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Hedge-sparrow

King Lear, [1.4.211-214]. Fool. “For, you know, nuncle,/ ‘The hedge-sparrow fed the cuckoo so long/ That it had it head bit off by it young.’/ So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling.”

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  1. Plants in King Lear « PLANTS Says:
    May 15, 2009 at 11:46 am

    […] plant (v.) [1.1.219-224]; vines of france [1.2.82-86]; hollow tree [2.3.1-3]; hedge-sparrow [1.4.211-214]; buttered hay [2.4.120-124]; bush [2.4.300-302]; green mantle of the standing pool, sallets […]

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