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Clarel
a poem and pilgrimage in the Holy Land
Melville, Herman (1819-1891)
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Clarel
He stole forth, striving with his thought,
Leaving Nehemiah in slumber caught—
Alone, and in an unlocked room,
Safe as a stone in vacant tomb,
Stone none molest, for it is naught.
Clarel