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The Dark Ages

The Dark Ages

Dark Ages by John Reade The years through which aught that hath life, O Sun,Hath watched or felt thy rising, what are theyTo those vast æons when, from night to day,From dawn to dark, thy circuit thou didst run,With none to greet thee or regret thee; noneTo bless thy...

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On Prayer – Kahlil Gibran

On Prayer – Kahlil Gibran

On Prayer by Kahlil Gibran Kahlil Gibran 1883 – 1931 Then the priestess said, Speak to us of Prayer. And he answered, saying: You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance. For what...

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June’s Coming by John Burroughs

June’s Coming by John Burroughs

Now have come the shining daysWhen field and wood are robed anew,And o'er the world a silver hazeMingles the emerald with the blue. Summer now doth clothe the landIn garments free from spot or stain—The lustrous leaves, the hills untanned,The vivid meads, the glaucous...

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