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The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave,
The Moon, their Mistress, had expired before;
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The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave,
The Moon, their Mistress, had expired before;
The winds were wither'd in the stagnant air,
And the clouds perish'd; darkness had no need
Of aid from them--she was the Universe.
Or, if there were a sympathy in choice,
War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it,
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Or, if there were a sympathy in choice,
War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it,
Making it momentany as a sound,
Swift as a shadow, short as any dream,
Brief as the lightning in the collied night,
That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth,
And ere a man hath power to say 'Behold!'
The jaws of darkness do devour it up:
So quick bright things come to confusion.
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
Darkness of slumber and death, forever sinking and sinking.
Darkness of slumber and death, forever sinking and sinking.
Some knowledge and some song and some beauty must be kept for those days before the world again plunges into read more
Some knowledge and some song and some beauty must be kept for those days before the world again plunges into darkness.
Even a small star shines in the darkness.
Even a small star shines in the darkness.
Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.
Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.
