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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MOTIF, by ANONYMOUS
First Line: On the garret sleeps the roof
Last Line: In its crib by the mold'ring wall
Subject(s): Babies;death - Children;rest; Infants;death - Babies
First Line: On the garret sleeps the roof
Last Line: In its crib by the mold'ring wall
Subject(s): Babies;death - Children;rest; Infants;death - Babies
On the garret sleeps the roof
Covered snug with shingles small,
But naked lies my little babe
In its crib by the mold'ring wall.
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