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The In-Gathering

Cimon and Pero: A Chain of Sonnets: Sebastopol etc. By John A. Heraud

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PENTAMETER RHYMES.

Word, ineffable save by itself, by the creature unspoken;
Word, unpronounced, unthought, image and brightness unseen;
O, this Word is an Oath, and a covenant ne'er to be broken,
Vow, and a pledge evermore, felt by the Soul when serene.