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IN MANY KEYS
IMARY KEELY TAYLORu
PRIVAT ELY PRINTED
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CONT ENT S
L’ENVOI
THE BALM OF G ILEAD TREELOVE ’3 TE STOUR B IRTHDAYA CHR ISTMAS GREETI NGA LOVER CON S IDERS , COMPARE S , CONCLUDE SKI SMETA FALLEN LEAFMY STARMU STERED OUTA WOOD VIOLETN IGHTFALLHYAC INTH SENDYM IONEG ERIAM IRANDAA VALENTINEFROM THE BEACH— IFROM THE BEACH— IITW ENTY YEARS AFTERONLY A WORDAT LASTMEMORI ES
THE CAPTAIN ’ S PRIZEv ii
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Content!
TOUT LASSE ! TOUT CASSE ! TOUT PASSETHE HOUR W ILL COME
THE POET ’ S GRAVEON THE WAY HOMEPERSICOS 00 1, P UER, APPARATUS
D I CK THE D I SCONTENTED
SUNT LACHRYMAE RERUM
A REMON STRANCEA CHALLENG EIN OLD MADRIDAFTER THE BALLSERENADEWHY P
SONNETSI . SW EET I S THAT SOLITUDEI I . LOVE CAME TO THEEIII . SHEMNITZ
IV . NOVEMB ERA LAST WORD
FOR KATHERINE AND ELIZABETH
A FAIRY SONGIN A CLOSET
PRO BONO P UBLICO
HYMN FOR DECORATI ON DAYA SONG OF THE CENTURY
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L’ENVOI
HAND unskilled may touch and try the strings,
With vagrant fancies charm ing ca re away,
Some solace oft such id le mu s ic b rings,
Whether the tune be p la intive,bold
,or gay .
Not these the notes the master’ s hand awakes
When Art her gift to heaven-born Geniu s lends,
And o ’er the chords h i s sou l impass ioned breaks
In sound that a l l ou r morta l speech transcend s .
Yet may the master smi le,sometimes
,to hea r
The fa int,imperfect mus ic that betrays
A kindred impu l se,to hi s sp i rit dea r
,
And,smil ing
,pardon What he cannot pra i se .
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THE BALM OF GILEAD TREE
ATE overtakes u s a l l !
I bl ame not the decree that bade thee fa l l ;And yet
,thou qua int Old tree
,
My sou l resents the stroke that shattered thee,
In a l l thy spring-time show of bravery,
Sti l l cheerfu l at the core,
Greeting the May 80 gal l antly once more .
Alas,when we a re old
,
The invi s ible deep roots of l ife take hold
Upon a Past unknown
To newer generat ions ; I had grown
To love thee for the memories thou alone,
Year after year,with me
Sweetly d idst share,thou Balm of Gi lead tree !
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The Balm Of Gilead Tree
How long ago it seems
Since fi rs t,a ch i ld
,j u s t mingl ing truth with dreams
,
I s tayed my steps to greet
Thy gracious shadow in the Vi l lage street ;For I had heard beloved l ip s repeat
Old words that seemed to bear
A charm—Of Gilead and the Healer there .
Dimly my heart perce ived
The i r myst ic meaning ; d imly I bel ieved
God se t thee there for good ;Wherefore
,with chi ld ish fa ith
,devout I stood
Beneath thy blos soming boughs,a ssu red He wou ld
From those green depths bles s me
A l ittle sou l,aware of poverty .
Ah ! many a year s ince then
Great storms have shaken thee,sweet suns again
Made glad th ine heart ; and I2
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The Balm of Gilead Tree
1 too have tos sed in t empests,faced the cry
Of hungry w inds,and seen at last the sky
Look forth,d ivinely b lue ;
No t -al l a dream,that trust my chi ldhood knew !
VI
Wel l hast thou done thy part,Thy ways ide warning to each carele s s heart
Whispering,the summer through !
M ight man but learn of thee to be a s true
To H i s dea r l aw Who gave thee l ight and dew,
And bade thee to the end
With shelter,shade
,and strength His ea rth befriend .
Farewel l ! ’t i s trans ient pa in ;
Yet O,whene ’er th i s hea rt
,a chi ld aga in
,
D rawn close to Memory’ s b reast,
Hea rs the Old vo ices lu l l ing doubt to rest
And owns the firs t bel iefs are s ti l l the best ,I shal l remember thee
,
Thou fragrant mes senger of peace to me !
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LOVE ’S TEST
Le vent ! uz’
! te int une Iumzere allume un bran ’
er .BEAUMARCHAIS
AST twelve ! and chi l l through my Shutter
A gust of the night-wind sweeps ;In the grate i t startles the embers
,
And the answering blaze up- leaps ;
It fla res the lamp on my table,
And the sca red flame cowers and c reep s
And dies in the dark . So work ends .
What task now the l ittle W i fe keeps !
I shut my book ; in the shadow
I Sit and muse how stern
Blows the piti les s b last of Fate . What !
You are come,Sweet ! Ah
,I tu rn
To the l ip s and the heart that love me !
Why I S i t in th e dark P I learn
How a fra i l love d ies of the ha rdsh ip
That makes ou rs sparkle and bu rn !
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BIRTHDAY
To E . P M .
OW shy and sad th is Ch i ld of Spring .
Her secret spe l l
In wood and del l
She weave s with t ea rs ; her ta sk i s done .
Nor stays she for the blos soming ;Wh i le May flowers bud and blueb i rds s ing,
Apri l i s gone ;And none makes moan
But you and I wi l l not forget
A mark bes ide her grave to set .
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A CHR ISTMAS GREETING
SIGH— a wh i sper,far away
,
May reach an ea r attuned to hear ;And I could half bel ieve
,to-day
,
Your Sp i rit knows that mine i s ! near .
Be wel l ! be happy ! so I p ray .
While round me re igns h igh Chri stmas
I,for a moment
,seem to stay
Bes ide you ! do you th ink so,Dear !
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A LOVER CONSIDERS,COMPARE S
,
CONCLUDES
UY coa l ! buy coal ! !
You hear it,M arguerite ,
Far down the distant street,
That lamentable,long-drawn c ry
And smi le among you r cu sh ions where you l ie,
With sat in-s l ippered feet,
Deep in the velvet cu rve of that qua int cha i r
Carved l ike a shrine above you r golden head
What are you thinking,Sweet !
We note the d iff erence , it may be said
Outs ide,the wintry ai r,
Sharp as hi s v o ic e that p ierces l ike a knife ;The black and grimy trade ;The rough humanity that al l its l i fe
I s doomed to j olt and bawl
Beneath men’ s windows ! hear the dolorou s cal l
Buy coal ! buy coal ! !
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A Lover Considerr, Comparer, Conelua’
er
Wh i le here a re warmth and bloom
The glowing grate that tempts you r gracefu l foot
To perch upon the fender ; flowers
That make a s i lent summer in the room ;Books
,mus ic
,art ;
And you,the cau se and crown
Of al l th i s beauty,sit here
,smil ing down
On me,whose part
In the s cene i s to adore you — and I do !Flower of my heart
,
Blos soming so fa r above the world ’ s dark root ;But human
,too !
Buy coa l ! buy coa l
That faint and vanish ing c ry,How al l unl i ke the s igh
With which,del ic iou s ly
,you s ink
Again among you r cu shions and (I th ink)With soft approving eye
Su rvey the ring that white hand deigns to wear.
My ring— and you rs ! ou r sacred sol ita ire !! Splend id
,you sa id . Bu t I
S eem to look down into the blacknes s where
(Of u s two unaware !)
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A Lover Considers, Compares , Concludes
From yonder blackened to i ler in the street,
My exqu i s ite girl , - to you !
That rude sou l fated in its own dark wayTo l ive and love
,to suffer and to pray
,
Li ke u s perhap s some day .
Shal l i t be named w ith you rs ! —~ be named and owned !
Now,you r heart speaks !
Now shines,tea r-l ighted
,i n those deepening eyes
The vi s ion my sou l seeks
The fai r true self,whose sweet human ities
Cheapen and put to shame
The tawdry elements of dust that cla im
Homage and servitude from such a s you !
Al l va in,fa l se
,fool ish things
Drop o ff their fl imsy wings
And peri sh in the su nl ight and the dew
Of love and pity God has made
To fi l l the heaven of a pu re woman ’ s heart !
VI
O , take you r p leasu re , undismayed ,Laugh
,dance
,my Sweet
,and wear
Whatever ’s rich and rare ;I O
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A Lover Cons iders , Compares , Concludes
I know where hides my j ewel,unconfessed !
I know the heart that beats beneath th is vest
SO broidered and beset
With'
flowery fancies,wrought
After some marvel lou s fashion,brought
Acros s the Atlantic to adorn you . Yet,
When these s low days are done,
When you,my Love
,are won
,
Won,past al l a rgument
,question
,or retreat
,
When I sha l l l i sten closer to the beat
Of that dea r hea rt,wi l l fear
Startle my own , to hea r
How yours,a l l woman
,denying naught to mine
,
IS yet,divine !
I I
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KISMET
A
Y a thing the heart d ivines
In its firs t d im youth,
Half aware of days unbo rn,
While yet in the front of morn
The Star of Childhood sh ines !
Many a thing the coming years
Sea l with s low,reluctant tea rs
For truth .
Mock not thou the Ch i ld i sh woe ;Soot he the groundles s fear !
What prophetic shadow may
That l ittle help les s heart d ismay
Alas ! we cannot know .
In mystery ou r l ives unfold ;Yonder the secret may be told ;
Not here !
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A FALLEN LEAF
OOR faded leaf,blown sh ivering down to me ,
Was i t for this , thy home was fixed so fa r
Beyond the rude hand ’ s reach , where winds a re
free
In yon blue deep , and heaven so near to t hee
Thou might ’ st unblamed have deemed thyself a sta r !
Was it for this that thou,the fa i res t there ,
First of thy kindred felt the kis s of dawn ,Beloved of the sunsh ine ! —first d idst shareThe dewy wh i sper of the evening a i r
,
And caught the pale moon ’ s earl iest smile forlorn !
Alas ! there came to thee an evi l day
When,with hi s subtle whisper
,sweet and strange
,
The late Year sought thee,danc ing on thy spray
,
And stole the freshnes s from thy heart away,
And flushed thy cheek,amazed
,with crimson change .
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A Fa llen Leaf
Flame-tinged and glowing in thy ways ide tower,
Thou wast the wonder of the pas ser-by ;Perchance a marvel to thyself
,that hou r
When al l thy being owned the fatal power
That matched thy sp lendor with the sunset sky .
Brief was thy dream ! The frost i s keen to—night,
And thou,poor outcast
,t remblest in the du st
,
Where heedles s footsteps tread thee out of S ight,
And none remembers thee to mou rn thy bl ight
From l ight from life to outer da rknes s thru st !
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MY STAR
ST fal l s the summer night
O ’er field and wood,and thi s dark s i lent stream ,
Where,resting on my oars
,I watch day’ s l ight
Withdraw its las t red beam .
LO,in the west one sta r
From heaven ’ s c lea r deep looks at me wi stfu l ly ;Later, a host wi l l follow,
brighter far,
But none so dear to me .
For thu s,when l ife is done
,
And Death ’ s great Shadow darkens o ’er mine eyes,
For me sha l l thy lost face,ou r bli s s begun
,
Open God ’ S Pa rad ise .
I S
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MUSTERED OUT
E cricket ch i rp s in the orchard ;The night grows sweet with the s cent of the
barley sheaves,
The wind i s s ti l l ; not a b reath sti rs the shadow 0
l eaves
The moon draws on the'
wal l ;And c lose u nder my window I hear an app le fa l l .
0 that Old s cent of the barley!And the apples lying so cool i n the dew-wet gra s s !
There was once a way, by the broken step s , you cou ld
pa s s
To the orcha rd unseen
Many ’s the night that way after an apple I ’ve
been .
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Mustered Ou t
Darknes s and S leep then the waking !
Dawn and her face ! O my God , sha l l i t be so aga in !
She s a id so . Thought of that shamed away many a s ta in
From a sou l none too pu re .
I ’ve been true to you,Love ! In heaven I cou ld not be
truer .
O good-bye,da rk world of sorrow !
That ’ s the las t st ab l Now her l i ttle soft hand in my
breast
Comes,s ti l l ing the angu i sh
,hu sh ing the hea rt’ s th rob
to res t,
And her wh isper ! She sa id,
S leep and peace for u s both,i n the holy home of
dead ! !
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A WOOD VIOLET
If it h av e breath ,I f li fe taste sweet t o it, if deathPa in it s soft petal, no man knows.
SW INBURNE
INGER ING,I stoop to look
On thee,lone dwel ler in thy forest nook !
Violet,thou dost not mis s
This summer eve,thy l ittle sha re of bl i s s !
Su rely thou finde st i t sweet
Thy tiny tribute,at His grac iou s feet
From that unstained cup ,Pu re a s In Parad ise
,to Offer up !
To leave thee,I am loth
,
Alike we s leep and wake ; al ike for both
Draws near the Unknown—Death !And hast thou not
,with that brief
,exqu is ite breath
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Whispering of Love divine,
B rought H i s own message to th i s hea rt of m ine !
Thou hast not l ived in va in ;May ’s t b loom aga in !
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NIGHTFALL
ARK between thy banks , 0 lonely R iver,All day long thy restles s waters moan ;In the bu sy summer fields
,unheeded
,
Like some mou rnfu l mus ic ’ s undertone,
Sti l l the i r murmu r saddens everywhere
Labor’ s ceaseles s d in,beneath the noontide gl are .
But when n ight along the mis ty val ley
S t ea ls , and shuts the door of forge and m i l l,Hush ing al l the sti r of toi l and traffic
,
Wh i le the twi l ight a i r breathes cool and s ti l l,
Then thy voice cal l s loud acros s the h i l l s,
And with sound supreme the darkening s i lence fi l l s .
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All day long the lonely heart keeps s igh ing ;Toi l and thought res i s t its yea rning prayer ;
Li fe needs many th ings,nor stays for p ity
But n ight comes at last ; day’ s s tri fe and ca re
Die forgotten ; then , O heart of mine,Have way ! s i lence and the dark
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HYACINTHS
URPLE and white and rose !
Out of the sad black mou ld
The fragrant sp ike s u nclose,
The Hyacinth buds and blows .
But how,in the dark and cold
,
Each blos som its duty knows
To be purple,or wh ite
,or rose
,
NO Hyac inth ever ha s told !
Pu rple,and wh it e, and rose
A dream of the hues that fleet
At sunset o ’er Alpine snows .
And ever the wonde r grows
That a bu lb in my window-seat,Here by the sa lt sea, knows
How the ! ungfrau pales and glows ,When Twil ight ki s ses her feet !
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ENDYMION
Blessed , meth inks, is the lo t o f h im that sleeps, and tosses no t , no r turnsev en Endym ion.
!
THEOCRITUS , Idyl I I I .
USH !!
sh e s a id,ye Winds that v is it Latmo s !
Breath e no wh i sper where Endymion l ies,
Lost to ea rth beneath the brood ing Skies ;Closer c reep
,ye s i lvery Mists of midnight
,
Le t no keen-eyed Sta r h is s leep surpri se .
Lu l l h im,0 ye Dews ,— h e must not waken !
Steep h i s Ch i l ly senses in a d ream
Deep and dim,where t his fond face shal l seem ,
Softly gl id ing earthward through the shadows,
Li ke a meteor pa le to pause and gleam .
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EGER IA
HAT whispered She to h im
Bes ide the water d im,
Under the misty shade of leaves that clung
So th ick about the founta in ! Dark and sweet
The vei led night her s i lence o ’er them hung ;No sound of wandering feet
,
Nor stealthy step of sylvan Creatu re s ti rred’
Among the wood-paths ; fa r away he hea rd
Rome ’ s midnight pu lses beat,
But heeded not . What wh ispered sh e to him
Beneath the shadowy leaves,bes ide the water d im !
Some secret,dread and old
,
From morta l s over—boldHid by the h igh and j ealou s gods a lway !
Some rune of th ings that were or th ings to
Or sage enchantment wherewith princes sway
The round earth and the sea,
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Egeria
And happy hea rts of men ! So legends say.
Was it for th is the ir wise King stole away
From pomp and revel ry,
To that lone del l Where,by the founta in ’ s b rim
,
His dewy-sandal led love kept tryst with h im !
Ah,but the p lace was sweet !
Beneath h is heed les s feet
He crushed the fern and deep del ic iou s bloom
Of violets . Sweeter to h i s sou l her kis s,
Her arms that c lasped h im in the fragrant gloom,
Her s igh of timid bl is s !
D is c rowned awhile,h is brow upon her breast
Forgot its bu rden ; dea r he was, and blest .
Perchance sh e wh ispered th i s’
T was al l sh e knew ! Would ’ st thou her secret share !! Where Love is found
,the wise find Wisdom there .
!
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MIRANDA
!But you , 0 you ,
SO perfec t and so peerless are c reatedOf ev e ry c reature ’s best ! !
The Tempest. Ac t I I I ., Sc ene I . SHAKSPEARE .
OU pearl of maids , M i randa , — sta inles s , free,Fearles s of evi l
,yet not over—bold !
Thy beauty haunts my heart ; beside the sea
In dreams,meth inks I do compan ion thee
,
Where ’neath the moon the waves shine s i lver-cold,
And thou,W ith gentlest shape of ai ry s tate
,
And young eyes bright with innocent command,
Wh i le Ariel ’ s wh isp’ring sp rites around thee wa it,
On the wide shore in mus ing mood dost stand .
High o ’er thee darkens al l the wooded i s le,
Beneath thee al l the stars in ocean smi le,
And in thy face the lone and lovely night
I s mirrored lovel ier ! Maiden without gu i le,
Thou in that sol itude has t no affright,But mu rmu re st to thyself a song the wh i le
That charms the s leep ing sea to deeper hush of
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A VALENTINE
To E . H. R .
ADY,I know a prison
Where a captive p ineth,
A dungeon dark and deep,
Where no beam of noonday shinet h ,And the sweet consol ing stars
Through those unrelenting ba rs
Never peep .
He i s young but wasted
With a s i lent sorrow ;He dares not hope to-day
Nor can hOpe to—morrow ;Yet from l ife he may not
Ti l l the fi re s in h is heart
Die away .
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Oft h ave I thought h im dead,
And hi s pam past forever,But he only s lept
To waken wi ld a s ever ;His p rayer for l iberty ,Lady
,grieved even me
,
Ti l l I wept .
0 shal l I se t h im free
The Boy in pri son lying !’T i s but a word from thee
And the door i s Open flying .
Thou only ha st the key ;Wi l l mercy sweet plea se thee,
Emily !
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FROM THE BEACH I
EAR l ittle Boat,home-faring
Acros s the white-capped sea ,
I watch thee tos s and tremble
Li ke the fool i sh heart in me '
Yet shoreward thou art speed ing,
No homing b ird fl ies truer ;Thy master’ s hand i s steady
,
Thy master’ s eye i s su re .
Why shou ld I d read the tempest !
The stress of coming years !
Why doubt the dis tant harbor
So d imly seen th rough tears !
I,too
,may keep , though trembling ,
A course as true as th ine ,For
,happy Boat
,thy Master
Steers,too
,thi s heart of m ine !
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FROM THE BEACH—I I
OME with me !
The l ight wind and the se a
Laugh along the sunny shore together’T i s summer weather !
My l ittle s a i l i s dancing on the foam ;Yon fa i ry i s le to—day shal l be ou r home !
0 come with me ! 2
Come with me !
The storm i s on the sea ;Wi ld ’m id the su rge that o ’er u s dashes
The l ightning fla shes !
We must drive head long now before the gale ;I know not wh ither
,nor how fa r, we sai l ,
But— come with
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Twenty Years After
Wiser and s adder ! Ye s— perhaps !So much t h e ~
mo re’
t i s wel l to feel
That where one worshipped in one ’ s youth
I s sti l l the fittest place to kneel .
NO man whose heart yOu’v e deigned to school
Looks back to ca l l h imself a fool !
That ’
s someth ing to be thankfu l for
When fi rst i l lu s ions,thinning fast
,
Begin to Show how flat and drea r
Life ’ s rea l coast- l i ne l ies at las t
One high romance sti l l throned in mist
By dreams of dawn forever ki s sed !
You keep your secret sti l l . I know
To-night no more than years ago
Why,of al l morta l faces
,yours
Should stir the sou l with in me so
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Twenty Years After
Old thoughts deep buried,not to ri se
,
Live,and reproach me
,in you r eyes .
Old thoughts,old vis ions
,old bel iefs
The th ing I meant— but fa i led— to be !Ah wel l ! —Good-night ! O
’
UI! ways part h ere
Ay— and hereafter ! Yet to see
Your face for me that shadow wea r
Perhaps heaven i s one man ’ s share !
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ONLY A WORD
NLY a word !
A little winged word
Blown through the busy town,
Lighter than this tle-down,
Lighter than dust,by roving bee or bi rd
B ru shed from the blossoming l i ly’ s golden c rown,
Borne id ly here and there,
Oft a s the summer a i r
About men ’ s doors the sunny sti l lnes s s ti rred .
Only a word !
But sharp—O,Sharper than a two-edged sword
,
To p ierce and sting and sca r !
Only a word !
A little word that fel l
Unheeded as the dew
That from the darkl ing
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Only a Word
Of summer m idn ight soft ly stea ls to tel l
The t a le Of t inkl ing b rook and s tar—lit del lIn yonder noisome street.
There, pa le with du s t and heat,The l ittle window-flower in workman’ s cel l
It s droop ing bel l
Lift s up to meet the k i s s it knows so wel l .
A word—a drop of dew
But O, t ouch cou ld l i fe’ s lost hope renew !
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AT LAST
BUILT my bower in summer weather,
A bower no b i rd ie need d isda in,
Where two that loved might l ive together,
Safe sheltered from the wind and ra in ;For now that woods are green
,sa id I
,
The B i rd I love wi l l h i ther fly .
The summer roses bloomed and perished
The brooks grew s i lent in the gras s,
Va in were the May-time hopes I cheri shed ;
My B i rd was but a dream ,ala s !
And thick about my lonely eaves
Began to fa l l the fad ing leaves .
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At Last
And now the sky was drea r November’ s,
And roa red the wind and pla shed the ra in ;Sadly I brooded o’er the embers
,
When,hark
,aga inst my window-pane
A flutter fa int,a cry
,I hea rd
,
I sprang to Open ’
t was my Bird !
A tiny th ing t o brave such weather
Its eyes were d im and ch i l led its feet ;Rain d ripped from every droop ing feather,But O
,its note was pass ing sweet !
I caught it c lose,I held it fast ;
Love s ings within my bower at last !
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MEMOR IES
ORA’ll be marr ied to-morrow ! Dora , the younge st
of al l !
But yesterday she was the baby ; now she i s
twenty— and ta l l,
Taller than Helen or NIargare t — a bride,and going
away !
And th is old,sad house 18 once more bedecked for a
wedd ing day.
There ’11 be bustle enough in the morn ing,what with
dress ing the bride,
And wedding guests to welcome,and Dora ’ s la st packing
beside ;To-night how qu iet the hou se i s ! I hear but the wind ’ s
low moan,
And the ticking clock in the corner . ’T wil l be so when
she i s gone !
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Memories
We two,in a sec ret heaven the heaven of bl i s s denied
Were a lone in the world together,when he was by my
s ide .
He might not speak,and I knew it — but what was
that to me !
Hope i s the s lave that trembles ; Despa i r i s fearles s
and free .
He came for h i s own ! I gave it,unasked . Was it mine
to keep !
How else could I bea r to remember that grave in
the fa r cold deep !
No words,but only a S i lence ; no kis s , though we were
a lone ;Not a S igh— h is true heart guarded my secret a s we ll
a s h is own,
But the c la sp of that c l ing ing hand,in h i s eyes that
pass ionate c laim !
SO he left me . One week later,the news of the
lost sh ip came .
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Memories
V I I I
None pitied me ; how cou ld I tel l them ! I mou rned
h im al l alone ;I mou rn you as much to-night, Love , now ten long yea rs
a re flown !
Marga ret has her hu sband ; Helen , husband and Ch i ld ren ,too ;
But I have noth ing,Lawrence
,only my dream Of you .
Only a dream,and yet are the others so much more
blest !
Sometimes I cou ld a lmost th ink the sad,wronged love
fares best .
If that dream were the brief delu s ion that d ies with the
br ida l hou r
Cou ld I have borne its fad ing—my l i fe’ s one perfect
flower !
It i s pleasant to V i s itMargaret ; her home is grand and gay,Her husband i s in the Senate
,and ! a ri s ing man
,
! they
say ;
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Memories
They go everywhere together ; h e’s pol ite to her
,never
unkind,
And Margaret,I know
,i s learning woman’ s le s son not
to mind .
Yet I cannot choose but remember the i r courtship of
long ago,
When R ichard came so early and wa s a lways the la s t
to go,
How they sat and ta lked in the twi l ight or,leaning
together,read
In the book —o r the broidery pattern some wonderfu l
th ing unsa id .
Does he ever ca re now to sit! by her ! Or know if she
works or reads !
He has too much to do for h i s party to th ink of the
l ife sh e leads
That l ife he had vowed to cheri sh ! Sad mockery ! Yet,I know
,
He i s one of the world ’ s goodv
hu sbands . Perhaps it i s
a lways so .
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Memories
! I I I
They say i t i s a lways so , Love Everyt hing changes
but you .
Shal l I blame Death ! What -am I, then , that you m ight
not have a ltered,too !
Better my dead than thei r l iv ing,grown so ca reles s and
cold
Dearer the ki s s never given,the tale that never was
told
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THE CAPTAIN ’
S PR IZE
HE came to me ! sh e came to me !
As though a l ittle b i rd shou ld be
B lown out upon th is wintry sea,
And,buff eted by storm and s leet
,
Drop on the deck here at my feet .
Perhaps it was not wise nor wel l
To seek such refuge . Who can tel l !’T i s not the shelter you ’
d expect
A b i rd or woman to select ;Nor I the sort of fel low j u st
A woman or a bird would tru st.
But here sh e is. What ’s next,we
’11 see .
Up anchor, shake the mainsa i l free !
One thing i s su re— she ! came to me !
A year ago I d id not dare
To ask th is lady cou ld sh e care
My wild and wandering l ife to share ;
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The Capta in ’s P riz e
TOO bold a question tha t , for me
I,but a grace les s sa i lor she
,
The fairest,daintiest
,s tatel ies t gi rl
,
Of al l her haughty house, the pea rl !
See,now ! Two l ittle feet are se t
Bes ide me,in the wind and we t ;
The salt sp ray sparkles in her ha ir ;She tu rns her face to me take care
,
Sweethea rt ! between the wind and me,
You ’
ll th ink we have wi ld ways at sea !
And yet you know you came to me !
All ’s wel l ! the sh ip begins to fee l
The long swel l underneath her keel ;The harbor-l ights beh ind u s reel ;Far out
,in ra in and darkness
,soon
We sha l l be running free ; no moon
Nor sta r,Sweet
,in the sky above ;
Nor pilot wanted,now but Love !
Give me those l ittle hands that seem
To make a l l true that else were dream !
They ’ re m ine— and yet,on sea or shore
,
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For O,there i s such sovere ignty
In thei r soft touch,their s i lent plea
knows,my Dea r
,
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Tout passe ! -The l ight,the shadow of th i s mortal day
Sorrow and j oy how fast they fleet
away,
To blend a s one in His eternal thought ,Where Love abides that
hath wrought !
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THE HOUR WILL COME
OT yet—not yet ! B etween the night and mornThere i s an hou r
,uncheered by moon or sta r
,
That hungers for the day— the day unborn .
Never seems l ight so fa r
As when that hou r s its,darkl ing and forlorn
,
Waiting,a s we wait
,on the verge of morn .
Not yet not yet ! When,al l ath i rs t for ra in ,
The hot field s gasp,and up the su ltry sky
The great c louds gather,darkening o’er the p la in ,
Earth sti l l s her fa intest s igh ;She wa its —as we wait dumb
,in patient pa in ,
The crash with which the tempest b reaks its chain .
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The Hour will Come
Not yet—not yet ! When,
flooded fu l l with streams
From mounta in height and glen,the river wide
B rims nea r its thundering fa l l,how sti l l i t gleams !
NO ripple s ti rs the tide
That wa its— as we wait— hold ing hushed in dreamsThe fate with which its cu rrent darkly teems .
The hou r wi l l come l— the dawn,th e thunder-pea l ,
The weltering plunge of waters down the steep !
Ay— thrones
,dominions
,powers
,in terror reel
,
Deep cal l ing unto deep,
And star to Sta r,when ! udgment breaks the sea l ,
And tyrants learn,at la st
,with whom they dea l !
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THE POET’S GRAVE
OR h im no b itter tears we shed ;Rather
,self-pitying
,we s i t and weep
That we are left,around hi s bed
,
These annua l rites of memory to keep
Ere we shal l with ou r friend be la id,
Through the long summer days with h im to
Beneath the Old oak ’ s whispering shade .
Where doth he wait for u s ! To-night
Meth inks the blooming earth and fragrant a i r
Shou ld bring his dea r etherea l Sprite
TO seek,thi s eventide
,the old wood where
At eventide we used to meet,
And dream away day’ s sord id strife and care,
Til l dews were th ick beneath ou r feet .
A sweet and noble sou l was he ;Too finely strung for thi s world ’ s tuneles s touch
,
But breath ing pu res t melody
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The P oet’
s Crave
Of thought divine and tendernes s to such
AS loved him,—a l l too wel l aware
Of wea ry worldl ines s and stri fe how much
H i s sh rinking sp i rit needs must bea r .
Alone with blos soms,birds and bees
,
At la st he s leepeth in the anc ient shade ;No voice
,save murmur of the breeze
,
And wh i spers in the flowery grass o’
e rhead
To m ingl e with h i s d ream of peace
If thou,ou r Poet
,in the mould low l a id
Dream sti l l,where thou hast found re lease .
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ON THE WAY HOME
Y l ight streams fa r,thou gladden ing
O ’er va le and fores t,tower and town ;
From land and sea men look to thee
In every cl ime,as night comes down !
And yet,were a l l the eyes that mark
Thy ri s ing,closed in endles s dark
,
Und immed would gl itter sti l l
Thy bright,unpitying Spark .
I heed thee not. In yonder co t,
As home I haste,from toi l se t free,
Though dark and damp,the casement lamp
Shines clea r,acros s the fields
,for me .
Dear l ight ! dea r heart ! how wel l I know
If bitter death Shou ld lay me low
Dark would that ca sement be,
And quenched you r W insome glow !
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PERSICOS ODI,PUER,
APPARATUS
HORACE . Odes, I , ! ! ! VI ! !
LL th i s . pa rade,Boy
,that the Pe rS Ian
Makes o ’er h is cups i s my avers ion !
These wreaths yo u b ind
Of l inden rind
Are nowise to my taste ; and , mind ,I ’ l l have no sea rch ing up and down
For some late rose
That,l ingering
,blows
Our l ittle fea st to crown !
Nor do I choose you shou ld be taking
More time and pa ins than go to making
The twist you may,
Of myrtle spray,
Weave fresh,the yea r round
,any day
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DICK THE DISCONTENTED
F I had bu t a home of my own,sa id he ;
Poor fel low,how sad ly he s ighed a s he sa id i t
I f I had bu t a home of my own you wou ld see
How steady and sober and saving I ’d be,
Though for that,now
,you give me no cred it .
To think I may never get qu it of that trunk,
And d ie after a l l in a lodging-hou se attic !
So low at the prospect my sp irits have sunk
You may thank you r good stars I don ’t go and get drunk,Or p itch into some scrape
,as bad and emphatic . !
Dick,dearie
,sh e sa id
,now you ’ re fool i sh indeed ,
Not to say you are real ly a l ittle - ungratefu l !
We can ’t have our hou se yet,bu t what i s the need
Of su l king and threatening ! You ’re bound to succeed .
I t ’ s th is grumbl ing,I tel l you
,makes poverty hatefu l !
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Dick the Discontented
And no home of you r own,D ick ! Why
,where a re
yo u r wits !
Here ’s your home in my heart
,where you ’
re ma ster
forever,
Such a n ice cosy corner,where nobody s its
But you r own prec ious self ! Very i l l it befit s
A fel low with your luck to ta lk about ! never ’ !
0 there now ! come D icky,be sen s ib le
,do !
I real ly must finish th i s hat . See,to-morrow
We wil l walk in the Park— and the hat must go too,With a rose and a ribbon se t on, to p lease you !
For which I had neither to beg nor to borrow.
Good-night ! go you r ways l—I ’v e heard something
to-day
I may mention to—morrow,i f you behave bet t er.
I was told not to te l l,so I hardly can say
0 such luck for u s both ! But it ’s l ate ! you can ’t stay.
You may take it and read it ; it’
S a l l in that let t er ! !
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SUNT LACHRYMA! RERUM
HE wept ; her tears l ike summer rain
Revived the beauty of her flowe r-l i ke face ;She s ighed— for wonder more than pain
,
s igh ing,found sh e ga ined an added grace !
She wept,and s ighed .
You th ink sh e d id not care . She d id,
For h im who never wi sh of hers denied .
Nor shou ld the deeper grief be hid ;She ca red for many a th ing that with h im
SO,wept and s ighed .
Sorry and sca red may yet be sh rewd !
Wealth,homage
,love
,her beauty stil l m ight buy ;
Sorrow prolonged might p rove too rude,
Ay !—mar that face on wh ich she must rely !
Her tears she dried .
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A REMONSTRANCE
(Addressed to one who asserted that man’s fr iendsh ip was worth more thanwoman’s love .)
NCERTAIN,cap ric iou s
,inconstant
,untrue
,
A creatu re that can ’ t be rel ied on
That ’S the verd ict of man,whose l i fe ’
s but a span,
Presuming our sex to decide on !
His l ife ’ s but a span ; somewhat brief, one would
th ink,For a j u st and complete self- inspection ,
Without compl icating the task by debating
How fa r woman fal l s short of perfection !
And you too,though no woman-hater, my friend ,
More cruel,perhaps
,becau se kinder
Even you echo shabbi ly ! Varium et mu tabile
She p roves,wheresoever you find her . !
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A Remonstrance
Place aux dames for awh ile ! Le t a woman expla in
Those s imiles gracefu l,but bitter
,
With which Civi l ized man,s ince d is cu s s ion began
,
I l lu s trates hi s ru le— not to h it her !
There ’
s the moon,type of female incons tancy !
Don ’ t you know that her Changes a re due
To the smiles and the frowns,the ups and the down s
Of her master— as ou rs a re to you !
There ’s the wind,blowing h ither and thither ! ’
T i s sa id
Woman ’ s fancy i s fickle as a i r ;But the vacuum sti l l that sh e
’s trying to fi l l
Ah ! ’t i s caused by a coldnes s
,somewhere !
Bring on al l you r emblems ! The dew and the m i st,Sea and cloud
,image woman ’ s caprices !
But observe,i f you please
,how each one of
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A Remonstrance
VI I I
Under infin ite aspects,each s ti l l i s t he same
Vita l element,pure and pers i stent
,
You ’d tire Of al l beauty ’
t wou ld fa i l of its duty,
Were its forms ever fixed,nea r or d is tant.
Thus,her mood ever changing
,her m ind sti l l the same
,
Woman ’s true
,though she seem l ike a tra itor ;
One end she ’s pursu ing
,whatever she ’ s doing
,
And she reaches it,sooner or la t er !
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A CHALLENGE
E th inks h imself granite . That su its h im right
well,
Steadfast and stern as the mountain wal l yonder !
Well,let h im be granite
,but I ’
ll be the brook
Through cranny and crevice commiss ioned to wander ;The l i ttle brook
,talking and teas ing al l day
,
Darkl ing or bright,in its misch ievous play
Wearing the heart of the granite awayI
He may be ice,too
,i f that ’
s to h i s mind,
Si lent and cold as the winter-locked river !
He shal l be ice — yes,and I ’
ll be the sta r
That del ights on its su rface to spa rkle and qu iver ;The l ittle s ta r
,lonely and daring and shy,
Which nobody marks as it creeps up the sky,
Its face,i n the ice-mirror imaged
,to spy .
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IN OLD MADR ID
WEET,my red geranium flower !
Peep ing through my lattice screen ,Li ke a maiden from her bower,
Forth,I pray thee
,look and lean ,
When fa r down the street thou heares t
Step Of h im my heart holds dearest .
Naught to fear,i f thou art seen
Keep ing watch in shine or shower,
Wishing, waiting, hou r by hour ;Spitefu l though the neighbors be
None wil l th ink to mock at thee .
Hark ! h e ’
s coming ! Ye s,
’t i s he !
Nod , dear flower ! The wind blows free ,Nod and if he seem to se e
,
Say one l ittle word for me !
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In Old Madrid
Tell h im what my m i rror shows
Tresses glos sy,black a s night ,
Brow of pearl,and l ips of rose
,
D ark-la shed eyes whose glances bright
Many a cava l ier s ays,s ighing
,
Would reward a man for dying.
(This , of cou rse, i s fa r from right !)But that I am fai r
,he knows
,
Oft h is looks the truth d isclose ;Tell h im I am good
,l i kewi se
,
Very grave,discreet
,and wise ;
True I am,and scorn a l l l ies
,
Such as that Dolores tries
When she,whispering
,s its and sp ies
Yonder,while her needle fl ies !
Bolder ma id I never knew !
Like a pa rrot on its perch
Twists her neck the street to v iew
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I n Old Madrid
And the young gal lants are prancing,
Bowing here and there,and glancing !
Ah,they pas s !— And you may search ,
He ’
s not there ! And not for you
The rose that in ou r cou rtyard fel l
Last night,by the moonl it wel l !
I ’m no tattler,nor shal l tel l
Any sou l how that befe l l !
O,I hOpe he loves me ! Yet
SO a re maidens oft dece ived ;Men thei r fanc ies soon forget
,
Then the fool i sh one i s grieved ;And w ith grief
,one’ s bloom ’
s departed .
Keep me,0 sweet sa ints
,l ight-hearted !
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AFTER THE BALL
QOD NIGHT ! I f you and I were lovers
I ’d say,! Good-night and dream of me
,
!
But prudence now— o r pride— d i scoversHow very fool i sh that wou ld be .
Since not a shadow of Love ’ s bl indnes s
Lu rks in those eyes of you rs,to bles s
The man they dazzle with thei r kindnes s,
What u se in s ignal s of d istres s !
Lo ok l— o ’er yon s and-bar sa i l s the moon ;Sm i le
,cool
,bri l l iant
,and remote
,
Not much ava i l s that luckles s s chooner
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Good-n ight ! ’t i s I must do the dreaming ;
Your pi l low dews obl iviou s steep .
Day ’ s los s in Lethe thus redeeming
Is Beauty ’ s sec ret . You will s leep !
But when,with bird and rose
,you waken
And count you r conquests,do me right ;
I shal l be wi sh ing then I ’d taken
Another sort of leave ! —Good-n ight !
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SERENADE
0 not wake,thou Dearest !
NO,no
,s leep !
While in dreams thou hearest
Voices low and deep,
With pau se and cadence,creep
Through al l the winding ways
That weave their mystic maze
Around thy maiden hea rt,
Bid them not depart
NO,no
,s leep !
DO not wake,thou Dearest !
No,no
,s leep !
Love,s ince Love thou fearest
,
Dreaming too,shal l weep
The peace he needs must keep ;7 1
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Yet song and dream may dare
B reathe,s ti l l
,Love’ s tender p rayer ;
Nor fright thy ma iden heart.
no,s leep !
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IV
Why fool i sh mortals love at a l l,
Why we two hold each other dearest,
How long ’t wil l la st
,and how ’
t wi l l end,
You ’d l i ke to know
,you prec iou s queris t !
V
You never wi l l ! I ’ l l tel l you that !
Yet sti l l ma inta in my fi rs t a s sertion
Love understands what he ’
S about,
And bl inds u s,j u s t for h is d ivers ion .
VI
Ah,why I love you ! If I knew,
I wo u ld not tel l you .
—No,no
,never .
For soul s l ike yours and mine were made
To play at h ide and seek forever .
VI I
There ’s l ittle you do not find out,
But s ince that l ittle makes l i fe pleasant,
I th ink I ’ l l keep the secret sti l l,
And so keep you,too—for the present !
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SONNETS I
WEET i s that sol itude where one dear face
Makes a l l the world ! —that face wherein I readWhatever ’s best in letters
,a rt
,or creed ,
And al l that ’ s fa i r in manners,good in men
,
By Love trans lated ! In some lonel iest glen’T were bl is s to dwel l
,sole student of thy grace
,
Each day’ s new les son in thy looks to trace !
And yet,in s treet
,or hal l
,or market-place
,
That face remembered makes a sol itude
D ivinely deep,where nothing mean or rude
Dares enter in . My Love ! with thee ab ides
The Charm that b inds the earth,the s tars
,t h e tides
Beloved by thee,where’er I rest or roam ,
Dwel l s in my heart serene,the unalterable home !
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SONNETS I I
OVE came to thee a s when among the h i l l s
The Apri l torrent leaps its bank,and breaks
Fa r down the va lley in a flood that wakes
The startled herdsman,and with panic fi l l s
The p lain for b ridges wrecked and shattered m i l l s .
Homestead and hamlet reel ; but soon retakes
The stream it s channel,and with verdu re makes
The toi ler glad,among the field s he ti l l s .
Bu t hers the S lower heart,that unawares
Received the tribute of Love ’ s hundred ri l l s
That stea l in secret down to swel l i ts strength,
Ti l l brimm ing h igh with a l l that Pa ss ion dares
I t bu rsts it s f bu ilded barrier,and fu lfi l s
,
With one Sheer desperate p lunge,it s fate at length .
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SONNETS I I I
SHEMNITZ
T Eden ’ s gate a Harp,o ld legends say,
Upborne by angel s,wa its ! mark wel l the plan
Devised in Heaven to try the Sou l of Man !
Six chords a re seen whereon requ i red to play,
Whoso ca l l s mus ic forth has leave to stay ;But though that sou l escape the ! udge
’ s ban
And s its expectant,for a granted span
,
Awa its it sti l l another ! udgment Day .
For one deep chord ungues sed that Harp contains ;And he whose Skil l may o ’er the rest p revai l
To draw from s ix thei r far-resound ing stra ins,
May yet to wake one note on Sh emnit z fa i l .
And Whoso fa i l s on Sh emnit z , for h is pa ins ,Outs ide the gate
,a stranger
,s ti l l rema ins .
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SONNETS IV
NOVEMBER
LAS ! the bitter days before the snow !
When Earth l ies l ike a corpse , unshrouded , bare,Dumb
,desolate
,cold
,beneath the backward s t are
Of pale,reced ing suns ; a primal wo e
Mourns in the wai l ing wind that fa in would know
The secret of thi s death of a l l th ings fa i r .
Who shal l make answer ! Evermore aware
Of ! oy’ s da rk end ing
,bl ind ly man must sha re
The doom sad Natu re,seeking to foreshow
,
Writes in dead waste and ru in everywhere .
So be it ! Le t Youth,Strength
,and Beauty go
Even the hea rt’ s trea su re— angu ish pas t compare !We die ; God l ives ! O earth—born, answered so
,
So armed— defy man ’ s deadl ies t foe,Despa ir !
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A LAST WORD
0 song is here for those the hea rt holds dea rest ;Deep i s the s i lence in Love ’ s holy places !
Nor mine the gift to match dea r names with
mu s ic
And yet,methinks I sometimes see the i r faces
And hea r the i r voices,for one happy moment
,
Am id the a l ien word s my fancy traces .
Ah , then I know the song, whate’er i t may be
,
Hath found its key-not e in the i r very being !
Thei r l ives,thei r sp i rit wake the pas s ion in me
To seiz e the j oy,the sorrow
,past u s fleeing
On that swift tide of Time,that sweeps forever
Sorrow and j oy to shores beyond ou r seeing .
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A FAIRY SONG
AIRIES,wake ! the sun i s se t
Tree and tu rf with dew are wet,
And the moon with laughing l ight
Peeps above yo u mounta in height,While beneath her W itching beam
Morta l s l ie abed,and dream !
Now with tiny leaps,unseen
,
We ’ l l , across the shadowy green ,Stea l fa r down the darkl ing del l
,
And where ta l l ferns sh ield u s wel l
Linger in the dus k to hea r
Sounds too fine for morta l ea r .
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A Fa iry Song
Li s t and hea r the sweet B luebel l
R inging S low its fa i ry knel l !
Far and nea r am id the gras s,
Where no ruthles s footstep s pas s,
R ings the B luebel l,sweet and low
,
Good-night to the elves below .
Hark ! and hea r the Windflower s ighWhen th e n ight-breeze wanders by |
Hear the l i ttle whispering wings
Of those merry moonl ight th ings
Who from si lver cup-lets pou rDew for every th irsty flower !
O,but haste !—No more delay !
Now ’ s the time to dance and play !
Off with many a hop and skip
Down the woodland path we s l ip84
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A Fairy Song
Trip and skip through hollows dark
Lighted by the Firefly’s Spark
,
Ti l l we reach the moonl it glen
Hidden deep from eyes of men,
Where from forest cave and cel l
Thronging Fai ries rush pel l-mell,
And with bow and cou rtesy meet,
Pau se,thei r lovely Queen to greet .
Queen Titan ia , l i ke a sta r,Sh in ing from her throne afa r
,
High upon a mossy mound
Bid s the Trumpet Blos soms sound,
Waves her hand,and with a glance
,
Smil ing,g ives u s leave to dance .
How the fai ry maids and men
Sparkl ing,
fly to partners then !
Queen’ s Own minstrels
,twelve a l l
Crickets s ta lwa rt,black and bold
,
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A Fairy Song
Beat the i r tambou rs with a d in
That bids u s leap and wh irl and sp in .
Wild the mus ic,wild the glee !
B i rd and squ i rrel,from their tree
Peer,our tiny troupe to see
,
At ou r m idn ight revel ry .
Snake and toad come never nea r ;Sp iders flee in morta l fea r.
VI I I
But, a la s ! the eastern sky
Shows the streak that b ids u s fly ;Ended now i s a l l ou r fun ;Fa i ries do not love the sun .
QIieen Titania l ifts her hand ,Van ish a l l ! a t her command .
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IN A CLOSET
DEAR ! and i t ’ s a l l you r own fau lt,All ie
,
Why wou ld you keep swinging that door !
Now we both are shut up in the c loset
And can never get out any more
That is,never more ti l l Mamma comes
,
And she ’11 not be at home unti l fou r !
She can ’ t know how dark it i s,in here
,
And somehow,so smothered and tight !
O All ie,you don ’ t mean you ’
re crying !
NO,we ’ re not going to stay here a l l night !
Pu t you r l ittle face up to the keyhole
And see what a pretty,bright l ight !
All ie dearie,you are not a baby !
And you never Shou ld sc ream and give way
To your feel ings l ike that ; and don’ t bang so !
There ’s nobody up
-sta i rs to hea r u s .
Stop crying ! Be good and we ’11 play .
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In a Closet
In th is c loset a re al l M amma ’ s dres ses
I can feel the black s i lk,and the fu r
On her n ice winter coat ; you feel , All ie !’T i s a lmost a s if we had her .
And someth ing so sweet,and j u st l ike her
,
Shakes ou t of her th ings when we sti r .
I wi sh we could see ! Here ’s her bonnet
With the lovely pink rose and lace bow .
I ’ l l te l l you what we can be th inking
We are l ike poor bl ind chi ldren,you know !
They must feel to find out . I am thankfu l
We shal l not always have to do so !
They can ’ t see thei r father nor mother,Nor thei r cat
,nor a bit of blue sky,
Nor anyth ing else in the world ! Th ink,
They must stay in the dark ti l l they d ie.
We too must have patience,pretending
We ’re bl ind . S it by s i s ter— don ’t s tand !
Never mind about cutting ou t p ictu res,
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PRO BONO PUBLICO
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Hymn f or Decoration Day
O hearts that bleed O sou l s that cry
Against the working of H i s Wi l lWhose storms leave sunshine in the sky,
Whose darknes s bids the dew fa l l sti l l,
Behold how soon His graciou s years
Bring j oy for mourning,l ight for tea rs !
No more the battle—tempest ravesNor blood of brothers s ta ins ou r sod
They S lumber in untroubled graves
Who passed through morta l stri fe to
While softly stirs above the dead
The sign for which thei r blood was shed .
They s leep,who heard the cannon roar
The squa drons charge,the steel blades c lang ;
Far from thei r d reams forevermore
The onset fierce,the death-stroke ’ s pang ;
The pain i s past— the peace they wonShines sweet and steadfa st a s the sun .
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Hymn f or Decora tion Day
0 therefore i s it meet to bring
Ou r garlands to the soldier ’ s tomb,
When sweetest blos soms of the Spring
In Winter ’ s frosty footsteps bloom,
And Hope anew repeats to men
That even this dus t shal l l ive again .
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A SONG OF THE CENTURY
(Wr itten for the centenn ial ann iversary of the incorporation of the town ofWaterville, Ma ine, ! une 23,
HQ wi l l not love h is country— the dear landWhere he was born !
And we who love thee in ou r pride,to-day wi l l
love thee more,
Thou who s ittes t between the Seas w ith a hand on
either shore !
The sunset gold i s in thy locks,thy face i s towa rd
dawn,
And in thy lap the orchards l ie the Vineya rds and the
corn .
Thy mounta in heights s tand guard for aye ; their wh ite
crests greet the sun ;League on league thy forests marsha l the i r serried p ines
below ;A hundred rivers d raw thy streams
,ru sh ing sea-wa rd as
they go
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A Song of the Centu ry
So they forge thei r guns and bu i ld the i r sh ip s,and are
thy friends indeed ;Wh i le England laughs acros s the Sea B lood tel l s
we know the breed ! !
0 wel l i t i s to dwel l with thee,North or South or East
or West,
But in al l thy pleasant borders from the mounta ins to
the Sea,
The valley of the Kennebec is the place where I wou ld
be !
And here ’ s a l ittle City,dearer far than a l l the rest ;
’T i s her hundredth b irthday ! Cheer her now
,you who
know her best !
You who know how fa i r her homes are beneath the
summer shade,
How many churches l ift thei r sp ires how trimly court
and lawn
With verdu re charm the stranger’ s eye— how cheeri lyat dawn
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A Song of the Century
Bel l and whistle wake her echoes— how Time’ s magic
touch has la id
A spel l upon her College wal l s whose memory sha l l not
f ade !
Look back to the Old Taconnet ; you r Watervi l le l ies
there,
A clu ster of rude dwel l ings in the Clearing by the
stream
Where the sh in ing salmon leaps ; and t he prowl ing wi ld
cat’ s scream
At m idn ight scares the settler,in h i s troubled dream
aware
Of the dreaded Ind ian war-whoop and the bu rn ing roof
tree ’ s fla re .
Other days and other l ives now ! But many a time,
s ince then,
In peace and war the l ittle town has borne her part right
well .
She has her rol l of heroes— some who unrecorded
fel l .
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A Song of the Century
They have passed ; bu t what they stood for,s tands ;
th i s day we bless the men
Who taught and toi led and fought for u s With swordand spade and pen .
They have pas sed a s we shal l pas s ! Another centu ry
wil l see
The green turf growing over ou r own unheeded dust ;Well for thee
,O little City
,if some l ives
,generous
,pu re
,
and j ust,
Sow in thee to-day the seed whose fa i r ha rves t then
shaH be
A city’ s c rown Of glory a people worthy to be free !
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