Cancelled Fragments of the Ode to Heaven

[Published by Mr. C.D. Locock, “Examination”, etc., 1903.]

The [living frame which sustains my soul]
Is [sinking beneath the fierce control]
Down through the lampless deep of song
I am drawn and driven along—

When a Nation screams aloud _5
Like an eagle from the cloud
When a…

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When the night…

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Watch the look askance and old—
See neglect, and falsehood fold… _10