THE ROSE OF DAWN A TALE OF THE SOUTH SEA By HELEN HAY With a Drawing by JOHN LA FARGE NEW YORK R. H. RUSSELL MDCCCCI Copyright, 1901, by R. H. RUSSELL University Press · John Wilsonand Son · Cambridge, U.S.A. The ROSE OF DAWN A TALE OF THE SOUTH SEA The ROSE OF DAWN A TALE OF THE SOUTH SEA 1 Somnolent, vast, inert, the darkness lay Waiting for dawn. Across the ocean stirred A luminous haze, not light, but whispering light, So softly yet, the islands had not heard. The mystery of sleep was in the trees And on the weary stars. A little cry
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