The _Black Cock_ crowed;
The _Moon_ was bright;
The _Red Cock_ answered
Through the night. [Sidenote: ●]
_Big Gretchen_, sleeping,
Turned in bed,
And tossed her arms
Above her head. [Sidenote: ☽]
The old _Hound_ stretched.
And, breathing deep,
He settled down
Again to sleep. [Sidenote: ○]
[Illustration: The Water of Life.]