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SHEET-LIGHTNING by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: A GLANCE OF LOVE OR JEALOUSY
Last Line: A STEP WITHOUT A SOUND.
Subject(s): NIGHT; BEDTIME;
A glance of love or jealousy,
It flashes to and fro,
A swift sultanic majesty,
Through Night's seraglio;

Where many a starry favorite
In reverence profound
Awaits with palpitating light
A step without a sound.



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