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The shades of night were falling fast,
As through an Alpine village passed
A youth, who bore, ‘mid snow and ice,
A banner with the strange device,
Excelsior!

"Excelsior" (1807-82)
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Image: British Museum

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"A boy's will is the wind's will,
And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts."

'My Lost Youth' (1807-1882)
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🖼️Sea coast at night near the beacon, 1837:

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