Nature
At Night
From The Wild Knight and Other Poems (1900)
Nature
How many million stars there be,
That only God hath numberéd;
But this one only chosen for me
In time before her face was fled.
Shall not one mortal man alive
Hold up his head?
Cite this poem
MLA
Chesterton, G. K. “At Night.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/chesterton/95/.
Chicago
Chesterton, G. K. “At Night.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/chesterton/95/.
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