Morning and Evening.
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When first the glorious God of Day1
Flings wide his orient gates of gold,2
And striding on his kingly way,3
Bids Earth her varied charms unfold4
When flower-cups brim with fairy wine,5
And dew-pearls catch a ruddy glow,6
When song-birds wake their notes divine,7
And balmy breezes softly blow—8
Mead, wood, and dell, I love to pace,9
And greet dear Nature face to face.10
When western skies are royal red,11
And Even spreads her dusky veil,12
And love-lorn Luna overhead13
Draws forth the tuneful nightingale :14
When shepherds fold their fleecy care,15
And gaily chirp the green-grass choirs,16
When bat and moth whirl through the air,17
And glow-worms light their elfin fires—18
I love to roam o’er mead, o’er hill,19
And let my fancy sport at will.20