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{{Style P-Poem|poem={{Style S-Small capitals|There}} was a land that lay beyond my sight
{{Style P-Poem|poem={{Style S-Small capitals|There}} was a land that lay beyond my sight
For which I vainly searched the great earth through.
:For which I vainly searched the great earth through.
Thither, right often, my companions flew
:Thither, right often, my companions flew
At day-break, or at noontide, or at night,
At day-break, or at noontide, or at night,
And never came again. I took my flight,
And never came again. I took my flight,
Explored all portions of the globe, yet grew
:Explored all portions of the globe, yet grew
No nearer where that mighty retinue
:No nearer where that mighty retinue
Had fled into the stately fields of light.
Had fled into the stately fields of light.
But once, when evening her dusk sails had spread,
But once, when evening her dusk sails had spread,
And I was sleeping, a swift dream came o’er
:And I was sleeping, a swift dream came o’er
My spirit, and in it I rising said,
My spirit, and in it I rising said,
“Now is the country mine, long sought before!”
:“Now is the country mine, long sought before!”
And one I heard lament that I was dead;
And one I heard lament that I was dead;
And lo! the land stretched just beside my door!
:And lo! the land stretched just beside my door!}}
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