Poem by William Wordsworth

The Cottager to Her Infant

       BY A FEMALE FRIEND. 

The days are cold, the nights are long,
The north-wind sings a doleful song;
Then hush again upon my breast;
All merry things are now at rest,
	Save thee, my pretty Love!

The kitten sleeps upon the hearth,
The crickets long have ceased their mirth;
There's nothing stirring in the house
Save one wee, hungry, nibbling mouse,
	Then why so busy thou?

Nay! start not at that sparkling light;
'Tis but the moon that shines so bright
On the window-pane bedropped with rain:
Then, little Darling! sleep again,
	And wake when it is day.

1. The Pet Lamb
2. The Horn of Egremont Castle
3. Strange Fits of Passion
4. Louisa
5. The Childless Father

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