I lay upon the headland-height, and listened
To the incessant sobbing of the sea
In caverns under me,
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'Tis late at night, and in the realm of sleep
My little lambs are folded like the flocks;
From room to room I hear the wakeful clocks
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He is dead, the beautiful youth,
The heart of honor, the tongue of truth,
He, the life and light of us all,
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Burn, O evening hearth, and waken
Pleasant visions, as of old!
Though the house by winds be shaken,
Safe I keep this room of gold!
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I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
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See, the fire is sinking low,
Dusky red the embers glow,
While above them still I cower,
While a moment more I linger,
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How beautiful it was, that one bright day
In the long week of rain!
Though all its splendor could not chase away
The ...
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How many lives, made beautiful and sweet
By self-devotion and by self-restraint,
Whose pleasure is to run without complaint
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O curfew of the setting sun! O Bells of Lynn!
O requiem of the dying day! O Bells of Lynn!
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I.
Oft have I seen at some cathedral door
A laborer, pausing in the dust and heat,
Lay down his burden, and with reverent feet
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