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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DONNYBROOK, by JAMES STEPHENS Poet's Biography
First Line: I saw the moon, so broad and bright
Last Line: And said my prayers, and went to bed.
First Line: I saw the moon, so broad and bright
Last Line: And said my prayers, and went to bed.
I saw the moon, so broad and bright,
Sailing high on a frosty night!
And the air shone silvery between
The pearly queen, and the silver queen!
And here a white, and there a white
Cloud-mist swam in a mist of light!
And, all encrusted in the sky,
High, and higher, and yet more high,
Was gold and gold that glimmered through
The hollow vault, the vault of blue:
And then I knew -- that God was good,
And the world was fair! And, where I stood,
I bent the knee, and bent the head;
And said my prayers, and went to bed.
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