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The Sorrows of Rosalie

A Tale. With Other Poems [by C. E. S. Norton]

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SAY NOT 'TIS DARK.

Say not 'tis dark!—the night
Is never dark to me;
Around my couch they come in light—
Visions I would not see.
Forms I have loved,—as bright
As in life's joyous years;
Say not 'tis dark!—the murkiest night
Hath light enough for tears!