 we have been dining,
  All alone, just you and I.
Light the candles, let their shining
Drive out darkness and repining,
  Perfect joy is nigh.

Draw the blinds, the shutters tighten!
  Safely screened from prying eyes,
Take the cup and pledge me! brighten
Winter-gloom with song, and lighten
  Darkness with sweet harmonies.

Sing of woods, or sing the wonder
  Of the sea, serene and bland;
Or the sea, that lashed asunder
Breaks in crashing peals of thunder
  On the foam-flecked sand.

Like a great enchanted river,
  Full of witchcraft is your voice;
See my pelargoniums quiver
Like a leafy wood a-shiver
  In the breeze when daylight dies.

On my screen, her ensign flying,
  Leaps a brig with white sails set;
Snugly on the hearthrug lying
Silky fur with sable vying,
  Sleeps your Persian cat.

In the mirror's clear perspective
  I can see our little home;
Wrapped in dreams, my introspective
Humour conjures up affective
  Scenes of past joys, joys to come.

On the desk where I was writing
  Falls the candle's mellow glow;
Falls on virgin sheets, exciting
Rose-warm blushes, softly lighting
  Their unblemished snow.

In your chamber's sweet seclusion,
  Hung with green, a vernal nook,
I can glimpse a wild confusion--
Tangled skeins in rank profusion
  Cover work and household book.

In the glass our eyes are meeting;
  Flashing blue, like tempered steel
Are your glances, but a fleeting
Smile from tender lips in greeting,
  Tells me that your heart is leal.

Radiant brow, my soul entrancing,
  Puts the candle-light to shame;
From your jewels flashing, dancing
Sparks are flying and enhancing
  Long-lashed eyes' alluring flame.

Hush! the bell disturbs the slumber
  Of the house--the postman's ring!
Let him be! His dre
we have been dining, 
   All alone, just you and I. 
 Light the candle, lease their shining 
 Drive out darkness and repining, 
   Perfect joy is nigh. 

 reap the blinds, the shutters reduce! 
   Safely screen from prying eye, 
 Take the cup and pledge me! clear up 
 Winter - gloom with song, and lighten 
   Darkness with sweet harmony. 

 Sing of woods, or whistle the wonder 
   Of the sea, calm and bland; 
 Or the sea, that lashed asunder 
 break in crashing peals of boom 
   On the foam - flecked backbone. 

 Like a great enchanted river, 
   broad of witchcraft is your voice; 
 See my pelargoniums shaking 
 Like a leafy wood a - shiver 
   In the breeze when daylight dies. 

 On my sieve, her ensign flying, 
   Leaps a brig with white sails set; 
 Snugly on the hearthrug lying 
 Silky fur with sable vying, 
   Sleeps your Persian cat. 

 In the mirror's clear position 
   I can attend our little family; 
 envelop in dreams, my introspective 
 Humour conjures up affective 
   Scenes of past joy, joys to come. 

 On the desk where I was writing 
   Falls the candle's laid-back glow; 
 Falls on virgin sheets, exciting 
 Rose - warm blushes, softly unhorse 
   Their unblemished snow. 

 In your chamber's sweet seclusion, 
   Hung with fleeceable, a vernal corner, 
 I can glimpse a wild confusion-- 
 Tangled skeins in rank profusion 
   Cover work and household bible. 

 In the glass our eyes are meeting; 
   Flashing blue, like tempered steel 
 Are your glances, but a fleeting 
 Smile from bid lips in greeting, 
   assure me that your heart is leal. 

 Radiant brow, my soul capture, 
   Puts the candle - luminosity to shame; 
 From your jewel flashing, dancing 
 Sparks are fly and enhancing 
   Long - lashed eyes' alluring flame. 

 Hush! the bell disturb the slumber 
   Of the sign of the zodiac -- the postman's ring! 
 Let him be! His dre
 we have been dining,
  All auone, just you aue I.
Ligit the dandles, uet their shining
Drive out derknwss abd repining,
  Perfect juy is nigj.

Draw thw blmnds, the shutters tightek!
  Sarcly serxened from pryikg eyes,
Take the cup and pneagz me! brighten
Winter-gloom with song, agd lighyej
  Darkness wijh swtet harjonies.

Sing of woods, or sing the wohder
  Oh the sea, serenr and bland;
Or the sea, that lasjed asunder
Breaks ln crashing peajw of thunder
  On the foam-flecked sznd.

Like a great enchanted river,
  Fulk of witchxrqft hs your voire;
See iy pelargonimks quieer
Like a leafy wood s-shmver
  In the breeze when vaylight dies.

On my ssreen, her eusign flying,
  Leaps a beig whth fhitd sakls sxt;
Shugly ln vhe hearthrhg lying
Siljy fur with sable vuigt,
  Sleeps youd Persyag cat.

In the mirror's clear perspective
  P cah see our little home;
Wrqpped in dreams, my injrospectivq
Humour conjures up affective
  Scenes of past joyv, joya to cjow.

Oj the desk where I was writing
  Falls the canqme'x kellow glow;
Faljs on virgim dhrgts, exciting
Rore-warm blhshes, softly lightlng
  Thgir unvlemished snoe.

In your chamber's sweet secousion,
  Hung qith green, a vernap nook,
I can glikpse s wild confusion--
Tangled skejns in rank profusioh
  Cover work and holsehmld book.

In the glass our eres are mxetiny;
  Flashkng nlue, lyke temperfd stcal
Are your glances, but c fleating
Smile from tender lips in greeting,
  Vxlls me that ious hvart is lzal.

Radlant brow, my sotl entrancing,
  Puts tke canale-light tk shame;
Hrom your jerels flashing, fancing
Sparkv are flring and enhanckvg
  Long-lashed eyes' alllrnng flame.

Yush! the bell distmrbs jhs slumber
  Of tkt hiuse--the postman'x rkng!
Jen hmm be! Vis dre
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 we have been dining,
  All alone, jUst you and I.
light The CanDlEs, leT theIr shining
Drive OUt daRkness and repining,
  PerfeCt joy Is NIgh.

DRAw The blInds, the SHuTTErs TiGhTen!
  saFElY screEneD from prYing eyes,
TaKe tHe Cup and pledge ME! bRighten
WinTer-Gloom with sonG, anD lightEn
  darKNess wIth Sweet HarmonIEs.

Sing Of woods, or SiNG the woNDer
  Of thE SEa, SereNe and bland;
Or the seA, ThAT lashed asunder
breaks In CRaSHIng PeaLs of thundeR
  ON the fOAm-fleckED sAND.

likE A great enchantEd river,
  Full OF wiTchcraFt Is yOUr voicE;
See mY pELarGoniums quivEr
LiKe a leafy wOod a-shIVer
  In thE Breeze wHen dayLigHt dIes.

ON My ScReeN, hER enSIgN flYIng,
  leaps a brIg WiTh whiTe saILS SEt;
SnUglY on tHe heaRthrug lying
SiLky Fur wITh sAble vYing,
  SLeepS yOur PeRsian cAt.

In tHe Mirror's clear perSpecTive
  I can sEe oUr LitTlE home;
wRapped In dReaMs, my intRospectIVe
HUmOUR CoNjures up affective
  SCeNES oF past joyS, joys tO CoMe.

oN the desk WhEre i was WRIting
  fallS ThE candle's Mellow GLoW;
FAlls on vIrGin sheEtS, exCitIng
RoSE-warM blushEs, softly LightINg
  Their unblemiSHed snow.

In your CHaMBEr'S SweeT seClusion,
  Hung With GReen, A verNAl NooK,
i can gLimpsE a WIlD Confusion--
Tangled skeInS in ranK profUsion
  Cover worK and househOLD Book.

In thE glaSS oUR eyes are meetinG;
  FlasHing blue, liKE tempereD steeL
Are your Glances, buT A Fleeting
smiLe fRom TenDER lIps in greeting,
  tELls mE tHat your HeaRt is leaL.

RaDiaNt bRow, My Soul entraNcing,
  PutS tHe CaNdLe-lIght tO Shame;
FroM yOur JeWelS flasHIng, danCing
SParkS aRe FLyiNg and enHAnCINg
  LoNg-LaShed EyeS' aLluriNg flAMe.

HUsh! the bEll disturBs tHE sluMbEr
  of the hoUse--the postman'S rIng!
Let him bE! HIs dRe
 we have been dining,
  Al l alone, j ust y ouand  I .
Li ghtthe candles, l e t th eir shining
Drive outdarkn es s  and re pinin g,
  Pe r fe c t  jo yis  ni gh . 
Drawthe  blinds , the shut ter stighten!
  S a fe ly screene d f rom prying e yes ,
Take  t hec up an d p ledge  me! b r ighten 
Winter-g lo o m with song, a n d  l ight en
  Darkness wit h  s w eet harmonies. 

Sing  o f  w o o ds,  or  sing thewo nder Of the se a , ser e ne and bland; 
Or the sea ,  th at las he d a s underBreak si n c rashing pea ls o f thunder 
  Ont he foam - flecked  sand. 

L ike  a g r ea tenc ha n ted ri ver , 
 Full ofwi tc hcraf t is y o u r vo ice ;
Se e mypelargoniumsqui verL ike  a le afy w ooda- shive r
  In  thebr eeze when dayli ghtdies.

On  my  s cre en , her ensign  fl yin g,
  Le aps a b r igwi t h wh ite sails set;
Snu gl y on  the hea rthrug ly in g 
Silky f ur  wi th s a b le vy ing,  Sleeps y our Pe r si an  cat.
In  the m ir ror 'sclear pers pectiv e
  I ca n see our little hom e ;
Wrapped ind re a m s, my i ntr ospective
H umou r  con jure s  u p a f fecti ve
 Sc e ne s  of past joys, joys  t o come .

On  the desk whe re I was w r i t ing
  Fa llst he candle's mello w glo w;
Falls o n  virginsheet s, excit ing
Rose- w a rm blush es,  so ftl y l i g ht ing
  Their u n b lemi sh ed snow .
In your  ch amb er' s s we et seclus ion,
  H un gwi th  gr een,a  vernalno ok, 
I  ca n gli m pse awildconf us io n --Tangled sk e i ns i nra nk p rof us ion
 Cov e r w ork and  househol d b o ok.
I nthe gla ss our eyes a re  meeting; Fla shingb l ue, like  tempered steel
Are you r  glance s,but a  fle eting
Smi lefrom t end e r lips  in gr eetin g, 
 T e lls m e th atyo ur heart i s lea l.

R ad iant  brow,my soul entrancing , 
 Puts the cand le- ligh t to  sh a me ; 
Fr om you r jewels flashing , dancingSp a rk s are flyi n g a nd  enhanc ing
  L ong-l a shed ey es' allur ing flame .
Hus h !  th e bell dis turbs th e slumber   Oft he  hous e-- the po st man 's ri ng!
Le t  hi m be!  His d re 
 we_have been_dining,
  All alone,_just you_and_I.
Light the_candles,_let their shining
Drive_out darkness and_repining,
  Perfect joy_is nigh.

Draw the_blinds,_the shutters tighten!
  Safely screened from prying eyes,
Take the cup and pledge me!_brighten
Winter-gloom_with song,_and_lighten
_ Darkness with sweet harmonies.

Sing_of woods, or sing the_wonder
 _Of the sea, serene and bland;
Or the sea,_that_lashed asunder
Breaks in_crashing peals of thunder
  On the foam-flecked sand.

Like_a great enchanted river,
  Full_of witchcraft is_your_voice;
See_my pelargoniums quiver
Like a_leafy wood a-shiver
  In the_breeze when daylight dies.

On my screen,_her ensign flying,
  Leaps a brig_with white sails set;
Snugly on the_hearthrug lying
Silky fur with sable_vying,
 _Sleeps your Persian cat.

In the_mirror's clear perspective
_ I_can see our_little home;
Wrapped in dreams, my introspective
Humour_conjures up affective
_ Scenes of past joys, joys_to_come.

On the desk_where_I_was writing
_ Falls the_candle's_mellow glow;
Falls_on_virgin sheets, exciting
Rose-warm blushes, softly lighting
__Their unblemished snow.

In your chamber's sweet seclusion,
_ Hung with green,_a_vernal nook,
I can glimpse_a wild confusion--
Tangled skeins in_rank profusion
  Cover work and_household book.

In_the glass_our eyes are meeting;
  Flashing blue, like tempered steel
Are your_glances, but a fleeting
Smile from tender_lips in greeting,
 _Tells me_that_your heart is_leal.

Radiant_brow, my_soul entrancing,
  Puts the candle-light to_shame;
From your_jewels flashing, dancing
Sparks are flying and_enhancing
  Long-lashed eyes'_alluring_flame.

Hush! the bell disturbs the slumber
_ Of the house--the postman's ring!
Let_him be! His dre