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First Line: Thy prayer was 'light - more light - while time shall last!'
Last Line: Till shadows vanish in the light of light.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tennyson, Lord Alfred; Tennyson, 1st Baron; Tennyson Of Aldworth And Farringford, Baron
Subject(s): Caxton, William (1422-1491); Printing And Printers


THY prayer was 'Light -- more Light -- while Time shall last!'
Thou sawest a glory growing on the night,
But not the shadows which that light would cast,
Till shadows vanish in the Light of Light.







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