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                 LEGENDS AND LYRICS ´ SECOND SERIES 



          LEGENDS AND 

LYRICS ´ SECOND 

                       SERIES 



                  by Adelaide Ann Proctor 



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                VERSE�此                   �A LEGEND OF 

                              PROVENCE 



     The    lights  extinguished�察    �by   the  hearth   I  leant�察 �Half   weary    with   a 

listless   discontent。   The   flickering   giant´shadows�察  �gathering   near�察  �Closed 

round   me   with   a   dim   and   silent   fear。  All   dull�察  �all   dark�察  �save   when   the 

leaping flame�察�Glancing�察�lit up a Picture's ancient frame。 Above the hearth 

it   hung。   Perhaps   the   night�察  �My   foolish   tremors�察  �or   the   gleaming   light�察�

Lent power to that Portrait dark and quaint ´ A Portrait such as Rembrandt 

loved   to   paint   ´   The   likeness   of   a   Nun。 I   seemed   to   trace A  world   of 

sorrow in the patient face�察�In the thin hands folded across her breast ´ Its 

own and the room's shadow hid the rest。 I gazed and dreamed�察�and the dull 

embers stirred�察�Till an old legend that I once had heard Came back to me�察�

linked to the mystic gloom Of that dark Picture in the ghostly room。 In the 

far  south�察  �where  clustering   vines   are   hung�察�Where   first   the  old   chivalric 

lays were sung�察�Where earliest smiled that gracious child of France�察�Angel 

and knight and fairy�察�called Romance�察�I stood one day。                  The warm blue 

June was spread Upon the earth�察�blue summer overhead�察�Without a cloud 

to fleck its radiant glare�察�Without a breath to stir its sultry air。 All still�察�all 

silent�察�save the sobbing rush Of rippling waves�察�that lapsed in silver hush 

Upon      the   beach�察   �where�察   �glittering    towards    the   strand�察   �The   purple 

Mediterranean kissed the land。 

     All   still�察  �all   peaceful�察  �when   a   convent   chime   Broke   on   the   mid´day 

silence for a time�察�Then trembling into quiet�察�seemed to cease�察�In deeper 

silence and more utter peace。 So as I turned to gaze�察�where gleaming white�察�

Half hid by shadowy trees from passers' sight�察�The Convent lay�察�one who 

had dwelt for long In that fair home of ancient tale and song�察�Who knew 

the story  of   each   cave   and hill�察�And   every  haunting   fancy  lingering still 

Within     the  land�察  �spake   thus   to  me�察  �and   told  The   Convent's     treasured 

Legend�察�quaint and old�此�

     Long   years   ago�察  �a   dense   and   flowering   wood�察  �Still   more   concealed 

where the white convent stood�察�Borne on its perfumed wings the title came�此�



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;Our Lady of the Hawthorns; is its name。 Then did that bell�察�which still 

rings   out   to´day�察  �Bid   all   the   country   rise�察  �or   eat�察  �or   pray。   Before   that 

convent   shrine�察  �the   haughty   knight   Passed   the   lone   vigil   of   his   perilous 

fight�察  �For   humbler   cottage   strife   or   village   brawl�察  �The  Abbess   listened�察�

prayed�察�and settled all。 Young hearts that came�察�weighed down by love or 

wrong�察�Left her kind presence comforted and strong。 Each passing pilgrim�察�

and each beggar's right Was food�察�and rest�察�and shelter for the night。 But�察�

more than this�察�the Nuns could well impart The deepest mysteries of the 

healing art�察�Their store of herbs and simples was renowned�察�And held in 

wondering faith for miles around。 Thus strife�察�love�察�sorrow�察�good and evil 

fate�察�Found help and blessing at the convent gate。 

     Of all the nuns�察�no heart was half so light�察�No eyelids veiling glances 

half as bright�察�No step that glided with such noiseless feet�察�No face that 

looked so tender or so sweet�察�No voice that rose in choir so pure�察�so clear�察�

No heart to all the others half so dear�察�So surely touched by others' pain or 

woe�察  。�Guessing   the   grief   her   young   life   could   not   know�撮�   No   soul   in 

childlike faith so undefiled�察�As Sister Angela's�察�the ;Convent Child。; For 

thus they loved to call her。        She had known No home�察�no love�察�no kindred�察�

save their own。 An orphan�察�to their tender nursing given�察�Child�察�plaything�察�

pupil�察�now the Bride of Heaven。 And she it was who trimmed the lamp's 

red   light   That   swung   before   the   altar�察  �day   and   night�察  �Her   hands   it   was 

whose patient skill could trace The finest broidery�察�weave the costliest lace�察�

But most of all�察�her first and dearest care�察�The office she would never miss 

or share�察�Was every day to weave fresh garlands sweet�察�To place before the 

shrine   at   Mary's   feet。   Nature   is   bounteous   in   that   region   fair�察  �For   even 

winter has her blossoms there。 Thus Angela loved to count each feast the 

best�察   �By   telling   with   what    flowers    the  shrine    was   dressed。    In  pomp 

supreme the countless Roses passed�察�Battalion on battalion thronging fast�察�

Each     with   a  different    banner�察   �flaming    bright�察  �Damask�察     �or  striped�察  �or 

crimson�察�pink�察�or white�察�Until they bowed before a newborn queen�察�And 

the    pure   virgin   Lily   rose   serene。   Though     Angela     always    thought     the 

Mother blest Must love the time of her own hawthorn best�察�Each evening 

through the year�察�with equal�察�care�察�She placed her flowers�察�then kneeling 

down in prayer�察�As their faint perfume rose before the shrine�察�So rose her 



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thoughts�察  �as   pure   and   as   divine。   She   knelt   until   the   shades   grew   dim 

without�察  �Till   one   by   one   the   altar   lights   shone   out�察  �Till   one   by   one   the 

Nuns�察�like shadows dim�察�Gathered around to chant their vesper hymn�察�Her 

voice then led the music's winged flight�察�And ;Ave�察�Maris Stella; filled the 

night。   But   wherefore   linger   on   those   days   of   peace�拭  �When   storms   draw 

near�察�then quiet hours must cease。 War�察�cruel war�察 �defaced the land�察  �and 

came So near the convent with its breath of flame�察�That�察�seeking shelter�察�

frightened peasants fled�察�Sobbing out tales of coming fear and dread�察�Till 

after a fierce skirmish�察�down the road�察�One night came straggling soldiers�察�

with their load Of wounded�察�dying comrades�察�and the band�察�Half pleading 

yet   as   if   they   could   command�察  �Summoned   the   trembling   Sisters�察  �craved 

their    care�察  �Then     rode    away�察   �and    left  the   wounded       there。   But    soon 

compassion   bade   all   fear   depart。   And   bidding   every   Sister   do   her   part�察�

Some   prepare   simples�察  �healing   salves�察  �or   bands�察  �The   Abbess   chose   the 

more experienced hands�察�To dress the wounds needing most skilful care�察�

Yet   even   the   youngest   Novice   took   her   share。   To Angela�察  �who   had   but 

ready will And tender pity�察�yet no special skill�察�Was given the charge of a 

young   foreign   knight�察  �Whose   wounds   were   painful�察  �but   whose   danger 

slight。   Day   after   day   she   watched   beside   his   bed�察  �And   first   in   hushed 

repose the hours fled�此�His feverish moans alone the silence stirred�察�Or her 

soft voice�察�uttering some pious word。 At last the fever left him�察�day by day 

The hours�察�no longer silent�察�passed away。 What could she speak of�拭                       �First�察�

to still his plaints�察�She told him legends of the martyred Saints�察�Described 

the pangs�察�which�察�through God's plenteous grace�察�Had gained their souls 

so high and bright a place。 This pious artifice soon found success ´ Or so 

she   fanciedfor   he   murmured   less。   So   she   described   the   glorious   pomp 

sublime�察     �In   which     the   chapel     shone     at  Easter     time�察  �The     Bann

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