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Poem
March 25, 1881
Memphis Daily Appeal
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
A weary parent sings a humorous lullaby to a colicky baby, complaining about failed remedies like catnip tea and paregoric, and yearning for the day the child grows out of infancy.
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A Sweet Lullaby.
C. C. AMPLEY
Sleep, little babe, with saucer eyes,
And hair luxuriant, glistening head—
My ears are weary with your cries.
I pine to go to bed.
The catnip tea has given out,
And yet your fists kick and shout;
The paregoric, too:
Oh, dear! what shall I do!
Oh, for a lot of peppermint,
Or Dr. Jenney's pills—
I'd stuff your stomach without stint
And give out mullein pills!
I'll hail the day when you are grown,
And big enough to crawl
Around my knee, in childish glee,
With nary form of colic.
C. C. AMPLEY
Sleep, little babe, with saucer eyes,
And hair luxuriant, glistening head—
My ears are weary with your cries.
I pine to go to bed.
The catnip tea has given out,
And yet your fists kick and shout;
The paregoric, too:
Oh, dear! what shall I do!
Oh, for a lot of peppermint,
Or Dr. Jenney's pills—
I'd stuff your stomach without stint
And give out mullein pills!
I'll hail the day when you are grown,
And big enough to crawl
Around my knee, in childish glee,
With nary form of colic.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What keywords are associated?
Lullaby
Colic
Baby
Remedies
Parenting
Paregoric
What entities or persons were involved?
C. C. Ampley
Poem Details
Title
A Sweet Lullaby
Author
C. C. Ampley
Subject
Lullaby For A Colicky Infant
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Sleep, Little Babe, With Saucer Eyes,
And Hair Luxuriant, Glistening Head—
My Ears Are Weary With Your Cries.
I'll Hail The Day When You Are Grown,