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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POTENT PAST, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography
First Line: Along its backward trailing mystical rod
Last Line: We draw the comforting strength of the present hour.
Subject(s): Past
First Line: Along its backward trailing mystical rod
Last Line: We draw the comforting strength of the present hour.
Subject(s): Past
Along its backward trailing mystical rod
The trolley draws its hidden and wonderful power;
So from our past, with its proof of the goodness of God,
We draw the comforting strength of the present hour.
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