There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace

In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace

Yet from those flames
No light, but rather darkness visible.

Yet from those flames
No light, but rather darkness visible.

Or, if there were a sympathy in choice,
War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it,
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Or, if there were a sympathy in choice,
War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it,
Making it momentany as a sound,
Swift as a shadow, short as any dream,
Brief as the lightning in the collied night,
That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth,
And ere a man hath power to say 'Behold!'
The jaws of darkness do devour it up:
So quick bright things come to confusion.

And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward
heaven, that there may be darkness over the read more

And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward
heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even
darkness which may be felt.

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave,
The Moon, their Mistress, had expired before;
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The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave,
The Moon, their Mistress, had expired before;
The winds were wither'd in the stagnant air,
And the clouds perish'd; darkness had no need
Of aid from them--she was the Universe.

Dark as pitch.

Dark as pitch.

Even a small star shines in the darkness.

Even a small star shines in the darkness.