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A Lost Epic and Other Poems

By William Canton

Canton, William (1845-1926)

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TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.

THE DEATH OF ANAXAGORAS.

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THE LEGEND OF THE ARK.

I.

I.—THE GREAT WITNESS.

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II.

II.—THE PENITENT.

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III.

III.—THE VOICES.

IV.

IV.—THE WATERS.

WAYSIDE VIGNETTES.

POEMS OF CHILDHOOD.

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I came to mock thee, O thou man within,
But fear hath fallen upon me. Now I know
That anguish and unutterable woe
And sure destruction are at hand.”