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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PRISON AND THE ANGEL, by HENRY VAN DYKE Poet's Biography
First Line: Self is the only prison that can ever bind
Last Line: His way may lie through darkness, but it leads to light at last.
Alternate Author Name(s): Civis Americanus
Subject(s): Angels; Prisons & Prisoners
First Line: Self is the only prison that can ever bind
Last Line: His way may lie through darkness, but it leads to light at last.
Alternate Author Name(s): Civis Americanus
Subject(s): Angels; Prisons & Prisoners
SELF is the only prison that can ever bind the soul;
Love is the only angel who can bid the gates unroll;
And when he comes to call thee, arise and follow fast;
His way may lie through darkness, but it leads to light at last.
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