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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE NOTIONAL NIGHTINGALE, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography
First Line: King hubert, he went to the forest in state
Last Line: But somehow, no nightingale answered the call.
Subject(s): Birds; Nightingales
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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