The Cottager to Her Infant
The Cottager to Her Infant - meaning Summary
Lullaby in a Domestic Night
A mother soothes her restless infant on a cold, quiet night. She catalogs the sleeping household—the kitten, the crickets—and reassures the child that the small sounds and the bright light are harmless. The poem reads as a gentle lullaby, using simple domestic images (hearth, window, rain, moon) to transform unease into calm and to promise sleep until morning.
Read Complete AnalysesTHE 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.
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