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First Line: Night slowly stretches o'er the changing skies
Last Line: Nought through the mist could mortal sight descry.


Night slowly stretches o'er the changing skies
And killing darkness shrouds the rolling Earth
Up to her well-known rock the night-owl hies
And wizard hags begin their cursed mirth.

A misty cloud bedims the rising moon
Few are the stars that cheer the evening sky
And dark and gloomy is the night; and soon
The light that issues from those stars will die.

This night, I deem, the moon is in her spell
And fiends have mutter'd incantations dire
This night in revelry, the hags of hell
Dance in deep cave, around th'infernal fire

Ah! bleakly blows the Ocean's stormy blast
Grim Water-Sprites bestride the foaming wave,
Woe to the hapless bark, the towering mast
The careworn sailor finds tonight his Grave!

On Ballans lonely moor what sounds were heard!
When the chill night brought on the darkness drear
And in thy lofty towers lone Villagird!
What startling noise came sudden on the ear.

I passed at eve the foot of Ben-lide's hill
I heard a voice as the sad breeze blew by
Starting I listened -- all again was still
Nought through the mist could mortal sight descry.





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