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Clarel
a poem and pilgrimage in the Holy Land
Melville, Herman (1819-1891)
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Clarel
As up from Kedron dumb they drew,
Then first the shivering Clarel knew
Night's damp. The Martyr's port is won—
Stephen's; harsh grates the bolt withdrawn;
And, over Olivet, comes on
Ash Wednesday in the gray of dawn.
Clarel