| William Wilfred Campbell, comp. The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse. 1913. | | | | The End of the Day | | By Duncan Campbell Scott (1862–1947) |
| | | I HEAR the bells at eventide | |
| Peal slowly one by one, | |
| Near and far off they break and glide, | |
| Across the stream float faintly beautiful | |
| The antiphonal bells of Hull; | 5 |
| The day is done, done, done, | |
| The day is done. | |
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| The dew has gathered in the flowers | |
| Like tears from some unconscious deep, | |
| The swallows whirl around the towers, | 10 |
| And light runs out beyond the long cloud bars, | |
| And leaves the single stars; | |
| ’Tis time for sleep, sleep, sleep, | |
| ’Tis time for sleep. | |
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| The hermit thrush begins again, | 15 |
| Timorous eremite, | |
| That song of risen tears and pain, | |
| As if the one he loved was far away; | |
| ‘Alas! another day—’ | |
| ‘And now Good-night, Good-Night,’ | 20 |
| ‘Good-Night.’ | | | | |
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