Nature
The Mountaineer
From Collected Poems (1913)
Nature
Oh, at the eagle's height
To lie i' the sweet of the sun,
While veil after veil takes flight
And God and the world are one.
Oh, the night on the steep!
All that his eyes saw dim
Grows light in the dusky deep,
And God is alone with him.
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MLA
George William Russell (A.E.). “The Mountaineer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/russell_ge/138/.
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George William Russell (A.E.). “The Mountaineer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/russell_ge/138/.
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