Put her vore-vinger up vor to meäke

Silence around lest sleepers mid weäke,

—in the night.

"Oh! then," I whisper'd, do I behold

—in the night.

Linda, my true-love, here in the cwold,

—in the night?"

"No," she meäde answer, "you do misteäke:

She is asleep, but I that do weäke,

Here be on watch, an' angel a-blest,