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Here and Hereafter

by John Vance Cheney

John Vance Cheney

A voice oft speaks, and saith,

" Shall sorrow leave thee at the gate of death?

Heaven's stars illume earth's night;

Why not earth-shadows dim the Hills of Light? "




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