gic road to Anywhere,
The tragic road to Anywhere, such dear, dim years ago.

_L'ENVOI_

_You who have lived in the Land,
You who have trusted the trail;
You who are strong to withstand,
You who are swift to assail;
Songs have I sung to beguile,
Vintage of desperate years
Hard as a harlot's smile,
Bitter as unshed tears._

_Little of joy or mirth,
Little of ease I sing;
Sagas of men of earth,
Humanly suffering,
Such as you all have done;
Savagely faring forth,
Sons of the midnight sun,
Argonauts of the North._

_Far in the land God forgot
Glimmers the lure of your trail;
Still in your lust are you taught
Even to win is to fail.
Still must you follow and fight
Under the vampire wing;
There in the long, long night
Hoping and vanquishing._

_Husbandmen of the Wild,
Reaping a barren gain;
Scourged by desire, reconciled
Unto disaster and pain;
These my songs are for you,
You who are seared with the brand:
God knows I have tried to be true;
Please God you will understand._

_Printed in Great Britain by_
UNWIN BROTHERS, LIMITED
WOKING AND LONDON.

Transcriber's Note:

Inconsistent hyphenation has been retained. Minor typographical
errors have been corrected without note, whilst significant
amendments have been listed below.

P. 22, 'greyling' amended to _grayling_.
P. 58, 'trial' amended to _trail_.
P. 93, 'sidways' amended to _sideways_.

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