While The West Is Paling

William Ernest HenleyWilliam Ernest Henley

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While the west is paling
Starshine is begun.
While the dusk is failing
Glimmers up the sun.So, till darkness cover
Life's retreating gleam,
Lover follows lover,
Dream succeeds to dream.Stoop to my endeavour,
O my love, and be
Only and for ever
Sun and stars to me.
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William Ernest Henley
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William Ernest Henley

1849 - 1903/Male/EnglishA poet, critic and editor best known for his poem Invictus. (wikipedia)

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