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Poems

By W. C. Bennett: New ed
  

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DIE, DAY!

Die, day! die, day!
Down—down—downward, haste away!
Here, for night and her I stay;
Die, day! die, bright day!
Come, night! come, night!
Give her—give her to my sight!
Bring my joy—my heart's delight!
Come, night! come, sweet night!