I See My Way As Birds Their Trackless Way. I Shall Arrive,--what Time, What Circuit First, I Ask No

I See My Way As Birds Their Trackless Way. I Shall Arrive,--what Time, What Circuit First, I Ask No

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I see my way as birds their trackless way.
I shall arrive,--what time, what circuit first,
I ask not; but unless God send his hail
Or blinding fire-balls, sleet or stifling snow,
In some time, his good time, I shall arrive:
He guides me and the bird. In his good time.
-- Robert Browning (1812-1890)
-- Paracelsus, Part i

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