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The Deserted City - Francis Sherman
THE DESERTED CITY
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Title: The Deserted City
Author: Francis Sherman
Release Date: May 08, 2013 [EBook #42667]
Language: English
Character set encoding: UTF-8
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THE DESERTED CITY
Stray Sonnets written by F. S.
and Rescued for the Few who
Love them by H. D.
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THE DESERTED CITY
THE HOUSE OF NIGHT
Though all the light were lifted from the land,
And a great darkness lay upon the sea;
Though, groping each for some not-careless hand,
I felt sad men pass over wearily;
Though it were certain dawn would not come in
With the next hour; that after many days
Would no moon rise where the grey clouds grew thin,
Nor any stars resume their ancient ways:
Though all my world was thus, and I more blind
Than the dead, blundering planets raining past,
I know I should not fancy Time unkind;
For you, as once of old you came, at last
Would surely come, and with unfaltering faith
Lead me beyond the dominance of death.
THE HOUSE OF DOUBT
Why should we