Life Archives - Page 13 of 13 - The Final Paradox

The Dead

I see them,—crowd on crowd they walk the earth,
Dry leafless trees no autumn wind…

A hut, and a tree,
And a hill for me,
And a piece of a…

Whoever you are, I fear you are walking the walks of dreams,
I fear these…

And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, ‘Speak to us of…

It is Death which consoles men, alas, and keeps them alive. Death is the aim…

The clouds have gathered soon to-night,
They hang above the quiet sea,
And through the…

Vital spark of heav’nly flame!
Quit, O quit this mortal frame:
Trembling, hoping, ling’ring, flying,…

How near me came the hand of Death,
When at my side he struck my…