Less humanly than that—I will go down 
And seek the stranger.  [Making as to leave room.] 
E’en this rocky isle 
Shall prove a friend—— 
A Voice. 
Stand still. 
Ph. 
Again !  Is this 
The warning of a mind o’er-strained ? 
[Moving towards door.] 
Voice. 
Stand still 
And see salvation in Jehovah’s hands. 
Ph.  Is this the end of life ? 
Voice. 
Thy Life begins. 
Ph.  Strange Voice, I hear thee, and obey. 
 
Perchance 
I have not lived so far.  Perchance to-day, 
Like a spring-flower that slowly opens out 
Its willing petals to the tender dawn, 
My soul may open to the knowledge of 
A dawn of new thought that may lead—— 
Voice. 
To God. 
Ph.  Hope hardly dared to name it ! 
 
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