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...mist resembles the rain. Come, read to me some poem, Some simple and heartfelt lay, That shall soothe this restless feeling, And banish the thoughts of...Their mighty thoughts suggest Life's endless toil and endeavor; And to-night I long for rest. Read from some humbler poet, Whose songs gushed from his heart,...

..."The Day Is Done" (1844): Come, read to me some poem, Some simple and heartfelt lay, That shall soothe this restless feeling. And banish the thoughts of...distant footsteps echo Through the corridors of Time. Read from some humbler poet, Whose songs gushed from his heart, As showers from the clouds of summer,...

...to me some poem. Some simple and heartfelt lay. That shall soothe this restless feeling, And hanish the thoughts of day. Not from the grand old masters. Not from the hards suhlime, Whose distant footsteps echo Through the corridors of Time. Read from some humbler poet,...

...mist resembles the rain. Come, read to me some poem, Some simple and heartfelt lay, That shall soothe this restless feeling. And banish the thoughts of...Their mighty thoughts suggest Life's endless toil and endeavor; And to-night I long for rest. Read from some humbler poet, As showers from the clouds of...