by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
Why did baby die
Language: English
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Why did baby die, Making Father sigh, Mother cry? Flowers, that bloom to die, Make no reply Of "why?" But bow and die.
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Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), no title, appears in Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, first published 1872 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-03
Line count: 7
Word count: 23