| Hunt and Lee, comps. The Book of the Sonnet. 1867. | | | | III. Sunset after a Storm | | By James Dixon (1814–1873) |
| | | LO! where the mountains mingle with the sky | |
| A breaking light in all the glowing west! | |
| And slowly now its lustre spreads on high, | |
| As the veiled sun sinks calmly to his rest: | |
| The broken clouds are bathed in golden light, | 5 |
| That mingle sweetly with the sky’s deep blue, | |
| And, as the twilight fades, from heaven’s far height | |
| The first bright star of eve is shining through: | |
| The low wind’s voice falls gently on the ear, | |
| And with it, to the lone and weary heart, | 10 |
| Comes a deep joy, that, could it ne’er depart, | |
| Might make us sigh to dwell forever here: | |
| It may not be! E’en from such glorious skies, | |
| O, who can tell how sad a morn may rise! | | | | |
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