Living
Lullaby
From Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Elizabethan Age, ed. A. H. Bullen (London: Nimmo, 1889)
Living
Golden slumbers kiss your eyes,
Smiles awake you when you rise.
Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby:
Rock them, rock them, lullaby.
Care is heavy, therefore sleep you;
You are care, and care must keep you.
Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby:
Rock them, rock them, lullaby.
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Dekker, Thomas. “Lullaby.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dekker/4/.
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Dekker, Thomas. “Lullaby.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dekker/4/.
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