Πρὸς τον φιλὸν μου ὰγαθώτον.GUARDIAN ANGELS.
Twilight hovered o'er a mountain, Morning's twilight dim and gray;At the mountain's foot an angel Waited for the dawn of day.From the mountain's side and summit Slowly rolled the mists away,And the crimson light was gleaming Where a child in slumbers lay.In the sleeper's ear the angel Whispered, "Wake, behold the light,Little child, I come to lead thee Up Life's steep, lone mountain height."While the child hand clasped he gently, Upward in the dawning light,Onward went the child and angel, While in stature and in mightGrew the child, and Wisdom, Virtue, Crowned him with a regal crown,Till behind Life's mountain summit Sank the sun in glory down.
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