| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| The End of the Day |
| | | Duncan Campbell Scott (1862–1947) |
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| I HEAR the bells at eventide | |
| Peal slowly one by one, | |
| Near and far off they break and glide, | |
| Across the stream float faintly beautiful | |
| The antiphonal bells of Hull; | 5 |
| The day is done, done, done, | |
| The day is done. | |
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| The dew has gathered in the flowers | |
| Like tears from some unconscious deep, | |
| The swallows whirl around the towers, | 10 |
| The light runs out beyond the long cloud bars, | |
| And leaves the single stars; | |
| ’T is time for sleep, sleep, sleep, | |
| ’T is time for sleep. | |
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| The hermit thrush begins again, | 15 |
| Timorous eremite, | |
| That song of risen tears and pain, | |
| As if the one he loved was far away: | |
| “Alas! another day—” | |
| “And now Good-Night, Good-Night,” | 20 |
| “Good-Night.” | |
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