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A gentle kiss—I leave my sleepless couch,
And wander forth to view the beauties
Of the night, uninterrupted;
Reclined upon the green and daisied turf,
Pleas'd I survey the lovely scene before me.
A soft delight steals o'er my charmed senses,
And soothes my bosom into peace.
By the mild influence of surrounding
Loveliness each wayward wish is hush'd,
And my so lately ruffled breast
Is calm as yonder rippling streamlet.
And wander forth to view the beauties
Of the night, uninterrupted;
Reclined upon the green and daisied turf,
Pleas'd I survey the lovely scene before me.
A soft delight steals o'er my charmed senses,
And soothes my bosom into peace.
By the mild influence of surrounding
Loveliness each wayward wish is hush'd,
And my so lately ruffled breast
Is calm as yonder rippling streamlet.
