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The Chamber Idyll

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The blue night falleth, the moon     Is over the hill; make fast,     Fasten the latch, I am tired: come soon,     Come! I would sleep at last     In your bosom, my love, my love!     The airy chamber above     Has the lattice ajar, that night     May breathe upon you and me, my love,     And the moon bless our marriage-rite--     Come, lassy, to bed, to bed!     The roof-thatch overhead     Shall cover the stars' bright eyes;     The fleecy quilt shall be coverlid     For your meek virginities,     And your wedding, my bride, my bride!     See, we are side to side,     Virgin in deed and name--     Come, for love will not be denied,     Tarry not, have no shame:     Are we not man and bride?     1894.

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