AT NIGHT
At last the weary day is done And night, with welcome rest, is here. Coldness succeeds the vanished sun, And hea\ en is all serene and clear, 0, -peaceful moon, that shinest here, So calmly on my restless brow, Although 1 may not breathe her air, Shine sweetly on my darling now ! 0 flittering stars, your watch that keep While wearied eyes in slumber close, If 'ncath your light my darling sleep, Then ble&s her innocent repose ! O, sweetly sleep and wake with joy, Thou in whose life I partly live, Whom 1 would guard from all annoy, To whom the best I have I give. T cannot give thee all 1 would, I give my best, my prayers, my love. And daily ask that all most good May fall on thee from heaven above.
What matter if thou knowcst not That I thus love, thus pray for thee? Love is itself the highest lot, It brings its own felicity. If ioj in thy love be denied I murmur not, nor ask for more; Unconscious thou, 'tis yet my pride To know my heart thy image bore.
Then, us I lift in moonlit air, My soul to Hun whose children we, The fondest, deepest, longest prayer, My dearest heart, is all for thee. Tnda.
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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 268, 30 May 1888, Page 3
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216AT NIGHT Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 268, 30 May 1888, Page 3
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