Thomas Westwood (1814-1888). Night of Spring. Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. 1922. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse

Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse. 1922.

Night of Spring

By Thomas Westwood (1814–1888)


SLOW, horses, slow,
As thro’ the wood we go—
We would count the stars in heaven,
Hear the grasses grow:

Watch the cloudlets few	5
Dappling the deep blue,
In our open palms outspread
Catch the blessèd dew.

Slow, horses, slow,
As thro’ the wood we go—	10
We would see fair Dian rise
With her huntress bow:

We would hear the breeze
Ruffling the dim trees,
Hear its sweet love-ditty set	15
To endless harmonies.

Slow, horses, slow,
As thro’ the wood we go—
All the beauty of the night
We would learn and know!	20