Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894, Hughes, Arthur, 1832-1915, ill · London : Macmillan · leaf 35
Your brother has a falcon, Your sister has a flower ;But what is left for mannikin, Born within an hour ? I 11 nurse you on my knee, my knee, My own little son ;I 11 rock you, rock you, in my arms, My least little one. … Hear what the mournful linnets say : We built our nest compact and warm, But cruel boys came round our wayAnd took our summerhouse by storm. They crushed the eggs so neatly laid ; So now we sit with drooping wing,And watch the ruin they have made, Too late to build, too sad to sing. 14
Nursery rhymes
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