The gift of white roses . y>. u TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE COMPASSION UPON THEIRERRING BROTHERS AND SISTERS, WHO ARE PRONE NOTTO CAST A STONE BUT TO GIVE A LOAF AND A PILLOW,THIS STORY IS h I \l £3» %&?* r, THE GIFT OF WHITE ROSES Sleep, my little one, sleep, my dear one,Sleep, sleep, sleep;The sun with drowsy eyelids drifts adown the bound-less deep;The cares of day grow weary as the evening shadows creep;And silence loiters everywhere and lulls the world tosleep; Sleep, my little one, sleep, my dear one,Sleep, sleep, sleep. Sleep, my little one, sleep, my dear one, Sle

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The gift of white roses . y>. u TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE COMPASSION UPON THEIRERRING BROTHERS AND SISTERS, WHO ARE PRONE NOTTO CAST A STONE BUT TO GIVE A LOAF AND A PILLOW,THIS STORY IS h I \l £3» %&?* r, THE GIFT OF WHITE ROSES Sleep, my little one, sleep, my dear one,Sleep, sleep, sleep;The sun with drowsy eyelids drifts adown the bound-less deep;The cares of day grow weary as the evening shadows creep;And silence loiters everywhere and lulls the world tosleep; Sleep, my little one, sleep, my dear one,Sleep, sleep, sleep. Sleep, my little one, sleep, my dear one, Sleep, sleep, sleep; The angels will with gladsome joy the nightly vigils keep,Will waft you to their isle of dreams with balmy buoyant sweep,While mystic music mellows every murmur into sleep;Sleep, my little one, sleep, my dear one,Sleep, sleep, sleep. The father tried to hide his thoughtful care,As thus the anxious mother oer and oerCrooned to her first-born babe this tender strain;For baby pain had plucked away repose;

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