LINES FROM A NOTEBOOK - JANUARY 1808, by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGEPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: The singing kettle & the purring cat Last Line: And tender smile answ'ring its smile of sleep.
The singing Kettle & the purring Cat, The gentle Breathing of the cradled Babe, The silence of the Mother's love-bright Eye, And tender Smile answ'ring its smile of Sleep.