Living
The Hour Before the Dawn
From The Old Soldier's Story (1915)
Living
The hour before the dawn!
O ye who grope therein, with fear and dread
And agony of soul, be comforted,
Knowing, ere long, the darkness will be gone,
And down its dusky aisles the light be shed;
Therefore, in utter trust, fare on--fare on,
This hour before the dawn!
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MLA
Riley, James Whitcomb. “The Hour Before the Dawn.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/446/.
Chicago
Riley, James Whitcomb. “The Hour Before the Dawn.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/446/.
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