English poem
Epigrams, CCXVII (The sea-bird speeding from the realm…)
by Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)
The sea-bird speeding from the realm of night Dashes to death against the beacon-light. Learn from its evil fate, ambitious soul, The ministry of light is guide, not goal.
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