Still as On windless nights The moon-cast shadows are, So still will be my heart when I Am dead.

Still as On windless nights The moon-cast shadows are, So still will be my heart when I Am dead.

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With night's Dim veil and blue I will cover my eyes, I will bind close my eyes that are So weary.

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