Heed not the darkness round you, dull and deep; The clouds grow thickest when the summit’s nigh.
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Slow through the Dark — The New England Magazine (October 1900); Complete closing couplet. Full sonnet read; addresses hope and perseverance in racial progress. Academy notes original 1900 magazine publication and 1903 collection. Public-domain poetry; wording and line breaks preserved.
- Slow through the Dark — The New England Magazine (October 1900)
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