Citation - New York Journal-New York: 1771.11.14

NYJ-N.771.162
14 Nov 1771:41 (1506)
A NIGHT SCENE.
Now shooting o'er the flood his fervid blaze
The red-brow'd sun withdraws his beamy rays.
Calm twilight now his drowsy mantle spreads,
And shade on shade, the gloom still deep'ning, sheds;
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The watchman's carol, echoed from the prows,
Alone, at times awakes the still repose.
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