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Show THE SLEEPING CHILD. My baby slept how calm Lis rest. An o'er bis handsome face a umilo Like that of angel flitted, while He lay so still upon my breast! My baby fclept his baby head l.ny all unUss'd 'neuth pail and shroud; I did not weep or cry aloud I only wished 1, too, w ere dead ! Sly I nl.y sleeps a tiny mound, All eovered by the little Howers, Wimis me in all my wakmj; hours, Iiown in the quiet liuryiug-grouud. And when I s'eep 1 seem to be With baby in aueJturr .and I take bin little baby hand-He hand-He smiles mid sings sweet songs to uie. Sleep on, ) baby, while I keep My vigils till this day be past! Then shall I. too, lie down at Inr.t, And with uiy baby darling sleep. Eugene Field. |