Poem by Charles Kingsley

The Watchman

'Watchman, what of the night?'
'The stars are out in the sky;
And the merry round moon will be rising soon,
For us to go sailing by.'

'Watchman, what of the night?'
'The tide flows in from the sea;
There's water to float a little cockboat
Will carry such fishers as we.'

'Watchman, what of the night?'
'The night is a fruitful time;
When to many a pair are born children fair,
To be christened at morning chime.'

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3. On the Death of Leopold: King of the Belgians
4. Trehill Well
5. The Delectable Day

Ada Cambridge (Cross) The Watchman ("Through jewelled windows in the walls")

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