Children of the Night
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The opening
The Children of the Night
For those that never know the light, The darkness is a sullen thing; And they, the Children of the Night, Seem lost in Fortune’s winnowing.
But some are strong and some are weak, — And there’s the story. House and home Are shut from countless hearts that seek World-refuge that will never come.
And if there be no other life, And if there be no other chance To weigh their sorrow and their strife Than in the scales of circumstance,
’T were better, ere the sun go down Upon the first day we embark, In life’s imbittered sea to drown, Than sail forever in the dark.
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About this edition
- The words
- The author's text, copied word for word.
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- The source library's header, footer and license
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1
- Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers
- The printed table of contents (the app makes its own)