GOOD NIGHT.* DAY is past! Stars have set their watch at last, Founts that thro' the deep woods flow Make sweet sounds, unheard till now, Flowers have shut with fading lightGood night! Go to rest! Sleep sit dove-like on thy breast! If within that secret cell One dark form of memory dwell, Be it mantled from thy sight Good night! *For a melody of Eisenhofer's. Joy be thine! Kind looks o'er thy slumbers shine! Go, and in the spirit-land Meet thy home's long parted band, Be thine eyes all love and light Good night! Peace to all! Dreams of heaven on mourners fall! Exile! o'er thy couch may gleams Pass from thine own mountain streams; Bard! away to worlds more bright Good night! ᏞᎬᎢ ᎻᎬᎡ ᎠᎬᏢᎪᎡᎢ, HER home is far, oh! far away! The clear light in her eyes Hath nought to do with earthly day, 'Tis kindled from the skies. Let her depart! She looks upon the things of earth, E'vn as some gentle star Seems gazing down on grief or mirth. How softly, yet how far! Let her depart! Her spirit's hope-her bosom's love- She never sees a wandering dove, Let her depart! She never hears a soft wind bear Low music on its way, But deems it sent from heavenly air, For her who cannot stay. Let her depart! Wrapt in a cloud of glorious dreams, She breathes and moves alone, Pining for those bright bowers and streams Where her beloved is gone. Let her depart WATER-LILIES. A FAIRY-SONG. COME away, Elves! while the dew is sweet, Know that the lilies have spread their bells Stilly and lightly their vases rest On the quivering sleep of the water's breast, Catching the sunshine thro' leaves that throw To their scented bosoms an emerald glow; And a star from the depth of each pearly cup, A golden star unto heaven looks up, As if seeking its kindred where bright they lie, Set in the blue of the summer sky. S |