| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1400. Care |
| | | By Virginia Woodward Cloud |
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| ALL in the leafy darkness, when sleep had passed me by, | |
| I knew the surging of the sea— | |
| Though never wave were nigh. | |
| All in the leafy darkness, unbroken by a star, | |
| There came the clamorous call of day, | 5 |
| While yet the day was far. | |
| All in the leafy darkness, woven with hushes deep, | |
| I heard the vulture wings of Fear | |
| Above me tireless sweep; | |
| The sea of Doubt, the dread of day, upon me surged and swept | 10 |
| All in the leafy darkness, | |
| And while the whole world slept. | |
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