Time & Brevity
Written at Midnight
From Poems (1814)
Time & Brevity
While thro’ the broken pane the tempest sighs,
And my step falters on the faithless floor,
Shades of departed joys around me rise,
With many a face that smiles on me no more;
With many a voice that thrills of transport gave,
Now silent as the grass that tufts their grave!
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MLA
Rogers, Samuel. “Written at Midnight.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rogers_s/14/.
Chicago
Rogers, Samuel. “Written at Midnight.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rogers_s/14/.
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