From noise of scare-fires rest ye free, <br />From murders Benedicite. <br />From all mischances that may fright <br />Your pleasing slumbers in the night : <br />Mercy secure ye all, and keep <br />The goblin from ye while ye sleep. <br />Past one o'clock, and almost two, <br />My masters all, good-day to you.<br /><br />Robert Herrick<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-bellman-2/
