| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| Stanzas |
| | | Thomas Hood (1799–1845) |
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| FAREWELL, Life! my senses swim, | |
| And the world is growing dim; | |
| Thronging shadows cloud the light, | |
| Like the advent of the night; | |
| Colder, colder, colder still, | 5 |
| Upward steals a vapor chill; | |
| Strong the earthy odor grows— | |
| I smell the mould above the rose! | |
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| Welcome, Life! the Spirit strives! | |
| Strength returns and hope revives; | 10 |
| Cloudy fears and shapes forlorn | |
| Fly like shadows at the morn; | |
| O’er the earth there comes a bloom; | |
| Sunny light for sullen gloom, | |
| Warm perfume for vapor cold— | 15 |
| I smell the rose above the mould! | |
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