That steals along the stilly ground.

O dawn of day, in rosy bower,

What art thou to this witching hour?

O noon of day, in sunshine bright, 15

What art thou to the fall of night?

Joanna Baillie.

CLXXXVIII
THE LONELY.

She was a queen of noble Nature’s crowning,

A smile of her’s was like an act of grace;

She had no winsome looks, no pretty frowning,