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THE CHILD'S STAR by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: THE STAR THAT WATCHED YOU IN YOUR SLEEP
Last Line: "WHEN HIS BEGINS TO BURN."
Subject(s): BABIES; STARS; INFANTS;
The star that watched you in your sleep
Has just put out his light.
"Good-day, to you on earth," he said,
"Is here in heaven Good-night.

"But tell the Baby when he wakes
To watch for my return;
For I'll hang out my lamp again
When his begins to burn."



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