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Whither midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far through their rosy depths dost thou pursue Thy solitary way? Vainly the fowler’s eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Thou’rt gone, th’ abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form; yet in my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. He who, from zone to zone Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright.
Whither midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far through their rosy depths dost thou pursue Thy solitary way? Vainly the fowler’s eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Thou’rt gone, th’ abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form; yet in my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. He who, from zone to zone Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright.
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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Page 271 · printed citation: Bryant · subject: GUIDANCE
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