Posted by Tom on Monday, July 11, 2011 at 7:09pm.
This is the prologue to a fairy tale, told as a bedtime story.
You have to put it in context with the the other stanzas, he is inviting Alice to listen to his bed time story, whether or not she wants to go to bed.
It means.
ok, girl, I hear your voice of dread
with hateful remarks attached
come on to bed, whether you want to or not.
We all are children who wish we could play longer.
Put this into context with the other stanzas.
This stanaza is an “allusion ”
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