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SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 13 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

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First Line: YOUR BROTHER HAS A FALCON
Last Line: MY LEAST LITTLE ONE.

YOUR brother has a falcon,
Your sister has a flower;
But what is left for mannikin,
Born within an hour?

I'll nurse you on my knee, my knee,
My own little son;
I'll rock you, rock you, in my arms,
My least little one.



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