The Golden Legend by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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page 62 of 177 (35%)
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III. A STREET IN STRASBURG. * * * * * _Night._ PRINCE HENRY _wandering alone, wrapped in a cloak._ _Prince Henry._ Still is the night. The sound of feet Has died away from the empty street, And like an artisan, bending down His head on his anvil, the dark town Sleeps, with a slumber deep and sweet. Sleepless and restless, I alone, In the dusk and damp of these wails of stone, Wander and weep in my remorse! _Crier of the dead (ringing a bell)._ Wake! wake! All ye that sleep! Pray for the Dead! Pray for the Dead! _Prince Henry._ Hark! with what accents loud and hoarse This warder on the walls of death Sends forth the challenge of his breath! I see the dead that sleep in the grave! They rise up and their garments wave, |
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