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DAY AND NIGHT by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH

Poet Analysis

First Line: DAY IS A SNOW-WHITE DOVE OF HEAVEN
Last Line: WRAPPED TO THE EYES IN HIS BLACK WINGS.
Subject(s): DAY; NIGHT; BEDTIME;
DAY is a snow-white Dove of heaven
That from the East glad message brings:
Night is a stealthy, evil Raven,
Wrapped to the eyes in his black wings.



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