Poet

Robert Louis Stevenson

452 poems in the collection

About The Sheltered Garden Ground ABOUT the sheltered garden ground About The Sheltered Garden Ground ABOUT the sheltered garden ground A Child's Garden Of Verses For the long nights you lay awake Ad Magistrum Ludi NOW in the sky Ad Magistrum Ludi NOW in the sky Ad Martialem GO(D) knows, my Martial, if we two could be Ad Martialem GO(D) knows, my Martial, if we two could be Ad Nepotem O NEPOS, twice my neigh(b)our (since at home Ad Nepotem O NEPOS, twice my neigh(b)our (since at home Ad Olum CALL me not rebel, though { here at every word Ad Olum CALL me not rebel, though { here at every word Ad Piscatorem FOR these are sacred fishes all Ad Piscatorem FOR these are sacred fishes all Ad Quintilianum O CHIEF director of the growing race, Ad Quintilianum O CHIEF director of the growing race, Ad Se Ipsum DEAR sir, good-morrow! Five years back, Ad Se Ipsum DEAR sir, good-morrow! Five years back, After Reading "Antony And Cleopatra" As when the hunt by holt and field After Reading "Antony And Cleopatra" AS when the hunt by holt and field A Good Boy I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day, A Good Boy I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day, A Good Play We built a ship upon the stairs A Good Play We built a ship upon the stairs Air Of Diabelli's CALL it to mind, O my love. Air Of Diabelli's Call it to mind, O my love. An English Breeze UP with the sun, the breeze arose, An English Breeze UP with the sun, the breeze arose, Apologetic Postscript Of A Year Later If you see this song, my dear, Apologetic Postscript Of A Year Later IF you see this song, my dear, Armies in the Fire The lamps now glitter down the street; Armies In The Fire The lamps now glitter down the street; As In Their Flight The Birds Of Song As in their flight the birds of song As In Their Flight The Birds Of Song AS in their flight the birds of song As One Who Having Wandered All Night Long As one who having wandered all night long As One Who Having Wandered All Night Long AS one who having wandered all night long A Thought It is very nice to think A Thought It is very nice to think At Last She Comes At last she comes, O never more At Last She Comes AT last she comes, O never more At the Sea-Side When I was down beside the sea At The Sea-Side When I was down beside the sea Auntie's Skirts Whenever Auntie moves around, Auntie's Skirts Whenever Auntie moves around, Autumn Fires In the other gardens Autumn Fires In the other gardens A Valentine's Song MOTLEY I count the only wear A Valentine's Song MOTLEY I count the only wear Away With Funeral Music Away with funeral music - set Away With Funeral Music AWAY with funeral music - set Bed in Summer In winter I get up at night Bed In Summer In winter I get up at night Before This Little Gift Was Come Before this little gift was come Before This Little Gift Was Come BEFORE this little gift was come Behold, As Goblins Dark Of Mien BEHOLD, as goblins dark of mien Behold, As Goblins Dark Of Mien BEHOLD, as goblins dark of mien Block City What are you able to build with your blocks? Block City What are you able to build with your blocks? Christmas At Sea The sheets were frozen hard, and they cut the naked hand; Come From The Daisied Meadows HOME from the daisied meadows, where you linger yet - Come From The Daisied Meadows Home from the daisied meadows, where you linger yet - Come, Here Is Adieu To The City Come, here is adieu to the city Come, Here Is Adieu To The City COME, here is adieu to the city Come, My Beloved, Hear From Me Come, my beloved, hear from me Come, My Beloved, Hear From Me COME, my beloved, hear from me Consolation Though he, that ever kind and true, Death, To The Dead For Evermore Death, to the dead for evermore Death, To The Dead For Evermore DEATH, to the dead for evermore De Coenatione Micae Look round: You see a little supper room; De Coenatione Micae LOOK round: You see a little supper room; Dedication MY first gift and my last, to you Dedication-- My first gift and my last, to you Dedicatory Poem For "Underwoods" TO her, for I must still regard her Dedicatory Poem For "Underwoods" To her, for I must still regard her De Erotio Puella This girl was sweeter than the song of swans, De Erotio Puella THIS girl was sweeter than the song of swans, De Hortis Julii Martialis My Martial owns a garden, famed to please, De Hortis Julii Martialis MY Martial owns a garden, famed to please, De Ligurra You fear, Ligurra - above all, you long - De Ligurra YOU fear, Ligurra - above all, you long - De M. Antonio Now Antoninus, in a smiling age, De M. Antonio NOW Antoninus, in a smiling age, Duddingstone WITH caws and chirrupings, the woods Duddingstone WITH caws and chirrupings, the woods Early In The Morning I Hear On Your Piano EARLY in the morning I hear on your piano Early In The Morning I Hear On Your Piano EARLY in the morning I hear on your piano Envoy For "A Child's Garden Of Verses" Whether upon the garden seat Envoy For "A Child's Garden Of Verses" WHETHER upon the garden seat Epitaphium Erotii HERE lies Erotion, whom at six years old Epitaphium Erotii Here lies Erotion, whom at six years old Escape at Bedtime The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone out Escape At Bedtime The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone out Fair Isle At Sea FAIR Isle at Sea - thy lovely name Fair Isle At Sea FAIR Isle at Sea - thy lovely name Fairy Bread Come up here, O dusty feet! Fairy Bread Come up here, O dusty feet! Farewell FAREWELL, and when forth Farewell- Farewell, and when forth Farewell to the Farm The coach is at the door at last; Farewell To The Farm The coach is at the door at last; Fear Not, Dear Friend, But Freely Live Your Days FEAR not, dear friend, but freely live your days Fear Not, Dear Friend, But Freely Live Your Days FEAR not, dear friend, but freely live your days Fifteen Men On The Dead Man's Chest Fifteen men on the Dead Man's Chest — Fixed Is The Doom FIXED is the doom; and to the last of years Fixed Is The Doom FIXED is the doom; and to the last of years Flower God, God Of The Spring FLOWER god, god of the spring, beautiful, bountiful, Flower God, God Of The Spring FLOWER god, god of the spring, beautiful, bountiful, Foreign Children Little Indian, Sioux, or Crow, Foreign Children Little Indian, Sioux, or Crow, Foreign Lands Up into the cherry tree Foreign Lands Up into the cherry tree For Richmond's Garden Wall WHEN Thomas set this tablet here, For Richmond's Garden Wall WHEN Thomas set this tablet here, Frag1 About my fields, in the broad sun Frag1 About my fields, in the broad sun frag2 Tall as a guardsman, pale as the east at dawn, Frag2 Tall as a guardsman, pale as the east at dawn, fragments-- About my fields, in the broad sun Fragments About my fields, in the broad sun From a Railway Carriage Faster than fairies, faster than witches, From A Railway Carriage Faster than fairies, faster than witches, God Gave To Me A Child In Part God gave to me a child in part, God Gave To Me A Child In Part GOD gave to me a child in part, Go, Little Book - The Ancient Phrase GO, little book - the ancient phrase Go, Little Book - The Ancient Phrase GO, little book - the ancient phrase Good and Bad Children Children, you are very little, Good And Bad Children Children, you are very little, Good-Night Then the bright lamp is carried in, Good-Night Then the bright lamp is carried in, Had I The Power That Have The Will Had I the power that have the will, Had I The Power That Have The Will HAD I the power that have the will, Hail! Childish Slave Of Social Rules HAIL! Childish slaves of social rules Hail! Childish Slave Of Social Rules HAIL! Childish slaves of social rules Hail, Guest, And Enter Freely! HAIL, guest, and enter freely! All you see Hail, Guest, And Enter Freely! Hail, guest, and enter freely! All you see Happy Thought The world is so full of a number of things, Happy Thought The world is so full of a number of things, Heather Ale: A Galloway Legend From the bonny bells of heather Henry James Who comes to-night? We open the doors in vain. Henry James Who comes to-night? We open the doors in vain. Historical Associations Dear Uncle Jim. this garden ground Historical Associations Dear Uncle Jim. this garden ground Home, My Little Children, Hear Are Songs For You COME, my little children, here are songs for you; Home, My Little Children, Hear Are Songs For You COME, my little children, here are songs for you; I Am Like One That For Long Days Had Sate I AM like one that for long days had sate, I Am Like One That For Long Days Had Sate I AM like one that for long days had sate, I Do Not Fear To Own Me Kin I DO not fear to own me kin I Do Not Fear To Own Me Kin I DO not fear to own me kin I Dreamed Of Forest Alleys fair I. I Dreamed Of Forest Alleys Fair I. If This Were Faith God, if this were enough, If This Were Faith God, if this were enough, I Know Not How, But As I Count I KNOW not how, but as I count I Know Not How, But As I Count I KNOW not how, but as I count I Love To Be Warm By The Red Fireside I love to be warm by the red fireside, I Love To Be Warm By The Red Fireside I LOVE to be warm by the red fireside, In Charidemum YOU, Charidemus, who my cradle swung, In Charidemum YOU, Charidemus, who my cradle swung, In Lupum BEYOND the gates thou gav'st a field to till; In Lupum BEYOND the gates thou gav'st a field to till; In Maximum WOULDST thou be free? I think it not, indeed; In Maximum WOULDST thou be free? I think it not, indeed; I Now, O Friend, Whom Noiselessly The Snows I NOW, O friend, whom noiselessly the snows I Now, O Friend, Whom Noiselessly The Snows I NOW, O friend, whom noiselessly the snows In Port Last, to the chamber where I lie In Port Last, to the chamber where I lie In The Green And Gallant Spring IN the green and gallant Spring, In The Green And Gallant Spring IN the green and gallant Spring, In the Highlands In the highlands, in the country places, In The Highlands IN the highlands, in the country places, In The States With half a heart I wander here In The States With half a heart I wander here It Blows A Snowing Gale It blows a snowing gale in the winter of the year; It Blows A Snowing Gale IT blows a snowing gale in the winter of the year; It's Forth Across The Roaring Foam IT'S forth across the roaring foam, and on towards the west, It's Forth Across The Roaring Foam IT'S forth across the roaring foam, and on towards the west, I Who All The Winter Through I WHO all the winter through I Who All The Winter Through I who all the winter through I, Whom Apollo Somtime Visited I, WHOM Apollo sometime visited, I, Whom Apollo Somtime Visited I, WHOM Apollo sometime visited, I Will Make You Brooches I will make you brooches and toys for your delight Katherine We see you as we see a face Katherine We see you as we see a face Keepsake Mill Over the borders, a sin without pardon, Keepsake Mill Over the borders, a sin without pardon, Know You The River Near To Grez KNOW you the river near to Grez, Know You The River Near To Grez KNOW you the river near to Grez, Late, O Miller LATE, O miller, Late, O Miller LATE, O miller, Let Love Go, If Go She Will LET love go, if go she will. Let Love Go, If Go She Will LET love go, if go she will. Light As The Linnet On My Way I Start LIGHT as the linnet on my way I start, Light As The Linnet On My Way I Start LIGHT as the linnet on my way I start, Lo! In Thine Honest Eyes I Read LO! in thine honest eyes I read Lo! In Thine Honest Eyes I Read Lo! in thine honest eyes I read Long Time I Lay In Little Ease LONG TIME I LAY IN LITTLE EASE Long Time I Lay In Little Ease LONG TIME I LAY IN LITTLE EASE Lo, Now, My Guest LO, now, my guest, if aught amiss were said, Lo, Now, My Guest Lo, now, my guest, if aught amiss were said, Looking Forward When I am grown to man's estate Looking Forward When I am grown to man's estate Looking-Glass River Smooth it glides upon its travel, Looking-Glass River Smooth it glides upon its travel, Loud And Low In The Chimney LOUD and low in the chimney Loud And Low In The Chimney LOUD and low in the chimney Love's Vicissitudes AS Love and Hope together Love's Vicissitudes As Love and Hope together Love, What Is Love Love - what is love? A great and aching heart; Love, What Is Love LOVE - what is love? A great and aching heart; Man Sails The Deep Awhile MAN sails the deep awhile; Man Sails The Deep Awhile MAN sails the deep awhile; Marching Song Bring the comb and play upon it! Marching Song Bring the comb and play upon it! Men Are Heaven's Piers MEN are Heaven's piers; they evermore Men Are Heaven's Piers MEN are Heaven's piers; they evermore Mine Eyes Were Swift To Know Thee Mine eyes were swift to know thee, and my heart Mine Eyes Were Swift To Know Thee MINE eyes were swift to know thee, and my heart Music At The Villa Marina FOR some abiding central source of power, Music At The Villa Marina FOR some abiding central source of power, My Bed is a Boat My bed is like a little boat; My Bed Is A Boat My bed is like a little boat; My Body, Which My Dungeon Is My body which my dungeon is, My Heart, When First The Black-Bird Sings My heart, when first the blackbird sings, My Heart, When First The Black-Bird Sings MY heart, when first the blackbird sings, My House, I Say My house, I say. But hark to the sunny doves My Kingdom Down by a shining water well My Kingdom Down by a shining water well My Love Was Warm My love was warm; for that I crossed My Love Was Warm MY love was warm; for that I crossed My Shadow I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, My Shadow From Child's Garden of Verses My Ship and I O it's I that am the captain of a tidy little ship, My Ship And I O it's I that am the captain of a tidy little ship, My Treasures These nuts, that I keep in the back of the nest, My Treasures These nuts, that I keep in the back of the nest, My Wife Trusty, dusky, vivid, true, Ne Sit Ancillae Tibi Amor Pudor THERE'S just a twinkle in your eye Ne Sit Ancillae Tibi Amor Pudor THERE'S just a twinkle in your eye Nest Eggs Birds all the summer day Nest Eggs Birds all the summer day Night and Day When the golden day is done, Night And Day When the golden day is done, Now Bare To The Beholder's Eye NOW bare to the beholder's eye Now Bare To The Beholder's Eye NOW bare to the beholder's eye Now When The Number Of My Years NOW when the number of my years Now When The Number Of My Years NOW when the number of my years O Dull Cold Northern Sky O DULL cold northern sky, O Dull Cold Northern Sky- O DULL cold northern sky, On Now, Although The Year Be Done ON now, although the year be done, On Now, Although The Year Be Done ON now, although the year be done, Over The Land Is April OVER the land is April, Over The Land Is April OVER the land is April, Picture-Books in Winter Summer fading, winter comes-- Picture-Books In Winter Summer fading, winter comes-- Pirate Story Three of us afloat in the meadow by the swing, Pirate Story Three of us afloat in the meadow by the swing, Prayer I ASK good things that I detest, Prayer- I ask good things that I detest, Prelude BY sunny market-place and street Prelude- BY sunny market-place and street Rain The rain is raining all around, Rain The rain is raining all around, Requiem Under the wide and starry sky Requiem Under the wide and starry sky Romance I WILL make you brooches and toys for your delight Shadow March All around the house is the jet-black night; Shadow March All around the house is the jet-black night; Since Thou Hast Given Me This Good Hope, O God SINCE thou hast given me this good hope, O God, Since Thou Hast Given Me This Good Hope, O God SINCE thou hast given me this good hope, O God, Since Years Ago For Evermore Since years ago for evermore Since Years Ago For Evermore SINCE years ago for evermore Singing Of speckled eggs the birdie sings Singing Of speckled eggs the birdie sings Small Is The Trust When Love Is Green SMALL is the trust when love is green Small Is The Trust When Love Is Green SMALL is the trust when love is green So Live, So Love, So Use That Fragile Hour SO live, so love, so use that fragile hour, So Live, So Love, So Use That Fragile Hour SO live, so love, so use that fragile hour, Sonet Vi As in the hostel by the bridge I sate, Sonet VI As in the hostel by the bridge I sate, Sonnet I NOR judge me light, tho' light at times I seem, Sonnet I NOR judge me light, tho' light at times I seem, Sonnet Ii So shall this book wax like unto a well, Sonnet II- So shall this book wax like unto a well, Sonnet Iii I have a hoard of treasure in my breast; Sonnet III-- I have a hoard of treasure in my breast; Sonnet V Not undelightful, friend, our rustic ease Sonnet V Not undelightful, friend, our rustic ease Sonnet Vii The strong man's hand, the snow-cool head of age, Sonnet VII The strong man's hand, the snow-cool head of age, Sonnet Viii As Daniel, bird-alone, in that far land, Sonnet VIII--- As Daniel, bird-alone, in that far land, Soon Our Friends Perish SOON our friends perish, Soon Our Friends Perish SOON our friends perish, Spring Carol When loud by landside streamlets gush, Spring Carol WHEN loud by landside streamlets gush, Spring Song THE air was full of sun and birds, Spring Song- The air was full of sun and birds, Still I Love To Rhyme STILL I love to rhyme, and still more, rhyming, to wander Still I Love To Rhyme STILL I love to rhyme, and still more, rhyming, to wander St. Martin's Summer AS swallows turning backward St. Martin's Summer AS swallows turning backward Stout Marches Lead To Certain Ends STOUT marches lead to certain ends, Stout Marches Lead To Certain Ends Stout marches lead to certain ends, Strange Are The Ways Of Men STRANGE are the ways of men, Strange Are The Ways Of Men STRANGE are the ways of men, Summer Sun Great is the sun, and wide he goes Summer Sun Great is the sun, and wide he goes Swallows Travel To And Fro SWALLOWS travel to and fro, Swallows Travel To And Fro SWALLOWS travel to and fro, System Every night my prayers I say, System Every night my prayers I say, Tales Of Arabia YES, friend, I own these tales of Arabia Tales Of Arabia YES, friend, I own these tales of Arabia Tempest Tossed And Sore Afflicted TEMPEST tossed and sore afflicted, sin defiled and care oppressed, Tempest Tossed And Sore Afflicted TEMPEST tossed and sore afflicted, sin defiled and care oppressed, The Angler Rose, He Took His Rod THE angler rose, he took his rod, The Angler Rose, He Took His Rod The angler rose, he took his rod, The Bour-Tree Den CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, The Bour-Tree Den CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, The Celestial Surgeon IF I have faltered more or less The Clock's Clear Voice Into The Clearer Air THE cock's clear voice into the clearer air The Clock's Clear Voice Into The Clearer Air THE cock's clear voice into the clearer air The Cow The friendly cow all red and white, The Cow The friendly cow all red and white, The Dumb Soldier When the grass was closely mown, The Dumb Soldier When the grass was closely mown, The Far-Farers THE broad sun, The Far-Farers THE broad sun, The Feast Of Famine Marquesan Manners The Flowers All the names I know from nurse: The Flowers All the names I know from nurse: The Gardener The gardener does not love to talk, The Gardener The gardener does not love to talk, The Hayloft Through all the pleasant meadow-side The Hayloft Through all the pleasant meadow-side The Lamplighter My tea is nearly ready and the sun has left the sky. The Lamplighter My tea is nearly ready and the sun has left the sky. The Land of Counterpane When I was sick and lay a-bed, The Land Of Counterpane When I was sick and lay a-bed, The Land of Nod From breakfast on through all the day The Land Of Nod From breakfast on through all the day The Land of Story-Books At evening when the lamp is lit, The Land Of Story-Books At evening when the lamp is lit, The Light Keeper The brilliant kernel of the night, The Little Land When at home alone I sit The Little Land When at home alone I sit The Mirror Speaks Where the bells peal far at sea The Moon The moon has a face like the clock in the hall; The Moon The moon has a face like the clock in the hall; The Old Chimaeras. Old Recipts THE old Chimaeras, old receipts The Old Chimaeras. Old Recipts THE old Chimaeras, old receipts The Piper AGAIN I hear you piping, for I know the tune so well, - The Piper- AGAIN I hear you piping, for I know the tune so well, - The Relic Taken, What Avails The Shrine? THE relic taken, what avails the shrine? The Relic Taken, What Avails The Shrine? THE relic taken, what avails the shrine? There Was An Old Man Of The Cape There was an old man of the Cape The Sick Child CHILD. The Spaewife OH, I wad like to ken—to the beggar-wife says I— The Summer Sun Shone Round Me THE summer sun shone round me, The Summer Sun Shone Round Me THE summer sun shone round me, The Sun Travels The sun is not a-bed, when I The Sun Travels The sun is not a-bed, when I The Swing How do you like to go up in a swing, The Swing How do you like to go up in a swing, The Unseen Playmate When children are playing alone on the green, The Unseen Playmate When children are playing alone on the green, The Vagabond Give to me the life I love, The Vagabond Give to me the life I love, The Vanquished Knight I HAVE left all upon the shameful field, The Vanquished Knight I HAVE left all upon the shameful field, The Wind I saw you toss the kites on high The Wind I saw you toss the kites on high The Wind Blew Shrill And Smart THE wind blew shrill and smart, The Wind Blew Shrill And Smart THE wind blew shrill and smart, The Wind Is Without There And Howls In The Trees THE wind is without there and howls in the trees, The Wind Is Without There And Howls In The Trees THE wind is without there and howls in the trees, This Gloomy Northern Day THIS gloomy northern day, This Gloomy Northern Day THIS gloomy northern day, Though Deep Indifference Should Drowse THOUGH deep indifference should drowse Though Deep Indifference Should Drowse THOUGH deep indifference should drowse Thou Strainest Through The Mountain Fern THOU strainest through the mountain fern, Thou Strainest Through The Mountain Fern THOU strainest through the mountain fern, Time to Rise A birdie with a yellow bill Time To Rise A birdie with a yellow bill To Alison Cunningham, From Her Boy For the long nights you lay awake To All That Love The Far And Blue TO all that love the far and blue: To All That Love The Far And Blue TO all that love the far and blue: To any Reader As from the house your mother sees To Any Reader As from the house your mother sees To Auntie "Chief of our aunts"--not only I, To Auntie "Chief of our aunts"--not only I, To Charles Baxter OUR Johnie's deid. The mair's the pity! To Charles Baxter OUR Johnie's deid. The mair's the pity! To Friends At Home TO friends at home, the lone, the admired, the lost To Friends At Home TO friends at home, the lone, the admired, the lost To Madame Garschine WHAT is the face, the fairest face, till Care, To Madame Garschine WHAT is the face, the fairest face, till Care, To Marcus YOU have been far, and I To Marcus YOU have been far, and I To Mesdames Zassetsky And Garschine THE wind may blaw the lee-gang way To Mesdames Zassetsky And Garschine THE wind may blaw the lee-gang way To Minnie The red room with the giant bed To Minnie The red room with the giant bed To Miss Cornish THEY tell me, lady, that to-day To Miss Cornish THEY tell me, lady, that to-day To Mrs. Macmarland IN Schnee der Alpen - so it runs To Mrs. Macmarland In Schnee der Alpen - so it runs To Mrs. Will. H. Low. Even in the bluest noonday of July, To My Mother You too, my mother, read my rhymes To My Mother You too, my mother, read my rhymes To My Name-Child 1 To My Name-Child 1 To N. V. De G. S. THE UNFATHOMABLE sea, and time, and tears, To Ottilie YOU remember, I suppose, To Ottilie YOU remember, I suppose, To Rosabelle WHEN my young lady has grown great and staid, To Rosabelle WHEN my young lady has grown great and staid, To Sydney NOT thine where marble-still and white To Sydney- NOT thine where marble-still and white To The Commissioners Of Northern Lights I SEND to you, commissioners, To The Commissioners Of Northern Lights I SEND to you, commissioners, To the Muse Resign the rhapsody, the dream, To The Muse Resign the rhapsody, the dream, To What Shall I Compare Her? TO what shall I compare her, To What Shall I Compare Her? TO what shall I compare her, To Will H. Low Youth now flees on feathered foot To Willie and Henrietta If two may read aright To Willie And Henrietta If two may read aright Travel I should like to rise and go Travel I should like to rise and go Underwoods: Epigram Of all my verse, like not a single line; Variant Form Of The Preceding Poem COME to me, all ye that labour; I will give your spirits rest; Variant Form Of The Preceding Poem COME to me, all ye that labour; I will give your spirits rest; Voluntary HERE in the quiet eve Voluntary HERE in the quiet eve Wedding Prayer Lord, behold our family here assembled. What Man May Learn, What Man May Do WHAT man may learn, what man may do, What Man May Learn, What Man May Do WHAT man may learn, what man may do, When The Sun Come After Rain WHEN the sun comes after rain When The Sun Come After Rain WHEN the sun comes after rain Where Go the Boats? Dark brown is the river, Where Go The Boats? Dark brown is the river, Whole Duty Of Children A child should always say what's true Whole Duty Of Children A child should always say what's true Windy Nights Whenever the moon and stars are set, Windy Nights Whenever the moon and stars are set, Winter-Time Late lies the wintry sun a-bed, Winter-Time Late lies the wintry sun a-bed, You Looked So Tempting In The Pew YOU looked so tempting in the pew, You Looked So Tempting In The Pew YOU looked so tempting in the pew, Young Night-Thought All night long and every night, Young Night-Thought All night long and every night, Youth And Love To the heart of youth the world is a highwayside.

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