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Taught us the boundaries of our abode,—

The gulf ’twixt heaven and earth. A bridge unseen

The hope or faith of man might build between

Our home on earth and some celestial shore;

But ’twas for us no longer to explore

The paths of brave adventure which we trod

In childhood, to the unknown lands of God.

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YOUTH

The child is not the dreamer; but the youth.

The

No dream can lend enchantment to the truth

In childhood, and no glamour from afar

Can make its paths more wondrous than they are.

Nor was there any need for us to dream

When every field and flower and hill and stream

Fulfilled the heart’s desire, and hope could feign

No love or joy our world did not contain.

The dreamer is the youth who finds the ends

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