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A METRICAL ADAGE; COMMON IN CHESHIRE by ANONYMOUS

First Line: THE ROBIN AND THE WREN / ARE GOD'S COCK AND HEN
Last Line: "THE MARTIN AND THE SWALLOW, / ARE GOD'S MATE AND MARROW"
Subject(s): BIRDS;
The Robin and the Wren
Are God's cock and hen,
The Martin and the Swallow,
Are God's mate and marrow.


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