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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poems
The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls
The tide rises, the tide falls,
The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;
Along the sea-sands damp and brown
The traveller hastens toward the town,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
What does stanza 1 tell you about the passage of time (what time of day is it?)