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... thee soon ; Rest , rest , on mother's breast , Father will come to thee soon ; Father will come to his babe in the nest , Silver sails all out of the west Under the silver moon : Sleep , my little one , sleep , my pretty one , sleep ...
... thee soon ; Rest , rest , on mother's breast , Father will come to thee soon ; Father will come to his babe in the nest , Silver sails all out of the west Under the silver moon : Sleep , my little one , sleep , my pretty one , sleep ...
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... thee , young one ? - what ? Why pull so at thy cord ? --- Is it not well with thee ? well both for bed and board ? Thy plot of grass is soft , and green as grass can be ; Rest , little young one , rest ; what is ' t that aileth thee ...
... thee , young one ? - what ? Why pull so at thy cord ? --- Is it not well with thee ? well both for bed and board ? Thy plot of grass is soft , and green as grass can be ; Rest , little young one , rest ; what is ' t that aileth thee ...
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... thee slow away ; And , turning from my nursery window , drew A long , long sigh , and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? It was . Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown ; May I but meet thee on that peaceful ...
... thee slow away ; And , turning from my nursery window , drew A long , long sigh , and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? It was . Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown ; May I but meet thee on that peaceful ...
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... thee , Vision as thou art , I bless thee with a human heart : God shield thee to thy latest years ! I neither know thee nor thy peers ; And yet my eyes are filled with tears . With earnest feeling I shall pray For thee when I am far ...
... thee , Vision as thou art , I bless thee with a human heart : God shield thee to thy latest years ! I neither know thee nor thy peers ; And yet my eyes are filled with tears . With earnest feeling I shall pray For thee when I am far ...
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... thee , if I could , Though but of common neighborhood . What joy to hear thee , and to see ! Thy elder brother I would be , Thy father , anything to thee . Now thanks to Heaven ! that of its grace Hath led me to this lonely place ; Joy ...
... thee , if I could , Though but of common neighborhood . What joy to hear thee , and to see ! Thy elder brother I would be , Thy father , anything to thee . Now thanks to Heaven ! that of its grace Hath led me to this lonely place ; Joy ...
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ALFRED TENNYSON beauty bells beneath bird blessed bosom breast breath bright brow Bryant cheek clouds cold dark dead dear death deep doth dream earth ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING eyes face fair father fear flowers gentle glory gone grace grave green hair hand happy hast hath hear heard heart heaven HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW hill hour JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER king kiss land leaves light lips live look Lord moon morning mother ne'er never nevermore night numbers o'er PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY praise rest ROBERT BURNS rose round shine shore sigh silent sing sleep smile soft song sorrow soul sound spirit spring stars stood sweet tears tell thee thine THOMAS HOOD THOMAS MOORE thou art thought tree voice wave weary weep wild WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wings