Dear Night! this world's defeat; The stop to busy fools; care's check and curb; The day of spirits; my soul's calm retreat Which none disturb! Christ's progress, and His prayer-time; The hours to which high Heaven cloth chime.
Henry Vaughan
(1622 - 1695)
Source: Silex Scintillans, 1655. The Night.
Add to Library | Favorites

Help



