IX

I was walking a mile,

More than a mile from the shore,

The sun look'd out with a smile

Betwixt the cloud and the moor,

And riding at set of day

Over the dark moor land,

Rapidly riding far away,

She waved to me with her hand.

There were two at her side,

Something flash'd in the sun,

Down by the hill I saw them ride,

In a moment they were gone:

Like a sudden spark

Struck vainly in the night,

And back returns the dark

With no more hope of light.