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FIRST SPIRIT: / O thou, who plumed with strong desire / Wouldst float above the earth, beware! / A Shadow tracks thy flight of fire- / Night is coming! / Bright are the regions of the air, / And among the winds and beams / It were delight to wander there- / Night is coming!
SECOND SPIRIT: / The deathless stars are bright above; / If I would cross the shade of night, / Within my heart is the lamp of love, / And that is day! / And the moon will smile with gentle light / On my golden plumes where'er they move; / The meteors will linger round my flight, / And make night day.