Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill, Speed, Lancelot, 1860-1931, ill · New York, Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 199
lows rise and sink On the chafed ocean side ? There is a Power whose careTeaches thy way along that pathless coast,—The desert and illimitable air,—• Lone wandering, but not lost. All day thy wings have fannd.At that far height, the cold, thin atmosphere;Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land.… … Thourt gone—the abyss of heavenHath swallowd up thy form—yet on my heartDeeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given,And shall not soon depart. He, who from zone to zoneGuides through the boundless sky thy certain flight,In the long way that I must tread alone. Will lead my steps aright. W. C.…
English poetry · Children's poetry
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