The Poetry of Real Life A New Edition, Much Enlarged and Improved. By Henry Ellison |
WRITTEN AT SUNSET, AFTER RAIN. |
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WRITTEN AT SUNSET, AFTER RAIN.
Now on the forehead of the dying DayHath God his rainbow set, in sign of peace,
Ethereal pledge, that, after brief surcease,
He shall arise with purer, brighter ray!
Lo! Twilight momently extends his sway,
Shadowy, save where, behind yon antique trees,
Transparent 'mid the golden light, the breeze
Wafts the empurpled clouds upon their way;
Which, as they slowly fade and pale, the Thought
Moulds into living imagery for this
Grand hymn, awhile now closing, 'till it is
Commenced again, ere Morning's star hath sought
The West, with songs of love, in praise of His
High name, whose spirit thro' the hymn hath wrought!
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