Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904.
Sonnets and Poetical TranslationsV. “Sleep, baby mine, Desire!” Nurse Beauty singeth
Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586)To the tune of Basciami vita mia
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“Thy cries, O baby! set mine head on aching.”
The babe cries “Way! thy love doth keep me waking.”
Unto my children always good rest taking.”
The babe cries “Way! thy love doth me keep waking.”
Sleep then a little! pap, C
The babe cries “Nay! for that abide I waking.”