Poor Little Children by Victor Hugo

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POOR LITTLE CHILDREN by Victor Hugo
     ("La femelle! elle est morte.")

     {Bk. I. xiii., Jersey, February, 1853.}
     Mother birdie stiff and cold,
       Puss has hushed the other's singing;
     Winds go whistling o'er the wold,â€"
       Empty nest in sport a-flinging.
           Poor little birdies!

     Faithless shepherd strayed afar,
       Playful dog the gadflies catching;
     Wolves bound boldly o'er the bar,
       Not a friend the fold is watchingâ€"
           Poor little lambkins!

     Father into prison fell,
       Mother begging through the parish;
     Baby's cot they, too, will sell,â€"
       Who will now feed, clothe and cherish?
           Poor little children!


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