Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CAROL, by JOHN BRACKLEY First Line: I saw a sweet and seemly sight Last Line: "my bairn, sleep softly now." | ||||||||
I saw a sweet and seemly sight, A blissful maid, blossom bright, That moaning made and mirth of mange, A maiden mother, meek and mild, In cradle keep a knave child That softly slept; she sat and sang, "Lullay, lullow, lully, lullay, lully, lully, lully, lully, lully, Lullow, lully, lullay, baw, baw, My Bairn, sleep softly now." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BAD CHILD'S BOOK OF BEASTS: INTRODUCTION by HILAIRE BELLOC CHRISTMAS AT INDIAN POINT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS AN EPITAPH, INTENDED FOR HIMSELF by JAMES BEATTIE GEORGE MOSES HORTON, MYSELF by GEORGE MOSES HORTON THE BATTLE AUTUMN OF 1862 by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER THE ART OF PRESERVING HEALTH: BOOK 1. AIR by JOHN ARMSTRONG |
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