The planets, all the infinite host of heaven, Are shining on the sad abodes of death, Through the still lapse of ages. All that tread The globe are but a handful to the tribes That slumber in its bosom. Take the wings Of morning, pierce the Barcan wilderness,... An eighth reader - Page 72by William Iler Crane, William Henry Wheeler - 1919Full view - About this book
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