From plants that wake when others sleep.
From timid jasmine buds that keep
Their odour to themselves all day,
But when the sunlight dies away
Let the delicious secret out
To every breeze that roams about.


Gems of National Poetry (1880)


From plants that wake when others sleep. From timid jasmine buds that keep Their odour to themselves all day, But when the sunlight dies away Let the ...

From plants that wake when others sleep. From timid jasmine buds that keep Their odour to themselves all day, But when the sunlight dies away Let the ...

From plants that wake when others sleep. From timid jasmine buds that keep Their odour to themselves all day, But when the sunlight dies away Let the ...

From plants that wake when others sleep. From timid jasmine buds that keep Their odour to themselves all day, But when the sunlight dies away Let the ...