e so near such mystic Things,And we wrap round us for defenceOur purple manners, moods of sense—As angels, from the face of GodStand hidden in their wings. And sometimes, through Lifes heavy swoundWe grope for them, with strangled breathWe stretch our hands abroad, and try To reach them in our… … THE ANGEL GUARDIAN. fF. Shields. I AND if it be that they behold His Face in some serener air,While those they guard, in want and cold And hunger, wail and shiver there ;—How can they care, when thus they stand In that sweet peace, that golden dream,For yon dull eye, yon feeble hand, For hearts…
Angels
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