A Selection from the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick






31. THE BELL-MAN

     From noise of scare-fires rest ye free
     From murders, Benedicite;
     From all mischances that may fright
     Your pleasing slumbers in the night
     Mercy secure ye all, and keep
     The goblin from ye, while ye sleep.
     —Past one a clock, and almost two,—
     My masters all, 'Good day to you.'

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