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THE LISTENERS: NIGHT by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE

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First Line: THAT SHINING MOON - WATCHED BY THAT ONE FAINT STAR
Last Line: AND ONLY THE LOVELIER FOR CONTINUING STRANGE.
Subject(s): NIGHT; BEDTIME;

That shining moon -- watched by that one faint star:
Sure now am I, beyond the fear of change,
The lovely in life is the familiar,
And only the lovelier for continuing strange.



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