• From the Chinese by William. R. Alger

    SHE says, “The cock crows,—hark!”
    He says, “No! still ’t is dark.”

    She says, “The dawn grows bright,”
    He says, “O no, my Light.”

    She says, “Stand up and say,
    Gets not the heaven gray?”

    He says, “The morning star
    Climbs the horizon’s bar.”

    She says, “Then quick depart:
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