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1858–1941

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Rennell Rodd

What shadow is this of dead delight, That thou art dreaming of? Oh, heart, what ails thee in the evenlight, And is it thine old burden love,

That wistful-eyed, like one who roams, I stand and watch from far, The peace of sunset over quiet homes, And the belovéd evening star?

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