| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1176. My Little Girl |
| | | By Samuel Minturn Peck |
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| MY little girl is nested | |
| Within her tiny bed, | |
| With amber ringlets crested | |
| Around her dainty head; | |
| She lies so calm and stilly, | 5 |
| She breathes so soft and low, | |
| She calls to mind a lily | |
| Half-hidden in the snow. | |
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| A weary little mortal | |
| Has gone to slumberland; | 10 |
| The Pixies at the portal | |
| Have caught her by the hand. | |
| She dreams her broken dolly | |
| Will soon be mended there, | |
| That looks so melancholy | 15 |
| Upon the rocking-chair. | |
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| I kiss your wayward tresses, | |
| My drowsy little queen; | |
| I know you have caresses | |
| From floating forms unseen. | 20 |
| O, Angels, let me keep her | |
| To kiss away my cares, | |
| This darling little sleeper, | |
| Who has my love and prayers! | |
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