Sadly, O Sadly

Sadly, O Sadly written by Walter de la Mare

A Child's Day (1912)

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Sadly, O, sadly, the sweet bells of Baddeley
     Played in their steeples when Robin was gone,
                 Killed by an arrow,
                 Shot by Cock Sparrow,
     Out of a Maybush, fragrant and wan.

Grievedly, grievedly, tolled distant Shieveley,
     When the Dwarfs laid poor Snow-white asleep on the hill,
                 Drowsed by an apple,
                 The Queen, sly and subtle,
     Had cut with her knife on the blossomy sill.

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