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GOAL by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON

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First Line: I TRAVEL! MY PILGRIMAGE HITHER-WARD LIES
Last Line: MY FOREHEAD TO GOD, MY FEET IN THE DUST.
Subject(s): PILGRIMAGES & PILGRIMS;
I travel! My pilgrimage hither-ward lies
Beyond these proud barriers neath fairer skies,
Away from these purlieus that throttle the soul
On, on to the bounds of my utter-most goal.
No power that moves in the land or the sea
Can curtail or capture the vision in me,
I follow a lode-star, I can, and I must!
My forehead to God, my feet in the dust.



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