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...his darker musings with a mild And gentle sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness ere he is aware. When thoughts ' Of the last bitter hour come like...waters, and the depths of air — Comes a still voice. Yet a few days, and thee The all-beholding sun shall see no more In all bis course; nor yet in the...

...his darker musings with a mild And gentle sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness ere he is aware. When thoughts Of the last bitter hour come like a...waters, and the depths of air — Comes a still voice. Yet a few days, and thee The all-beholding sun shall see no more In all his course; nor yet in the...

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...darker musings with a mild And gentle sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness, ere he is aware. When thoughts Of the last bitter hour come like a...pall, And breathless darkness, and the narrow house, * This much admired poem was first published in 1817, in the North American Review. The following verses...