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There is this ineffable charm of scenery and sound in these lines from 'Night':—

The same simple and tender mood of soul that originated such child-melodies as 'Gentle Jesus, meek and mild,' which brings tears down the cheeks of the ruggedest sailor, and has touched the secret fount of tears in many an unconfessing heart, handled this 'rural pen' and 'stained that water clear' and wrote that happy song—