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I said, "But the air is thick, And the fogs are veiling the sun."

From Leaves of Life For Daily Inspiration by Steinmetz, Margaret Bird

Clouds of wrath the skies are veiling, Danger, wreck, and death are nigh; Lone and wild, the sea-bird’s wailing As the storm-wind whistles by.

From Poems With a Sketch of the Life and Experience of Annie R. Smith by Smith, Rebekah

"Oh, it seems to me that many clouds are veiling that star," said the king, mournfully.

From Louisa of Prussia and Her Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

Clouds the dying moon are veiling, Every cloud a shroud for you!

From The Slayer Of souls by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

I said, "But the air is thick, And fogs are veiling the sun."

From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by Mudge, James