Word: night
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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MIDSUMMER NIGHT, And Other Tales, in Verse-John Masefield-Macmillan...
Spring was beginning to brighten over the hills of Nazareth, in Galilee. Mary watched the dandelions, listened to the birds, dreamed of the bridalhood soon to crown her betrothal to the boy Joseph. But one night a voice clove through her dreams like a sword edged with moonlight : "Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women...
...when the boy Joseph found his beloved already heavy with child, he was quite heartbroken. He said nothing, but he reflected how he might put his betrothed from him, gently and without scandal, because he loved her notwithstanding. While he pondered thus one night the Angel came to him, and said: "Fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins." So Joseph was reassured...
...hills that frosty night, huddled in their mantles about a tiny blaze, shepherds were watching their sheep. A sudden glory fell about them, and a shape of beauty stood before them and said: "Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born ... a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Then for a moment all around stood a multitude of heavenly figures crying: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace...
...Washington, D.C., John Sebastian Conway, deputy Commissioner of Lighthouses, was found wandering about in a night shirt. He was taken to a hospital where a surgeon cut him open and took 13 safety razor blades out of his stomach...