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Francis William Bourdillon on Christmas

d. 1921 England

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The Night has a thousand eyes,
And the Day but one;
Yet the light of the bright world dies
With the dying sun. The mind has a thousand eyes,
And the heart but one;
Yet the light of a whole life dies
When love is done.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Francis William Bourdillon (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.