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A Clear Midnight.

Part of the cluster FROM NOON TO STARRY NIGHT.

A CLEAR MIDNIGHT.

THIS is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless, Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done, Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes  
 thou lovest best, Night, sleep, death and the stars.

Part of the cluster FROM NOON TO STARRY NIGHT.

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