Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ON A CALM SUMMER'S NIGHT, by JOHN NICHOLSON


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ON A CALM SUMMER'S NIGHT, by                    
First Line: The night is calm, the cygnet's down
Last Line: And loath to say good night.
Alternate Author Name(s): Nicholson Of Kirkcudbright, John
Subject(s): Love; Night; Bedtime


The night is calm, the cygnet's down
Scarce skims the lake along;
The throstle to the hazel's flown,
To trill his evening song.

The curling woodbine now appears
More sweet than fragrant gems;
The sky a robe of crimson wears,
The scale-clad beetle hums.

What pleasure, walking with my Jane,
Earth's truest, best delight,
Returning to embrace again,
And loath to say good night.





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