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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A voice of greeting from the wind was sent,
The mists enfolded me with soft white arms,
The birds did sing to lap me in content,
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And every little daisy in the grass
Did look into my face and smile to see me pass.

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