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GOOD NIGHT by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

First Line: THE LARK IS SILENT IN HIS NEST
Last Line: GOOD-NIGHT, MY LOVE, GOOD-NIGHT, GOOD-NIGHT.
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; NIGHT; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS; BEDTIME;
THE lark is silent in his nest,
The breeze is sighing in its flight,
Sleep, Love, and peaceful be thy rest.
Good-night, my love, good-night, good-night.

Sweet dreams attend thee in thy sleep,
To soothe thy rest till morning's light,
And angels round thee vigil keep.
Good-night, my love, good-night, good-night.

Sleep well, my love, on night's dark breast,
And ease thy soul with slumber bright;
Be joy but thine and I am blest.
Good-night, my love, good-night, good-night.



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