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One hundred and twenty six beautifully written poems about babies and childhood that capture the marvelous wonders of that age. - Summary by Maggie Travers

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Angels at the footLove me, --I love youMy baby has a father and a motherOur little baby fell asleep"Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!"Baby cryEight o'clockBread and milk for breakfastThere's snow on the fieldsDead in the cold, a song-singing thrushI dug and dug amongst the snowA city plum is not a plumYour brother has a falconHear what the mournful linnets sayA baby's cradle with no baby in itHop-o'-my-thumb and little Jack HornerHope is like a harebell trembling from its birthO wind, why do you never restCrying, my little one, footsore and weary?Growing in the valeA linnet in a gilded cageWrens and robins in the hedgeMy baby has a mottled fistWhy did baby dieIf all were rain and never sunO wind, where have you beenBrownie, Brownie, let down your milkOn the grassy banksRushes in a watery placeMinnie and MattieHeartsease in my garden bedIf I were a QueenWhat are heavy? sea-sand and sorrowStroke a flint, and there is nothing to admireThere is but one May in the yearThe summer nights are shortThe days are clearTwist me a crown of wind-flowersBrown and furryA toadstool comes up in a nightA pocket handkerchief to hemIf a pig wore a wigSeldom "can't"One and one are twoHow many seconds in a minute?What will you give me for my pound?January cold desolateWhat is pink? a rose is pinkMother shake the cherry treeA pin has a head, but has no hairHopping frog, hop here and be seenWhere innocent bright-eyed daisies areThe city mouse lives in a houseWhat does the donkey bray about?Three plum bunsA motherless soft lambkinDancing on the hill-topsWhen fishes set umbrellas upThe peacock has a score of eyesPussy has a whiskered faceThe dog lies in his kennelIf hope grew on a bushI planted a handUnder the ivy bushI am a KingThere is one that has a head without an eyeIf a mouse could flySing me a songThe lily has an airMargaret has a milking-pailIn the meadow--what in the meadow?A frisky lambMix a pancakeThe wind has such a rainy soundThree little childrenFly away, fly away over the seaMinnie bakes oaten cakesA white hen sittingCurrants on a bushPlaying at bob cherryI have but one rose in the worldRosy maiden WinifredBlind from my birthWhen the cows come home the milk is comingRoses blushing red and white"Ding a ding"A ring upon her fingerFerry me across the waterWhen a mounting skylark singsWho has seen the wind?The horses of the seaO sailor, come ashoreA diamond or a coal?An emerald is as green as grassBoats sail on the riversThe lily has a smooth stalkHurt no living thingI caught a little ladybirdAll the bells were ringingWee wee husbandI have a little husbandThe dear old woman in the laneSwift and sure the swallowI dreamt I caught a little owlWhat does the bee do?I have a Poll parrotA house of cardsThe rose with such a bonny blushThe rose that blushes rosy redOh, fair to seeClever little Willie weeThe peach tree on the southern wallA rose has thorns as well as honeyIs the moon tired? she looks so paleIf stars dropped out of heaven"Goodbye in fear, goodbye in sorrow"If the sun could tell us halfIf the moon came from heavenO Lady moon, your horns point toward the eastWhat do the stars do?Motherless baby and babyless motherCrimson curtains round my mother's bedBaby lies so fast alseepI know a baby, such a babyLullaby, oh, lullaby!Lie a-bed