Poems of Childhood
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Eugene Field, an American poet and journalist, is primarily known for his "Poems of Childhood," though this association was to his chagrin. His work in this genre includes well-known pieces like "Little Boy Blue" and "Dutch Lullaby" ("Wynken, Blynken, and Nod"). Field's collection Poems of Childhood was published in 1896, following his Rhymes of Childhood in 1891 by James Whitcomb Riley, both reflecting a sentimental style prevalent in children's literature during that era.12
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