54 GO TO SLEEP, BABY! And one day, when they were going to see a little friend whohad gone to a hospital for a little time on account of an injury,they could think of nothing so nice to carry her as one of thelittle toy-knitters. A. E. A. … A form, white and ghost-like,Sits there in the room, — A make-believe phantomOutlined by the moon ! A long, mournful Too-who ! Why should you cower ? Tis only an owl In the old church tower ! A flash and a nickerAcross the white wall, Tis the nurse, with a lamp.Outside in the hall! GO TO SLEEP,…
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