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 The night has a thousand eyes,
 And the day but one;
  Yet the light of the bright read more 
 The night has a thousand eyes,
 And the day but one;
  Yet the light of the bright world dies
   With the dying sun.
    The mind has a thousand eyes,
     And the heart but one:
      Yet the light of a whole life dies
       When love is done. 
 Dark the Night, with breath all flowers,
 And tender broken voice that fills
  With ravishment the listening read more 
 Dark the Night, with breath all flowers,
 And tender broken voice that fills
  With ravishment the listening hours,--
   Whisperings, wooings,
    Liquid ripples, and soft ring-dove cooings
     In low-toned rhythm that love's aching stills!
      Dark the night
       Yet is she bright,
        For in her dark she brings the mystic star,
         Trembling yet strong, as is the voice of love,
          From some unknown afar. 
 'Tis the witching hour of night,
 Orbed is the moon and bright,
  And the stars they glisten, read more 
 'Tis the witching hour of night,
 Orbed is the moon and bright,
  And the stars they glisten, glisten,
   Seeming with bright eyes to listen-
    For what listen they? 
 For the night
 Shows stars and women in a better light.  
 For the night
 Shows stars and women in a better light. 
 Now deep in ocean sunk the lamp of light,
 And drew behind the cloudy vale of night.  
 Now deep in ocean sunk the lamp of light,
 And drew behind the cloudy vale of night. 
 The stars are forth, the moon above the tops
 Of the snow-shining mountains--Beautiful!
  I linger yet with read more 
 The stars are forth, the moon above the tops
 Of the snow-shining mountains--Beautiful!
  I linger yet with Nature, for the night
   Hath been to me a more familiar face
    Than that of man; and in her starry shade
     Of dim and solitary loveliness
      I learn'd the language of another world. 
 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep 
falleth on men.  
 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep 
falleth on men. 
A man can do only what a man can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep read more
A man can do only what a man can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.
Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others read more
Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep