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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TRANSCENDENTALISM, by FREDERIC ROWLAND MARVIN Poet's Biography
First Line: A dark abyss where nothing is
Last Line: The modern saint and sibyl leap.
Subject(s): Transcendentalism
First Line: A dark abyss where nothing is
Last Line: The modern saint and sibyl leap.
Subject(s): Transcendentalism
A DARK abyss where nothing is;
Adown whose silent spaces deep,
From naught to naught, with wild delight,
The modern saint and sibyl leap.
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