On Now, Although The Year Be Done



ON now, although the year be done,
Now, although the love be dead,
Dead and gone;
Hear me, O loved and cherished one,
Give me still the hand that led,
Led me on.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Robert Louis Stevenson

 · 1850 · Edinburgh
 · 1894 · Vailima

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. more…

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