That the woods are deep, and the rivers too,

And the roses and lilies laugh at you?

O there are thousands of places as well!

So be quiet, I pray, and no nonsense tell.

Oh yes, but faces of kindness are there,

Which brighten the flowers and freshen the air;

Sweetly at morn our eyes do rest

On those whom waking thoughts have blest,

And guarded in sleep by a magic spell,

O’er which “Good-nights” are sentinel.