“A baby was sleeping, Its mother was weeping.” MotherSleepBabyWeepingBabyhood Book:Songs and entertainment of Miss E.L. Williams, the Welsh nightingale ... Source: Songs and entertainment of Miss E.L. Williams, the Welsh nightingale ...
“Baby smiled, mother wailed, Earthward while the sweetling sailed; Mother smiled, baby wailed, When to earth came Viola.” EarthMotherBabyViolaBabyhood Book:Poems of Francis Thompson Source: Poems of Francis Thompson
“Sweet babe, in thy face Soft desires I can trace, Secret joys and secret smiles, Little pretty infant wiles.” LittlesI CanFacesJoyDesireSecretSweetBabyInfantBabeBabyhoodSecret Smile Book:Blake: The Complete Poems Source: Blake: The Complete Poems
“But the three siblings were not born yesterday. Violet was born more than fifteen years before this particular Wednesday, and Klaus was born approximately two years after that, and even Sunny, who had just passed out of babyhood, was not born yesterday. Neither were you, unless of course I am wrong, in which case welcome to the world, little baby, and congratulations on learning to read so early in life.” WorldYearsLittlesTwoThreeCoursesReadingBornCasesParticularBabyMusicianYesterdayWelcomeTwo YearsSarcasticIronicFifteenCongratulationsVioletSiblingSunnyWednesdayFifteen YearsLearning To ReadBabyhoodThree Siblings Author:Daniel Handler