Out of the shadows of night
The world rolls into light;
It is daybreak everywhere."
One of his latest sonnets is entitled Chimes.
"Sweet chimes! that in the loneliness of night
Salute the passing hour, and in the dark
And silent chambers of the household mark
The movements of the myriad orbs of light!"
This was sung of the beautiful clock that
"Half-way up the stairs it stands"