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Clarel

a poem and pilgrimage in the Holy Land
Melville, Herman (1819-1891)

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But, timely, here diversion fell.
Dawn broke; and from each cliff-hung cell
'Twas hailed with hymns—confusion sweet
As of some aviary's seat:
Commemorative matin din:
'Tis Saba's festival they usher in.
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