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James Whitcomb Riley - At Noon--And MidnightJames Whitcomb Riley - At Noon--And Midnight
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Far in the night, and yet no rest for him! The pillow next his own   The wife`s sweet face in slumber pressed--yet he awake--alone!     alone!   In vain he courted sleep;--one thought would ever in his heart     arise,--   The harsh words that at noon had brought the teardrops to her eyes.   Slowly on lifted arm he raised and listened. All was still as death;   He touched her forehead as he gazed, and listened yet, with bated     breath:   Still silently, as though he prayed, his lips moved lightly as she     slept--   For God was with him, and he laid his face with hers and wept.
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