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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NIGHT, by ANN RADCLIFFE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O'er the dim breast of ocean's wave Last Line: Thy low winds breathe the distant shores along! Alternate Author Name(s): Ward, Ann Subject(s): Night; Bedtime | |||
O'er the dim breast of ocean's wave Night spreads afar her gloomy wings, And pensive thought, and silence brings, Save when the distant waters lave; Or when the mariner's lone voice Swells faintly in the passing gale, Or when the screaming sea-gulls poise O'er the tall mast and swelling sail, Bounding the gray gleam of the deep, Where fancied forms arouse the mind, Dark sweep the shores, on whose rude steep Sighs the sad spirit of the wind. Sweet is its voice upon the air At evening's melancholy close, When the smooth wave in silence flows! Sweet, sweet the peace its stealing accents bear! Blest be thy shades, O Night! and blest the song Thy low winds breathe the distant shores along! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BREATH OF NIGHT by RANDALL JARRELL HOODED NIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP by ROBINSON JEFFERS WORKING OUTSIDE AT NIGHT by DENIS JOHNSON POEM TO TAKE BACK THE NIGHT by JUNE JORDAN COOL DARK ODE by DONALD JUSTICE POEM TO BE READ AT 3 A.M by DONALD JUSTICE ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN A SECOND VIEW OF THE SEVEN MOUNTAINS by ANN RADCLIFFE ON A FIRST VIEW OF THE GROUP CALLED THE SEVEN MOUNTAINS by ANN RADCLIFFE |
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