THE WATCHMAN
Reading edition
‘Watchman, what of the night?’ ‘The stars are out in the sky; And the merry round moon will be rising soon, For us to go sailing by.’
‘Watchman, what of the night?’ ‘The tide flows in from the sea; There’s water to float a little cockboat Will carry such fishers as we.’
‘Watchman, what of the night?’ ‘The night is a fruitful time; When to many a pair are born children fair, To be christened at morning chime.’
1849.