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There's a breathless hush in the Close tonight -
Ten to make and the match to win -
A bumping pitch and a blinding light,
An hour to play and the last man in.
Source: Vitai Lampada.
-- Henry John Newbolt, (Jun 6 1862-1938), Englsh poet; He is best-known for his patriotic and nautical verse.