| William Wilfred Campbell, comp. The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse. 1913. | | | | Moonlight | | By Ethelwyn Wetherald (1857–1940) |
| | | WHEN I see the ghost of night | |
| Stealing through my window-pane, | |
| Silken sleep and silver light | |
| Struggle for my soul in vain; | |
| Silken sleep all balmily | 5 |
| Breathes upon my lids oppressed, | |
| Till I sudden start and see | |
| Ghostly fingers on my breast. | |
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| White and skyey visitant, | |
| Bringing beauty such as stings | 10 |
| All my inner soul to pant | |
| After undiscovered things, | |
| Spare me this consummate pain! | |
| Silken weavings intercreep | |
| Round my senses once again, | 15 |
| I am mortal—let me sleep. | | | | |
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