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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CARING FOR ONE'S MOTHER, by ALEXANDER POPE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: To rock the cradle of reposing age
Last Line: And keep awhile one parent from the sky!
Subject(s): Mothers
First Line: To rock the cradle of reposing age
Last Line: And keep awhile one parent from the sky!
Subject(s): Mothers
To rock the cradle of reposing age,
With lenient arts extend a mother's breath,
Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death,
Explore the thought, explain the asking eye,
And keep awhile one parent from the sky!
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