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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVELY CHILD, by HARRY HIBBARD KEMP Poet's Biography
First Line: Lovely child, make haste to play
Last Line: You will labor for your bread.
Subject(s): Children; Innocence; Childhood
First Line: Lovely child, make haste to play
Last Line: You will labor for your bread.
Subject(s): Children; Innocence; Childhood
LOVELY child, make haste to play
While the dew is on your day—
Half a score of years ahead
You will labor for your bread.
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