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Whosoever thou art! Out in the evening roam, / Out from thy room thou know'st in every part, / And far in the dim distance leave thy home, / Whosoever thou art. / Lift thine eyes which lingering see / The shadows on the foot-worn threshold fall, / Lift thine eyes slowly to the great dark tree / That stands against heaven, solitary, tall, / And thou hast visioned Life, its meanings rise / Like words that in the silence clearer grow; / As they unfold before thy will to know / Gently withdraw thine eyes --