Queen Berengaria's Courtesy, and Other Poems By the Lady E. Stuart Wortley. In Three Vols |
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THE DEATH OF DAY. |
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THE DEATH OF DAY.
Day, like a martyr, dies in flames of fire,
To wear a crown of stars, a dazzling wreath
On its pale forehead placed, a kingly tire
To glorify its proud decline and death.
To wear a crown of stars, a dazzling wreath
On its pale forehead placed, a kingly tire
To glorify its proud decline and death.
Night, like a mighty mystic mourner seems,
And sweeps with thousand shadows o'er earth's face;
While melancholy splendours—tearful beams—
Seem seeking some lost glory to retrace.
And sweeps with thousand shadows o'er earth's face;
While melancholy splendours—tearful beams—
Seem seeking some lost glory to retrace.
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