They bring back light on their faces; But they cannot bring… - Francis Turner Palgrave

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They bring back light on their faces; But they cannot bring back to me What the lilies say to the roses, Or the songs of the butterflies be.

Francis Turner Palgrave

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About Francis Turner Palgrave

Francis Turner Palgrave (September 28, 1824 – October 24, 1897) was a British critic and poet, most famous for his anthology, the Golden Treasury of English Songs and Lyrics.

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Alternative Names: The Passionate Pilgrim

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Earth all one tomb lies round me, Domed with an iron sky: And God Himself in His power, God cannot save me! I cry.

Let the children play And sit like flowers upon thy grave And crown with flowers,—that hardly have A briefer blooming-tide than they.

The azure lake is argent now Beneath the pale moonshine: I seek a sign of hope in heaven: Fair Polestar! thou are mine. A thousand other beacons blaze; I follow thee alone...

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