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The night has a thousand eyes, And the day but one; Yet the light of the bright world dies With the dying sun. The mind has a thousand eyes, And the heart but one: Yet the light of a whole life dies When love is done.
May 13, 2011 · The night has a thousand eyes, And the day but one; Yet the light of the bright world dies With the dying sun. The mind has a thousand eyes, And the heart but one: Yet the light of a whole life dies When love is done.
Sep 2, 2018 · The poet begins the poem with the words ‘The night has a thousand eyes’ meaning that the night is full of stars which keep blinking like eyes. Thus stars are personified as eyes. In the next line, he continues ‘and the day but one’. The one refers to the sun which is the only eye of the day.
"The Night Has 1000 Eyes" by Francis William Bourdillon weaves a haunting spell, evoking both wonder and a profound sense of mystery. The Poem’s Poetic Essence. This enigmatic verse plunges us into the nocturnal embrace, where stars glimmer like watchful sentinels and shadows dance in silent complicity.
Jun 10, 2017 · The Night Has a Thousand Eyes. By Francis William Bourdillon. The night has a thousand eyes, And the day but one; Yet the light of the bright world dies. With the dying sun. The mind has a thousand eyes, And the heart but one; Yet the light of a whole life dies.
Nov 20, 2012 · LaShawn, I interpret the "mind has a thousand eyes" to be "thoughts" that twinkle on and off like the stars, but the sun's love shines eternal in the heart, as well memories of the twinkling eyes in the night, until death.
Line Analysis III “And the day but one” is referring to how there's only one sun in the sky during the day. Although there is no mention of Francis William Bourdillon being an only child this it would make sense that he felt very alone and related to the sun being alone in the
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes - Francis William Bourdillon The night has a thousand eyes, And the day but one; Yet the light of the bright world dies With the dying sun. The mind has a thousand eyes, And the heart but one: Yet the light of a whole life dies When love is done.
A popular Finnish melodic death metal band named Insomnium has a song called Drawn to Black which uses this poem as the chorus.
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