OFT, IN THE STILLY NIGHT
Poetry
Ere slumber's chain has bound me,
Fond memory brings the light
Of other days around me;
The smiles, the tears,
Of boyhood's years,
The words of love then spoken,
The eyes than shone;
Now dimm'd and gone,
The cheerful hearts now broken!
Thus, in the stilly night,
Ere Slumber"s chain hath bound me,
Sad memory brings the light
Of other days around me.
When I remember all
The friends, so link'd together,
I've seen around me fall,
Like leaves in wintry weather;
I feel like one
Who treads alone
Some Banquet-hall deserted,
Whose lights are fled,
Whose garlands dead,
And all but he departed!
Thus, in the stilly night,
Ere slumber's chain has bound me,
Sad memory brings the light
Of other Days around me.
Glossary
oft often
stilly quiet, calm
slumber deep sleep
tread to walk
banquet a formal meal for a large number of people usually on a special occasion
departed dead
2. Stopping by on a snowy evening
Oft, in the Stilly Night
Thomas Moore
Oft, in the stilly night,Ere slumber's chain has bound me,
Fond memory brings the light
Of other days around me;
The smiles, the tears,
Of boyhood's years,
The words of love then spoken,
The eyes than shone;
Now dimm'd and gone,
The cheerful hearts now broken!
Thus, in the stilly night,
Ere Slumber"s chain hath bound me,
Sad memory brings the light
Of other days around me.
When I remember all
The friends, so link'd together,
I've seen around me fall,
Like leaves in wintry weather;
I feel like one
Who treads alone
Some Banquet-hall deserted,
Whose lights are fled,
Whose garlands dead,
And all but he departed!
Thus, in the stilly night,
Ere slumber's chain has bound me,
Sad memory brings the light
Of other Days around me.
Glossary
oft often
stilly quiet, calm
slumber deep sleep
tread to walk
banquet a formal meal for a large number of people usually on a special occasion
departed dead
Related Poems:-
1. The Inchcape Rock2. Stopping by on a snowy evening
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