The Toiling of Felix: And Other Poems |
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Born in Egypt , ' neath the shadow of the crumbling gods of night , He forsook the
ancient darkness , turned his young heart toward the Light . Felix was the name
they gave him , when his faith was first confessed ; But the name was unavailing
...
Born in Egypt , ' neath the shadow of the crumbling gods of night , He forsook the
ancient darkness , turned his young heart toward the Light . Felix was the name
they gave him , when his faith was first confessed ; But the name was unavailing
...
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... dim and distant , kept His countenance concealed . Fainter grew the hope of
finding , wearier grew the fruitless quest ; Prayer , and penitence , and fasting
gave no comfort , brought no rest . In the darkness of the temple , ere the lamp 7.
... dim and distant , kept His countenance concealed . Fainter grew the hope of
finding , wearier grew the fruitless quest ; Prayer , and penitence , and fasting
gave no comfort , brought no rest . In the darkness of the temple , ere the lamp 7.
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In the darkness of the temple , ere the lamp of faith went out , Felix knelt before
the altar- lonely , sad , and full of doubt . “ Hear me , O thou mighty Master , " from
the altar - step he cried , “ Let my one desire be granted , let my hope be satisfied
!
In the darkness of the temple , ere the lamp of faith went out , Felix knelt before
the altar- lonely , sad , and full of doubt . “ Hear me , O thou mighty Master , " from
the altar - step he cried , “ Let my one desire be granted , let my hope be satisfied
!
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Felix listened : through the darkness , like the whispering of the wind , Came a
secret voice in answer : “ Seek aright , and thou shalt find . " Long and toilsome
was his pathway through the heavy land of heat , Egypt's blazing sun above him
...
Felix listened : through the darkness , like the whispering of the wind , Came a
secret voice in answer : “ Seek aright , and thou shalt find . " Long and toilsome
was his pathway through the heavy land of heat , Egypt's blazing sun above him
...
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Breathless , Felix bowed and listened , but no answering voice he heard ;
Darkness folded , dumb and deathlike , round the Mountain of the Bird . Then he
said , “ The saint is silent - he would teach my soul to wait ; I will tarry here in
patience ...
Breathless , Felix bowed and listened , but no answering voice he heard ;
Darkness folded , dumb and deathlike , round the Mountain of the Bird . Then he
said , “ The saint is silent - he would teach my soul to wait ; I will tarry here in
patience ...
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| Վերնագիր | The Toiling of Felix: And Other Poems |
| Հեղինակ | Henry Van Dyke |
| Edition | reprint |
| Հրատարակիչ | C. Scribner's Sons, 1900 |
| Original from | Նյու Յորքի Հանրային գրադարան |
| Digitized | 10 Հունիս 2013 |
| Length | 88 էջ |
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