Living
To an Infant Newly Born
From Lyra Elegantiarum, ed. Frederick Locker (London: E. Moxon, 1867)
Living
On parent's knees, a naked new-born child,
Weeping thou sat'st while all around thee smiled;
So live, that sinking in thy long last sleep.
Calm thou may'st smile, while all around thee weep.
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MLA
Jones, William. “To an Infant Newly Born.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/jones_w/0/.
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Jones, William. “To an Infant Newly Born.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/jones_w/0/.
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