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[1] The sun was high in heaven and Dymer stood A bright speck on the endless mountain-side, Till, blossom after blossom, that rich mood Faded and truth rolled homeward, like a tide Before whose edge the weak soul fled to hide In vain, with ostrich head, through many a shape Of coward fancy, whimpering for escape.
[2] But only for a moment; then his soul Took the full swell and heaved a dripping prow Clear of the shattering wave-crest. He was whole. No veils should hide the truth, no truth should cow The dear self-pitying heart. "I'll babble now No longer," Dymer said. "I'm broken in. Pack up the dreams and let the life begin."