"Dreamingly" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... sky, Bright with starry beauty, Sad, the shivering sentinel Treads his round of duty: For his thoughts are far away, Far from strife and battle, As he listens dreamingly, To his baby's prattle;— As he clasps his sobbing wife, Wild with sudden gladness, Kisses all her tears away— Chides her looks of sadness— Talks of Christmas nights to come,— And his step grows lighter, Whispering, while his stiffening hand ...
— Beechenbrook - A Rhyme of the War • Margaret J. Preston |
