cock-robin

When he posted his letter at a quarter to eight, the cock-robin, who had been brooding over his late transilience, was greatly relieved.

Anthony Lyveden Dornford Yates 1922

Lyveden was about to commit his dispatch to the posting-box -- in fact, his hand was outstretched -- when, to the amazement of a cock-robin who frequented the pillar for company's sake, and had seen more letters posted than there were feathers upon his back, he hesitated, exclaimed, stared at the letter with knitted brow, and then thrust it back into his pocket.

Anthony Lyveden Dornford Yates 1922

And as he stood looking up at his tall visitors, head on one side, he reminded them of nothing so much as a sleek cock-robin who had just dined to his taste.

The House of Toys Henry Russell Miller 1917

You have not seen the good folks who live here, only the old colored man who pretended that he was going to kill cock-robin, and didn't.

Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 1916

She is the Jenny Wren of this little cock-robin; she wears drab, too often mourning; but you find that she counts for very much with Tom.

In a Green Shade A Country Commentary Maurice Hewlett 1892

You have not seen the good folks who live here, only the old colored man who pretended that he was going to kill cock-robin, and didn't.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen Elbert Hubbard 1885

When the cock-robin makes love he is the same considerate, deferential, but insinuating gallant.

The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton John Burroughs 1879

The cock-robin does not go to his parents, and the hen robin to her parents, and say, 'Give us all the straw you can, and put it down at the foot of our tree; but don't dare to peep into the branches, or offer us any suggestions about the nest, or expect to have an opinion about our housekeeping.'

The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr 1875

She gives a long list of birds, who are to attend at his funeral, from which our nursery story of cock-robin may be taken.

History of English Humour, Vol. 1 (of 2) With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange 1873

He in her shadow changes from a beaming cock-robin to an inquisitive sparrow.

Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 4 George Meredith 1868