Tag Archive for: good-night
The Country Chil’s Good-Night
UncategorizedThe Country Chil's Good-Night
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Good-night, dear hills! So still you lie '
Against the bosom of the sky,
I know you must be fast asleep,
And all night long the stars will keep
Their tender watches over you,
So must I soon be sleeping,…
The City Child’s Good-Night
UncategorizedThe City Child's Good-Night
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Good-night, dear, noisy, happy street! -
The clanging bells and hurried feet,
When I am safely tucked in bed
And all the day-time thoughts are fled;
Are just like music to my ears,
And drive away the night-time…
The Shadows
UncategorizedThe Shadows.
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A joy danced gaily down the way,
Light as a wind-blown leaf.
Ah, strange that as she passed there fell
The shadow of a grief.
A grief crept sadly down the way,
Scorned as Love's broken toy.
Yet, from her drooping wings,…