"Sing lullaby, as women do,
Wherewith they bring their babies to rest;
And lullaby can I sing too,
As womanly as can the best."
George Gascoigne (1539-1577), British poet, dramatist. The Lullaby of a Lover (l. 1-4). . .
Norton Anthology of Poetry, The. Alexander W. Allison and others, eds. (3d ed., 1983) W. W. Norton & Company. |
"Full many wanton babes have I,
Which must be stilled with lullaby."
George Gascoigne (1539-1577), British poet, dramatist. The Lullaby of a Lover (l. 7-8). . .
Norton Anthology of Poetry, The. Alexander W. Allison and others, eds. (3d ed., 1983) W. W. Norton & Company. |
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