd with water. Funeral Dirge for Marcello. (His Mother sings it.) Call for the Robin-red-breast, and the Wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Call unto his funeral dole The Ant, the Field-mouse,...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 7

Books - 1823 - 428 pages
...o'er unto her lute. Fla. Do and you will, do. Cornelia doth this in several forms of distraction. Cor. Call for the robin red-breast, and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Call unto his funeral dole The ant, the field-mouse,...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 7

Books - 1823 - 428 pages
...o'er unto her lute. Fla. Do and you will, do. Cornelia doth this in several forms of distraction. Cor. Call for the robin red-breast, and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Call unto his funeral dole The ant, the field-mouse,...
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The Christmas Box;: An Annual Present for Young Persons

Thomas Crofton Croker - Children's poetry - 1829 - 260 pages
...learn some verses just to the same effect out of Mr. Lamb's Specimens. Did you ever hear them? Call to the robin redbreast and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with flowers and leaves do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Now I am quite sure that those lines...
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Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery, Volume 4

Mary Russell Mitford - Country life - 1830 - 364 pages
...learn some verses just to the same effect out of Mr. Lamb's Specimens. Did you ever hear them ? Call to the robin redbreast and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with flowers and leaves do cover, The friendless bodies of unburied men. Now I am quite sure that these...
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Tait's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 13

William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1846 - 828 pages
...charity of their little favourite; and all of them, except Gay, note its solitary habits. Call for the redbreast and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Webster. While llcvil, Trajcjy. No burial these...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 153

Great Britain - 1833 - 720 pages
...mutters, as reason and misery are struggling for the mastery over her mind. " Call for the Robin-redbreast and the Wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers discover The friendless bodies of unburied men. Call unto his funeral dole The ant, the field...
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Shakspeare and His Times: Including the Biography of the Poet, Criticisms on ...

Nathan Drake - English literature - 1838 - 744 pages
...charitie ; " t the second in his Tragedy, called "The White Devil, or Vittoria Corombona." 1612— " Call for the robin red-breast and the wren, Since o'er shady groves they hover, And with leaves and flowers do cover The friendless bodies of unburied mm;" t ' and the third in one of his pamphlets printed...
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