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Good-night in War-time

by Sydney Dobell 1824–1874

From The Poetical Works, ed. John Nichol (1875), vol. 1

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The stars we saw arise are high above,
And yet our Evensong seems sung too soon.
Good-Night! I lay my hand — with such a love
As thou wert brother of my blood — upon
Thy shoulder, and methinks beneath the moon
Those sisters, Anglia and Caledon,
Lean towards each other. Aye, for Man is one
We are a host ruled by one trumpet-call,
Where each, armed in his sort, makes as he may
The general motion. The well-tuned array
We see; yet to what victory in what wars
We see not; but like the revolving stars
Move on ourselves. The total march of all
Or men or stars God knows. Lord, lead us on!

MLA

Dobell, Sydney. “Good-night in War-time.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dobell/29/.

Chicago

Dobell, Sydney. “Good-night in War-time.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dobell/29/.

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