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... dark river , like a serpent , creeps To where its black piers lie . Strange salty odors through the dark- ness steal , And through the dark , the ocean- thunders roll : Thick darkness gathers , stifling , till I feel Its weight upon my ...
... dark river , like a serpent , creeps To where its black piers lie . Strange salty odors through the dark- ness steal , And through the dark , the ocean- thunders roll : Thick darkness gathers , stifling , till I feel Its weight upon my ...
Page 402
... dark rust assaileth ! Flowers droop and die in the still- ness of noon . Labor is glory ! -the flying cloud lightens ; Only the waving wing changes and brightens ; Idle hearts only the dark future frightens ; Play the sweet keys ...
... dark rust assaileth ! Flowers droop and die in the still- ness of noon . Labor is glory ! -the flying cloud lightens ; Only the waving wing changes and brightens ; Idle hearts only the dark future frightens ; Play the sweet keys ...
Page 418
... dark vague perfume ; Above , a star in quiet blue Touched with a gracious ray the gloom . " Sing , friend , of me , " the violet sighed , " That I may haunt your grave with love ; " " Sing , friend , of me , " the star re- plied ...
... dark vague perfume ; Above , a star in quiet blue Touched with a gracious ray the gloom . " Sing , friend , of me , " the violet sighed , " That I may haunt your grave with love ; " " Sing , friend , of me , " the star re- plied ...
Contents
Gray | xxxviii |
Effort the Gauge of Greatness | xxxix |
As Slow our Ship | xl |
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