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TO ANNIE by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHEN THE LIDS OF DUSK ARE FALLING
Last Line: AS TRANQUIL A DELIGHT.
Subject(s): BIRDS; DUSK; NIGHT; WHIPPORWILLS; BEDTIME;
When the lids of dusk are falling
O'er the dreamy eyes of day,
And the whippoorwills are calling,
And the lesson laid away, --
May Mem'ry soft and tender
As the prelude of the night,
Bend over you and render
As tranquil a delight.




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