Books · 1860
Between the dark and the daylight, When the night is beginning to lower, Comes a pause in the day’s occupation, That is known as the Children’s Hour.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ‧ The Children's Hour
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Longfellow marks the quiet hour between daylight and darkness. Work pauses just as night begins to settle. He gives that in-between moment a name, the Children's Hour, making dusk feel like its own small, special time.
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