Once when the days were ages, And the old Earth was young, … - Richard Henry Stoddard

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Once when the days were ages,
And the old Earth was young,
The high gods and the sages
From Nature's golden pages
Her open secrets wrung.
Each questioned each to know
Whence came the Heavens above, and whence the Earth below.

Richard Henry Stoddard

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Richard Henry Stoddard (July 2, 1825 – May 12, 1903) was a U.S. critic and poet, was born in Hingham, Massachusetts.

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Alternative Names: R. H. Stoddard • Richard H. Stoddard • Richard Stoddard

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