He entered; but the mask he wore
Concealed his face from me.
Still, something I had seen before
He brought to memory. "Who art thou? What thy rank, thy name?"
I questioned, with surprise;
"Thyself" the laughing answer came,
"As seen of others' eyes."


"The Stranger", in Poems (1894)

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He entered; but the mask he wore Concealed his face from me. Still, something I had seen before He brought to memory. Who art thou? What thy rank,...

He entered; but the mask he wore Concealed his face from me. Still, something I had seen before He brought to memory. Who art thou? What thy rank,...

He entered; but the mask he wore Concealed his face from me. Still, something I had seen before He brought to memory. Who art thou? What thy rank,...

He entered; but the mask he wore Concealed his face from me. Still, something I had seen before He brought to memory. Who art thou? What thy rank,...