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with the big ring of blue。; 

       So a servant was sent to buy that one�此           �silver�察�ringed with blue�察�and 

smartly it twirled about in the servant's hands as he stood a moment to pay 

the   vendor。     Then   he   entered   the   house�察  �and   in   another   minute   he   was 

standing in the nursery door�察�with some crumpled paper on the end of a 

stick which he held out to the little boy。          ;But I wanted a windmill which 

went round�察─�cried the little boy。          ;That is the one you asked for�察�Master 

Charles�察─�Nursie  was   a  bit impatient�察 �she  had  mending to   do。  ;See�察�it is 



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silver�察 �and   here   is   the   blue。;  ;But   it is   only  a   blue   streak�察─  �sobbed   the 

little boy。    ;I wanted a blue ring�察�and this silver doesn't sparkle。;                ;Well�察�

Master Charles�察�that is what you wanted�察�now run away and play with it�察�

for I am very busy。; 

       The   little   boy   hid   his   tears   against   the   friendly   window´pane。    On 

the floor lay the motionless�察�crumpled bit of paper on the end of its stick。 

But   far   away   across   the   square   was   the   windmill   vendor�察  �with   his   big 

wheel   of   whirring   splendour。        It   spun   round   in   a   blaze   like   a   whirling 

rainbow�察 �and the   sun   gleamed   upon it�察  �and   the   wind   whipped   it�察�until   it 

seemed a maze of spattering diamonds。                  ;Cocorico� ─�crowed the golden 

cock on the top of the `Stadhuis'。           ;That is something worth crowing for。; 

But the little boy did not hear him�察�he was sobbing over the crumpled bit 

of paper on the floor。 



                       The Red Lacquer Music´Stand 



     A   music´stand   of   crimson   lacquer�察  �long   since   brought   In   some   fast 

clipper´ship from China�察�quaintly wrought With bossed and carven flowers 

and   fruits   in   blackening     gold�察  �The   slender   shaft   all   twined    about   and 

thickly   scrolled   With   vine   leaves   and   young   twisted   tendrils�察  �whirling�察�

curling�察�Flinging their new shoots over the four wings�察�and swirling Out 

on the three wide feet in golden lumps and streams�察�Petals and apples in 

high   relief�察  �and   where   the   seams   Are   worn   with   handling�察  �through   the 

polished   crimson   sheen�察  �Long   streaks   of   black�察  �the   under   lacquer�察  �shine 

out clean。 Four desks�察�adjustable�察�to suit the heights of players Sitting to 

viols or standing up to sing�察�four layers Of music to serve every instrument�察�

are there�察�And on the apex a large flat´topped golden pear。 It burns in red 

and yellow�察�dusty�察�smouldering lights�察�When the sun flares the old barn´ 

chamber       with    its  flights   And    skips    upon    the   crystal   knobs     of  dim 

sideboards�察  �Legless   and   mouldy�察  �and   hops�察  �glint   to   glint�察  �on   hoards   Of 

scythes�察�and spades�察�and dinner´horns�察�so the old tools Are little candles 

throwing brightness round in pools。 With Oriental splendour�察�red and gold�察�

the dust Covering its flames like smoke and thinning as a gust Of brighter 

sunshine makes the colours leap and range�察�The strange old music´stand 



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seems to strike out and change�察�To stroke and tear the darkness with sharp 

golden claws�察�To dart a forked�察�vermilion tongue from open jaws�察�To puff 

out   bitter   smoke   which   chokes   the   sun�察  �and   fade   Back   to   a   still�察  �faint 

outline obliterate in shade。 Creeping up the ladder into the loft�察�the  Boy 

Stands   watching�察  �very   still�察  �prickly   and   hot   with   joy。   He   sees   the   dusty 

sun´mote slit by streaks of red�察�He sees it split and stream�察�and all about 

his    head   Spikes     and   spears    of   gold   are   licking�察  �pricking�察   �flicking�察�

Scratching against the walls and furniture�察�and nicking The darkness into 

sparks�察    �chipping     away    the   gloom。    The    Boy's    nose    smarts    with   the 

pungence   in   the   room。 The   wind   pushes   an   elm  branch   from  before   the 

door And the sun widens out all along the floor�察�Filling the barn´chamber 

with white�察�straightforward light�察�So not one blurred outline can tease the 

mind to fright。 

        ;O All   ye Works   of the   Lord�察 �Bless   ye the   Lord�察  �Praise   Him�察 �and 

Magnify Him              for ever。      O let the Earth Bless the Lord�察�Yea�察�let it 

Praise Him�察�and Magnify Him                  for ever。      O ye Mountains and Hills�察�

Bless ye the Lord�察�Praise Him�察�and Magnify Him                         for ever。      O All 

ye Green Things upon the Earth�察�Bless ye the Lord�察�Praise Him�察                         �and 

Magnify Him for ever。; 

     The Boy will praise his God on an altar builded fair�察�Will heap it with 

the Works of the Lord。         In the morning air�察�Spices shall burn on it�察�and by 

their pale smoke curled�察�Like shoots of all the Green Things�察�the God of 

this bright World Shall see the Boy's desire to pay his debt of praise。 The 

Boy     turns   round   about�察   �seeking    with   careful   gaze   An    altar  meet   and 

worthy�察�but each table and chair Has some defect�察�each piece is needing 

some   repair   To   perfect   it�察  �the   chairs   have   broken   legs   and   backs�察  �The 

tables are uneven�察�and every highboy lacks A handle or a drawer�察�the desks 

are bruised and worn�察�And even a wide sofa has its cane seat torn。 Only in 

the gloom far in the corner there The lacquer music´stand is elegant and 

rare�察�Clear and slim of line�察�with its four wings outspread�察�The sound of 

old quartets�察�a tenuous�察�faint thread�察�Hanging and floating over it�察�it stands 

supreme  Black�察�and gold�察�and crimson�察�in one twisted scheme� �

     A  candle   on   the   bookcase   feels   a   draught   and   wavers�察  �Stippling   the 

white´washed walls with dancing shades and quavers。 A bed´post�察�grown 



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colossal�察�jigs about the ceiling�察�And shadows�察�strangely altered�察�stain the 

walls�察  �revealing   Eagles�察  �and   rabbits�察  �and   weird   faces   pulled   awry�察  �And 

hands which fetch and carry things incessantly。 Under the Eastern window�察�

where the morning sun Must touch it�察�stands the music´stand�察�and on each 

one Of its broad platforms is a pyramid of stones�察�And metals�察�and dried 

flowers�察�and pine and hemlock cones�察�An oriole's nest with the four eggs 

neatly blown�察�The rattle of a rattlesnake�察�and three large brown Butternuts 

uncracked�察 �six   butterflies   impaled With   a   green   luna   moth�察 �a   snake´skin 

freshly scaled�察�Some sunflower seeds�察�wampum�察�and a bloody´tooth shell�察�

A blue jay feather�察�all together piled pell´mell The stand will hold no more。 

The Boy with humming head Looks once again�察�blows out the light�察�and 

creeps to bed。 

     The Boy keeps solemn vigil�察�while outside the wind Blows gustily and 

clear�察  �and   slaps   against   the   blind。   He   hardly   tries   to   sleep�察  �so   sharp   his 

ecstasy It burns his soul to emptiness�察�and sets it free For adoration only�察�

for worship。       Dedicate�察�His unsheathed soul is naked in its novitiate。 The 

hours strike below from the clock on the stair。 The Boy is a white flame 

suspiring in prayer。 Morning will bring the sun�察�the Golden Eye of   Him 

Whose splendour must be veiled by starry cherubim�察�Whose Feet shimmer 

like crystal in the streets of Heaven。 Like an open rose the sun will stand 

up even�察�Fronting the window´sill�察�and when the casement glows Rose´red 

with the new´blown morning�察�then the fire which flows From the sun will 

fall   upon   the   altar   and   ignite   The   spices�察  �and   his   sacri

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