Nor is the Sun with harvests in its heat,

And that, sky-hidden, makes the moon at night,

An earth-ward cascade for its leaps of light,

More real, or a world force more complete,

Than Faith and Hope, that brake through clouds with sight

Of evil's foil and ultimate defeat.

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THE GENESIS OF FREEDOM

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O Freedom! Born amid resplendent spheres,