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676 A Night amid the Sea-ward Hills .
Stir all the leaves ; One bird , amid the hazel fluttering , A sleepy cry of fear is uttering ; And the scarce-audible sea , low-muttering , A dull sound weaves .
The fishermen ' s old boats , Like shore-ca 9 t things asleep—And nets , with shapeless floats , Lie on the shingle deep ; Amid them , one rough sentinel Strides as a lynx within his cell , Still to and fro , Tracking a smuggler's veering skiff , In the dim distance fugitive ; The sere grass stirs upon the cliff , With motion slow .
The Ocean ' s foamless lip Scarce breaths upon the beach ; The Moon and Hesper clip Its depths with amorous pleach , Beaming their love from south and west Over its mutely-panting breast , In paleness splendid ; And by the gush and crisp retreat Of its calm swell , their reflex fleet Is curved from my advancing feet , Or dim-extended .
The gather'd constellations The infinite blue bestud , Whose twinkling coruscations Cleave its ethereal flood , And yield the deep pale influence , Dim-scrutable to striving sense , Of shade and light : Murmurs pervade the concave hills , From echoed sounds and trickling rills ; And over all , the Night distills A dew-shower bright .
A solitude sublime Breathes on my breathless heart , And thoughts of death and time Into its depths depart : Immortal dreams above them gushing , My soul in all my veins is blushing With love divine—Spirit ! from me , let not this symbol'd story Of thine immensity pass transitory ; Let me not lose of thine in-hidden glory This outward , visible sign I
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