Sunday, May 08, 2016
The Sea of Faith
Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), "Dover Beach," lines 21-28:
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The sea of faith
Was once, too, at the full, and round earth's shore
Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furl'd.
But now I only hear
Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,
Retreating, to the breath
Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear
And naked shingles of the world.
