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First Line: O gloaming, thou art all supreme!
Last Line: Which at the end of our brief time, alone gives joy and peace.
Subject(s): Castles


O GLOAMING, thou art all supreme! None can thy power gainsay,
While those who court fair fancy's dream, would fain prolong thy
For lovely forms are in thy train, and many a spirit bright, [stay;
Which scar'd, when Night asserts her reign, soon vanish from the sight.

O gloaming, thou hast richly shed a gladness over me,
As thy pale mantle thou hast spread alike o'er land and sea;
And while I've wander'd forth alone in thy sweet tranquil hour,
I've soar'd in thought to worlds unknown, through thy enchanting power.

O gloaming, oft I've stood beside yon time-worn castle wall,
Where silvery waters softly glide, to watch thy shadows fall;
And there thy presence still would bring remembrance of the past,
And joy, to which the soul will cling, while life itself shall last.

O gloaming, thou hast brought delight 'neath many a hawthorn shade,
Where glowing Youth to Beauty bright, the vows of love hath made;
Those words that trembled on the tongue, while shone the light of
Came forth when lark no longer sung, beneath thy covering grey. [day,

O gloaming, many a sweet romance, its birth hath owed to thee;
Thy spell our dearest joys enhance, and makes each sorrow flee:
The stars give forth a chasten'd light, the moon a milder ray,
Whilst thou, sweet herald of the night, exerts thy magic sway.

O gloaming, thy pale shadows teach that life, like day, must close,
And may their mute appealing speech our thoughts aright dispose;
Lead us to prize that truth sublime, ere health and vigour cease,
Which at the end of our brief time, alone gives joy and peace.





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