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Clarel
a poem and pilgrimage in the Holy Land
Melville, Herman (1819-1891)
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CLAREL
1.
VOL. I.
2.
VOL. II.
3.
PART III. MAR SABA.
4.
PART IV. BETHLEHEM.
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Clarel
Meanwhile Vine had relapsed. They saw
In silence the heart's shadow draw—
Rich shadow, such as gardens keep
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In bower aside, where glow-worms peep
In evening over the virgin bed
Where dark-green periwinkles sleep—
Their bud the Violet of the Dead.
Clarel