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Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top; though he told her that it was all nonsense, and that trees and gardens were mere foolishness.
The Olive Fairy Book 2003
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Hush-a-bye, don't you cry, go to sleep you little baby.
Hush-a-Bye Yarrow/Stookey 1963
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Hush-a-bye, don't you cry, go to sleep you little baby.
Hush-a-Bye Yarrow/Stookey 1963
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Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree-top; though he told her that it was all nonsense, and that trees and gardens were mere foolishness.
The Olive Fairy Book Andrew Lang 1900
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Pete went to the cradle and rocked it with one foot, crooning in a quavering treble, "Hush-a-bye! hush-a-bye!"
The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Hall Caine 1892
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"Hush-a-bye, my baby wee, I will sing a song to thee."
The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882
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"Hush-a-bye, my baby wee," she murmurs, "and I will sing a song to thee."
The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882
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"Hush-a-bye, my baby wee, and I will sing a song to thee," murmurs
The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882
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"Hush-a-bye, my baby wee," she hums, "while I cook the groats for thee ...."
The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882
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So saying, she put down the frying-pan, and commenced singing as loud as she could, "Hush-a-bye, baby, Pussy's a lady."
Poor Jack Frederick Marryat 1820
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