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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ONE WORLD, by HENRY VAN DYKE Poet's Biography
First Line: The worlds in which we live at heart are one
Last Line: "the world ""I love,"" -- the only living root."
Alternate Author Name(s): Civis Americanus
Subject(s): Reality
First Line: The worlds in which we live at heart are one
Last Line: "the world ""I love,"" -- the only living root."
Alternate Author Name(s): Civis Americanus
Subject(s): Reality
"The worlds in which we live are two
The world 'I am' and the world 'I do.'"
THE worlds in which we live at heart are one,
The world "I am," the fruit of "I have done";
And underneath these worlds of flower and fruit,
The world "I love," -- the only living root.
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