Nature
XX
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Nature
After the grim daylight,
Night--
Night and the stars and the sea!
Only the sea, and the stars
And the star-shown sails and spars--
Naught else in the night for me!
Over the northern height,
Light--
Light and the dawn of a day
With nothing for me but a breast
Laboured with love's unrest,
And the irk of an idle May!
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MLA
Henley, William Ernest. “XX.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/henley/105/.
Chicago
Henley, William Ernest. “XX.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/henley/105/.
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