Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 159
146 THE CHRISTMAS SONG OF C.EDMON. But lo! as he slept on the straw, he caught The glint of an angels wing:Gods angel placed in his hand a harp, And bade the herdsman sinsr. I cannot, Lord, for my clumsy hands, And my voice so harsh and loud,And I have no words. I will give thee words.And Csedmon… … The herdsman stood in his laborers smock, Nor questioned, but ere longLike a child at the voice of his mother, He opened his lips in song. The lilting page and the mocking knightAnd the yeoman went their way; Their deeds are done, their songs forgot,But the herdsman sings for aye. THE LITTLE…
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