The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse |
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BABETTE ( sings ) ' One had my Mother's eyes , Wistful and mild ; One had my Father's face ; One was a Child : All of them bent to me ,Bent down and smiled ! ' 467 . M. VIEUXBOIS ( almost inaudibly ) How I forget ! I am so old !
BABETTE ( sings ) ' One had my Mother's eyes , Wistful and mild ; One had my Father's face ; One was a Child : All of them bent to me ,Bent down and smiled ! ' 467 . M. VIEUXBOIS ( almost inaudibly ) How I forget ! I am so old !
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