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After the Dazzle of Day

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After the Dazzle of Day.1

After the dazzle of day is gone Only the 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.

Notes

1. Reprinted in the "Sands at Seventy" annex to Leaves of Grass (1888). [back]

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