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I. M. - Margaritae Sorori (1886) - A Late Lark Twitters From The Quiet Skies

By William Ernest Henley

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A late lark twitters from the quiet skies;     And from the west,     Where the sun, his day's work ended,     Lingers as in content,     There falls on the old, grey city     An influence luminous and serene,     A shining peace.     The smoke ascends     In a rosy-and-golden haze.    The spires     Shine, and are changed.    In the valley     Shadows rise.    The lark sings on.    The sun,     Closing his benediction,     Sinks, and the darkening air     Thrills with a sense of the triumphing night -     Night with her train of stars     And her great gift of sleep.     So be my passing!     My task accomplished and the long day done,     My wages taken, and in my heart     Some late lark singing,     Let me be gathered to the quiet west,     The sundown splendid and serene,     Death.     1876

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William Ernest Henley

About William Ernest Henley

William Ernest Henley (1849–1903) was an English poet, critic, and editor best known for his poem "Invictus" ("I am the master of my fate / I am the captain of my soul"). Written while recovering from tuberculosis of the bone, it has become one of the most quoted poems of courage and resilience.

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