The Watchman by Charles Kingsley — Read

'Watchman, what of the night? ' / 'The stars are out in the sky; / And the merry round moon will be rising soon, / For us to go sailing by.'

'Watchman, what of the night? ' / 'The tide flows in from the sea; / There's water to float a little cockboat / Will carry such fishers as we.'

'Watchman, what of the night? ' / 'The night is a fruitful time; / When to many a pair are born children fair, / To be christened at morning chime.'

1849.