p.

(Later in the evening)

Now I am going to quote you a little
verse of poetry which took my fancy while
reading today.

"After a Sleep"
Night- and this strong will stifled
Night- and the fancy waned,
Night- and the memory beggared,
Night- and the spirit drained,
Like a stream with driftwood encumbered,
Or a dumb and frozen land;
Like a flower that pales in the shadow,
A bird that swoons in the hand!

Morn- and the faint will strengthened
Morn- and the fancy glows,
Morn- and the memory rich-laden,
Morn- and the spirit flows
Like a bird with a carol [up?]
Like a land in the showers of spring,
Like a flower in the sunlight smiling
Like a stream when the floodgates swing!
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Isn't it beautiful - Darling?