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School On The Outskirts

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How different, in the middle of snows, the great school rises red!         A red rock silent and shadowless, clung round with clusters of shouting lads,     Some few dark-cleaving the doorway, souls that cling as the souls of the dead         In stupor persist at the gates of life, obstinate dark monads.     This new red rock in a waste of white rises against the day         With shelter now, and with blandishment, since the winds have had their way     And laid the desert horrific of silence and snow on the world of mankind,         School now is the rock in this weary land the winter burns and makes blind.

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"How different, in the middle of snows, the great school rises red!..."

This evocative piece by D. H. Lawrence (David Herbert Richards), titled "School On The Outskirts", represents a masterful exploration of classic. The lines capture a profound emotional resonance... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...

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