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Light THOU art the joy of age: Thy sun is dear when long the shadow falls. Forth to its friendliness the old man crawls, And, like the bird hung in his poor cage To gather song from radiance, in his chair Sits by the door; and sitteth there His soul... Poet: George MacDonald	From the “Hymn to Light” SAY, from what golden quivers of the sky Do all thy wingèd arrows fly? Swiftness and Power by birth are thine: From thy great sire they came, thy sire, the Word Divine. Thou in the Moon’s bright chariot, proud and gay, Dost thy... Poet: Abraham Cowley	Sudden Light I Have been here before, But when or how I cannot tell: I know the grass beyond the door, The sweet keen smell, The sighing sound, the lights around the shore. You have been mine before,— How long ago I may not know: ... Poet: Dante Gabriel Rossetti	Charge of the Light Brigade [October 25, 1854] HALF a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!” he said; Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred... Poet: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Light Shining out of Darkness God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants His footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up His bright designs, And works His sovereign... Poet: William Cowper	As from the earth the light Balloon As from the earth the light Balloon Asks nothing but release — Ascension that for which it was, Its soaring Residence. The spirit looks upon the Dust That fastened it so long With indignation, ... Poet:	By a departing light By a departing light We see acuter, quite, Than by a wick that stays. There's something in the flight That clarifies the sight And decks the rays. Poet:	Image of Light, Adieu — Image of Light, Adieu — Thanks for the interview — So long — so short — Preceptor of the whole — Coeval Cardinal — Impart — Depart — Poet:
In thy long Paradise of Light In thy long Paradise of Light No moment will there be When I shall long for Earthly Play And mortal Company — Poet:	Of their peculiar light Of their peculiar light I keep one ray To clarify the Sight To seek them by — Poet: