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After the dazzle of Day

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After the dazzle of Day

After the dazzle of day is gone, Only the dark dark night shows  
 to my eyes the stars;
After the clangor of organ majestic,  
 or chorus, or perfect band,
Silent, athwart my soul, moves the  
 symphony true.
Walt Whitman
sent to pub. in Herald  
  early in Feb. '88
For Francis Howard Williams | May 1896 | Traubel   [begin leaf 1 verso]
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