whimpering-robin

Updated: August 21, 2026

"He, who bearded the foe in his den, now meeker than a lambkin, mild as a turtle-dove, timid as a pigeon, pensive as a whimpering-robin that's lost his mate " "There ought to be a law against the jokes of the clergy, Sir," I interrupted tartly. "The jokes aren't funny and one daren't hit back." "There ought to be a law against lovers, me hearty," laughed he.

Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut - Lords of the North