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THE NOTIONAL NIGHTINGALE by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

First Line: KING HUBERT, HE WENT TO THE FOREST IN STATE
Last Line: BUT SOMEHOW, NO NIGHTINGALE ANSWERED THE CALL.
Subject(s): BIRDS; NIGHTINGALES;
King Hubert, he went to the forest in state,
In glitter and gold, on a sunshiny day,
And commanded his train in the shadow to wait,
While a herald proclaimed in the following way:

"His Imperial Majesty, Hubert the Second,
Since the nightingale's voice is quite musical reckoned,
Is graciously pleased, as the day seems too long,
To command that the nightingale sing him a song!"

The court all stood waiting for what might befall;
But somehow, no nightingale answered the call.



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