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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LULLABY, by ELIZA LEE CABOT FOLLEN Poet's Biography First Line: Sleep, my baby, sleep, my boy Last Line: Lullaby, sweet lullaby! | |||
Sleep, my baby, sleep, my boy; Rest your little weary head; 'Tis your mother rocks her baby In his little cradle bed. Lullaby, sweet lullaby! All the little birds are sleeping, Every one has gone to rest, And my precious one is resting In his pretty cradle nest. Lullaby, sweet lullaby! Sleep, O, sleep, my darling boy; Wake to-morrow fresh and strong; 'Tis your mother sits beside you, Singing you a cradle song. Lullaby, sweet lullaby! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE DEATH OF A BEAUTIFUL GIRL by ELIZA LEE CABOT FOLLEN THE LITTLE SPRING by ELIZA LEE CABOT FOLLEN TO MY AEOLIAN HARP, AS IT WAS PLAYING ON A COLD, STORMY DAY by ELIZA LEE CABOT FOLLEN WINTER SCENES IN THE COUNTRY by ELIZA LEE CABOT FOLLEN MARIANNE MOORE by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI: 1. EMBARKATION by JOHN GOULD FLETCHER EVANGELINE; A TALE OF ACADIE by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW SOUND THE LOUD TIMBREL; MIRIAM'S SONG by THOMAS MOORE EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 4. THE TIMOROUS ADVENTURER by PHILIP AYRES LEGEND OF HAMILTON TIGHE by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM |
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