Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895.
Richard Henry Horne 180284The Plough
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Thou seest the dawn’s grave orange hue,
With one pale streak like yellow sand,
And over that a vein of blue.
All silent is the earth and sky,
Except with his own lonely moods
The blackbird holds a colloquy.
Like hope that gilds a good man’s brow,
And now ascends the nostril-stream
Of stalwart horses come to plough.
Your labor is for future hours!
Advance—spare not—nor look behind:
Plough deep and straight with all your powers.