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| | :Though all its splendor could not chase away | | :Though all its splendor could not chase away |
| | ::The omnipresent pain. | | ::The omnipresent pain. |
| − | "The lovely town was white with apple-blooms,
| + | :The lovely town was white with apple-blooms, |
| − | And the great elms o'erhead | + | ::And the great elms o'erhead |
| − | Dark shadows wove on their aerial looms, | + | :Dark shadows wove on their aerial looms, |
| − | Shot through with golden thread. | + | ::Shot through with golden thread. |
| − | "Across the meadows, by the gray old manse, | + | :"Across the meadows, by the gray old manse, |
| − | The historic river flowed; | + | ::The historic river flowed; |
| − | I was as one who wanders in a trance, | + | :I was as one who wanders in a trance, |
| − | Unconscious of his road. | + | ::Unconscious of his road. |
| − | "The faces of familiar friends seemed strange; | + | :"The faces of familiar friends seemed strange; |
| − | Their voices I could hear, | + | ::Their voices I could hear, |
| − | And yet the words they uttered seemed to change | + | :And yet the words they uttered seemed to change |
| − | Their meaning to the ear. | + | ::Their meaning to the ear. |
| − | "For the one face I looked for was not there, | + | :"For the one face I looked for was not there, |
| − | The one low voice was mute; | + | ::The one low voice was mute; |
| − | Only an unseen presence filled the air, | + | :Only an unseen presence filled the air, |
| − | And baffled my pursuit. | + | ::And baffled my pursuit. |
| − | "Now I look back, and meadow, manse, and stream | + | :"Now I look back, and meadow, manse, and stream |
| − | Dimly my thought defines; | + | ::Dimly my thought defines; |
| − | I only see—a dream within a dream— | + | :I only see—a dream within a dream— |
| − | The hill-top hearsed with pines. | + | ::The hill-top hearsed with pines. |
| − | "I only hear above his place of rest | + | :"I only hear above his place of rest |
| − | Their tender undertone, | + | ::Their tender undertone, |
| − | The infinite longings of a troubled breast, | + | :The infinite longings of a troubled breast, |
| − | The voice so like his own. | + | ::The voice so like his own. |
| − | "There in seclusion and remote from men | + | :"There in seclusion and remote from men |
| − | The wizard hand lies cold, | + | ::The wizard hand lies cold, |
| − | Which at its topmost speed let fall the pen, | + | :Which at its topmost speed let fall the pen, |
| − | And left the tale half told.553 | + | ::And left the tale half told.553 |
| − | "Ah, who shall lift that wand of magic power, | + | :"Ah, who shall lift that wand of magic power, |
| − | And the lost clue regain? | + | ::And the lost clue regain? |
| − | The unfinished window in Aladdin's tower | + | :The unfinished window in Aladdin's tower |
| − | Unfinished must remain!" | + | ::Unfinished must remain!}} |
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| | == Quotes == | | == Quotes == |