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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LULLABY (2), by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Shut now those slumber-haunted eyes
Last Line: Sleep to the drowsy little one!
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
First Line: Shut now those slumber-haunted eyes
Last Line: Sleep to the drowsy little one!
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter
Shut now those slumber-haunted eyes,
'Tis but the lonely owl that cries,
Tu-whit, tu-whoo!
And oh, its burden is -- Come soon
Sleep to the drowsy little one!
Stir not thy hands! The wind that goes
To breathe the sweetness of the rose,
Sighs softly through;
And oh, its whisper is -- Come soon
Sleep to the drowsy little one!
Fold thy bright lips! The voice that wails
Is the far-echoing nightingale's,
Lone to the moon;
And all her music is -- Come soon
Sleep to the drowsy little one!
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