The Elf’s Lullaby.
Sleep, little Elf. in the heart of a rose. (How the wind blows! How the wind blows!) Soft are the petals that over thee close. (How the wind blows.! How the wind blows!) Itock-a-bye. lullaby, dear little fay. Slumber and dream' til! the dawning of day; Your brother's a page in a jacket of green. Your mother’s it fairy and waits on the Queen, And oh! she lias promised again and again. That you shall wear velvet and carry her train. Then rest, little ‘ Elf. in your cradle the rose. ltoek-a-l»yo, lullaby, while the wind ' blows!
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 16, 20 April 1907, Page 40
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99The Elf’s Lullaby. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 16, 20 April 1907, Page 40
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