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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FAIRY NURSE, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Sweet babe! A golden cradle holds thee Last Line: "shuheen sho, lulo lo!" | |||
Sweet babe, a golden cradle holds thee, And soft the snow-white fleece enfolds thee; In airy bower I'll watch thy sleeping. Where branching boughs to the winds are sweeping. Shuheen sho, lulo lo! When mothers languish broken-hearted, When young wives are from husbands parted, Ah! little think the keeners lonely They weep some time-worn fairy only. Shuheen sho, lulo lo! Within our magic halls of brightness Trips many a foot of snowy whiteness; Stolen maidens, queens of fairy, And kings and chiefs a sleagh shie airy. Shuheen sho, lulo lo! Rest thee, babe! I love thee dearly, And as thy mortal mother nearly; Ours is the swiftest steed and proudest, That moves where the tramp of the host is loudest; Shuheen sho, lulo lo! Rest thee, babe! for soon thy slumbers Shall flee at the magic Keol-shie's numbers; In airy bower I'll watch thy sleeping, Where branchy trees to the breeze are sweeping; Shuheen sho, lulo lo! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest..."'TIS MIDNIGHT, AND THE SETTING SUN" by ANONYMOUS "'TWAS ROLLOG, AND THE MINIM POTES" by ANONYMOUS 1648 : FOR COSSACKS by ANONYMOUS A CHERRY YEAR / A MERRY YEAR by ANONYMOUS A COMET FROM THE RHYMERS' CLUB AFAR by ANONYMOUS "A FOX, A FOX, UP GALLANTS TO THE FIELDS" by ANONYMOUS A HORSE AND A FLEA AND THREE BLIND MICE by ANONYMOUS "A LAIRD, A LORD / A COOPER, A THIEF" by ANONYMOUS A LITTLE COCK SPARROW SAT ON A GREEN TREE by ANONYMOUS |
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