The eyes of memory will not sleep, Its ears are open wide; … - John Greenleaf Whittier

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The eyes of memory will not sleep, Its ears are open wide; And vigils with the past they keep Against my feeble will.

John Greenleaf Whittier

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John Greenleaf Whittier (17 December 1807 – 7 September 1892) was an American Quaker poet and abolitionist.

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Behind the cloud the starlight lurks,
Through showers the sunbeams fall;
For God, who loveth all His works,
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For they the mind of Christ discern
Who lean, like John, upon His breast.

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The eyes of memory will not sleep, Its ears are open wide; And vigils with the past they keep Against my feeble will. - John Greenleaf Whittier

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