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Page 223
... dark . The bird comes , it flies , it dies , And comes then the great cold . It is the great cold of night , it is the dark . The fish swims away , it goes , it dies , And comes then the great cold . It is the great cold of night , it ...
... dark . The bird comes , it flies , it dies , And comes then the great cold . It is the great cold of night , it is the dark . The fish swims away , it goes , it dies , And comes then the great cold . It is the great cold of night , it ...
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... darkness hover Round me where I lie . Let the vastness call One who was its lover , Let me breathe the sky . Where the ... dark . Blind to good and evil , reckless of destruction , omnipotent matter rolls on its relentless way ; for Man ...
... darkness hover Round me where I lie . Let the vastness call One who was its lover , Let me breathe the sky . Where the ... dark . Blind to good and evil , reckless of destruction , omnipotent matter rolls on its relentless way ; for Man ...
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... dark only to igno- rance . Deep and dark as a soul may be when you look down into it from outside , it is something perfectly natural ; and the same understanding that can unearth our suppressed young passions , and dispel our stubborn ...
... dark only to igno- rance . Deep and dark as a soul may be when you look down into it from outside , it is something perfectly natural ; and the same understanding that can unearth our suppressed young passions , and dispel our stubborn ...
Contents
An eye comes out of the wave | 5 |
Give back life for life | 16 |
We take the future from ourselves | 27 |
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