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The Feather
Beside his granite, black and rose,
The Egyptian, weaving thoughts together,
For Truth this hieroglyphic chose—
For Truth a feather.
The Egyptian, weaving thoughts together,
For Truth this hieroglyphic chose—
For Truth a feather.
Thrice happy seer, who could divine,—
Thro' all material symbols ranging,—
In Earth's most volatile a sign
Of God's unchanging.
Thro' all material symbols ranging,—
In Earth's most volatile a sign
Of God's unchanging.
To soar in, in the blue of youth;
To nest in, warm in evil weather;
To sing in—what compares with truth,
When truth's a feather?
To nest in, warm in evil weather;
To sing in—what compares with truth,
When truth's a feather?
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The Eternal Wings above us brood!
Tho' starry tracts beneath them lying
Truth's feather falls, a pledge of good
And love undying.
Tho' starry tracts beneath them lying
Truth's feather falls, a pledge of good
And love undying.
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