Eliot, Samuel, 1821-1898 · Boston : [J. Wilson & Son, University Press] · leaf 23
I happy am,Joy is my name.Sweet joy befall thee ! Pretty Joy! Sweet Joy, but two days old, Sweet Joy I call thee : Thou dost smile, I sing the while ; Sweet joy befall thee ! Blake. oJ<Ko« ONLY A BABY SMALL. Only a baby small,Dropt from the skies ; Only a laughing face.Two sunny eyes; ONLY A… … Only a golden head, Cmiy and soft;Only a tongue that wags Loudly and oft:Only a little brain. Empty of thought;Only a little heart, Troubled with nought. PRETTY COW. Only a tender flower, Sent us to rear ;Only a life to love While we are here :Only a baby small, Never at rest;Small, but how dear to…
Children's poetry
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