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NIGHT MAGIC by RUTH ELLIOT

First Line: WHEN THE WAIL OF THE SWAMPS AND THE
Last Line: THAT'S A BREATH OF ETERNITY.
Subject(s): MOON; NIGHT; BEDTIME;
WHEN the wail of the swamps and the marsh-hen's call,
And the moan of the southern pine
All meet 'neath the rays of a yellow moon,
And the charm of a hoot-owl's whine
In the magic sway of a southern night,
And the call of the southern sea,
There's a thrill to life and a rush of joy
That's a breath of eternity.



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