Eliot, Samuel, 1821-1898 · Boston : [J. Wilson & Son, University Press] · leaf 211
child, thy sleepadorning,For I know that the angels are \vhispering with thee. And while they are keeping bright watch oer thysleeping, Oh ! pray to them softly, my bab\-, with me ;And say thou wouldst rather theyd watch oer thy father. For I know that the angels are whispering with thee. The dawn… … I love it — I lo\c it, and who shall dare To chide me for loving that old arm-chair! Ive treasured it long as a sainted prize — Ive bedewed it with tears, Ive cmbahned it with sighs THE OLD ARM-CHAIR. 193 Tis bound by a thousand bands to m^ heart,Not a tie will break, not a link will start.Would…
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