The dews descend, the soft and gentle dews;
Over the homeward meadows, stretching forth
Far into the gray mist, the cattle lie
Most tranquilly; the river’s silver swathes
Move not, or slumber silently along;
The cups of the water–lilies are not stirred
By passing eddies, but with countenance
Turned up to heaven, they lie and let the dark
Come down on them, and then they pass beneath
Into their wat’ry bed, till the young morn
Looks slant upon the surface of the stream.
And there, among the golden company,
Floats like a queen that grand and ancient flower,
With name that passing from the charm
(Henry Alford)
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