Light's Devotion

I will go with the children, I say
Though the others may flee in their fright.
My place is with them, come what may,
To guide them with my brilliant light.

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Victorian English poet known for his lyrical verse, classical themes, and controversial subject matter. A major figure of the Aesthetic movement.

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