Versos English William Morris Master Oliver

English poem

Master Oliver

by (1834–1896)

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Thou shalt shine through thy shame as the sun through the haze When the world waiteth gladly the warm day a-coming: As great as thou seem'st now, I know thee for greater Than thy deeds done and told of: one day I shall know thee: Lying dead in my tomb I shall hear the world praising.