I saw a snowdrop on the bed,
Green taper leaves among;
White as the driven snow, its head
On the slim stalk was hung.
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The wintry wind came sweeping o’er,
A bitter tempest blew:
The snow-drop faded- never more
To glitter with the dew.
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I saw a smiling infant laid
In its fond mother’s arma;
Around its rosy cheeks there played
A thousanddimpling charms
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A bitter pain was sent to take
The smiling babe away;
How did its little bosom shake,
As in a fit it lay!
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Its beating heart was quickly stopped,
And in the earth so cold,
I saw the little coffin dropped,
And covered up with mould.
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Dear little children, who may read
This mournful story through,
Remember, death may come with speed,
And bitter pains, for you.
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Love Makes The World Go Round
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