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TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 2. I HEARD A VOICE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I heard a voice say unto me
Last Line: And that shall suffice for thy life.
Subject(s): Democracy; Life


I HEARD a voice say unto me—
Now since thou art neither beautiful nor witty, it is in vain that thou
hangest about the doors of the admired palaces;

For thou wilt not gain admission—thou!
But here outside is a plot of waste ground where canst build thee a little
cabin—all thine own;
And since it is close by the common road and there is no fence about it,
Many a weary traveler parched with the heat of the day shall turn in unto
thee for a cup of cold water:
And that shall suffice for Thy life.





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