The Mountaineer

Portrait of George William Russell
George William Russell 1867–1935
93Collected Poems by A.E.

OH, at the eagle’s height To lie i’ the sweet of the sun, While veil after veil takes flight And God and the world are one.

Oh, the night on the steep! All that his eyes saw dim Grows light in the dusky deep, And God is alone with him.

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