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sea And the forest's murmured sigh Joined the cry Of the wind that swept
o'er land and sea。
The wind that blew upon the sea Fierce and free�察�Cast the bark upon
the shore�察�Whence it sailed the night before Full of hope and glee�察�And the
cry of pain and death Was but a breath�察�Through the wind that roared upon
the sea。
The wind was whispering on the lea Tenderly�察�But the white rose felt it
pass�察 �And the fragile stalks of grass Shook with fear to see All her
trembling petals shed�察�As it fled�察�So gently by��the wind upon the lea。
Blow�察�thou wind�察�upon the sea Fierce and free�察�And a gentler message
send�察 �Where frail flowers and grasses bend�察 �On the sunny lea�察 �For thy
bidding still is one�察�Be it done In tenderness or wrath�察�on land or sea� �
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VERSE�此 �EXPECTATION
The King's three daughters stood on the terrace�察�The hanging terrace�察�
so broad and green�察�Which keeps the sea from the marble Palace�察�There
was Princess May�察 �and Princess Alice�察 �And the youngest Princess�察�
Gwendoline。
Sighed Princess May�察 �Will it last much longer�察�Time throbs so slow
and my Heart so quick�察�And oh�察�how long is the day in dying�察�Weary am I
of waiting and sighing�察�For Hope deferred makes the spirit sick。;
But Princess Gwendoline smiled and kissed her�此� ;Am I not sadder
than you�察 �my Sister�拭 �Expecting joy is a happy pain。 The Future's
fathomless mine of treasures�察�All countless hordes of possible pleasures�察�
Might bring their store to my feet in vain。;
Sighed Princess Alice as night grew nearer�此� ;So soon�察�so soon�察�is the
daylight fled� �And oh�察 �how fast comes the dark to´morrow�察 �Who hides�察�
perhaps in her veil of sorrow�察�The terrible hour I wait and dread� ─�
But Princess Gwendoline kissed her�察�sighing�察 � ;It is only Life that can
fear dying�察�Possible loss means possible gain。 Those who still dread�察�are
not quite forsaken�察 �But not to fear�察 �because all is taken�察 �Is the loneliest
depth of human pain。;
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VERSE�此 �AN IDEAL
While the grey mists of early dawn Were lingering round the hill�察�And
the dew was still upon the flowers�察�And the earth lay calm and still�察�A
winged Spirit came to me Noble�察�and radiant�察�and free。
Folding his blue and shining wings�察�He laid his hand on mine。 I know
not if I felt�察�or heard The mystic word divine�察�Which woke the trembling
air to sighs�察�And shone from out his starry eyes。
The word he spoke�察�within my heart Stirred life unknown before�察�And
cast a spell upon my soul To chain it evermore�察�Making the cold dull earth
look bright�察�And skies flame out in sapphire light。
When noon ruled from the heavens�察�and man Through busy day toiled
on�察�My Spirit drooped his shining wings�察�His radiant smile was gone�察�His
voice had ceased�察�his grace had flown�察�His hand grew cold within my own。
Bitter�察 �oh bitter tears�察 �I wept�察�Yet still I held his hand�察 �Hoping with
vague unreasoning hope�此 �I would not understand That this pale Spirit
never more Could be what he had been before。
Could it be so�拭 �My heart stood still。 Yet he was by my side。 I strove�察�
but my despair was vain�察�Vain�察 �too�察 �was love and pride。 Could he have
changed to me so soon�拭�My day was only at its noon。
Now stars are rising one by one�察�Through the dim evening air�察�Near
me a household Spirit waits�察 �With tender loving care�察 �He speaks and
smiles�察�but never sings�察�Long since he lost his shining wings。
With thankful�察 �true content�察 �I know This is the better way�察 �Is not a
faithful spirit mine ´ Mine stillat close of day�拭 � 。 。 Yet will my foolish
heart repine For that bright morning dream of mine。
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VERSE�此 �OUR DEAD
Nothing is our own�此 �we hold our pleasures Just a little while�察 �ere
they are fled�此�One by one life robs us of our treasures�察�Nothing is our own
except our Dead。
They are ours�察�and hold in faithful keeping Safe for ever�察�all they took
away。 Cruel life can never stir that sleeping�察 �Cruel time can never seize
that prey。
Justice pales�察�truth fades�察�stars fall from Heaven�察�Human are the great
whom we revere�此�No true crown of honour can be given�察�Till we place it
on a funeral bier。
How the Children leave us�此 �and no traces Linger of that smiling
angel band�察 �Gone�察 �for ever gone�察 �and in their places�察 �Weary men and
anxious women stand。
Yet we have some little ones�察�still ours�察�They have kept the baby smile
we know�察�Which we kissed one day and hid with flowers�察�On their dead
white faces�察�long ago。
When our Joy is lostand life will take it ´ Then no memory of the
past remains�察 �Save with some strange�察 �cruel sting�察 �to make it Bitterness
beyond all present pains。
Death�察�more tender´hearted�察�leaves to sorrow Still the radiant shadow�察�
fond regret�此�We shall find�察�in some far�察�bright to´morrow�察�Joy that he has
taken�察�living yet。
Is Love ours�察�and do we dream we know it�察�Bound with all our heart´
strings�察 �all our own�拭�Any cold and cruel dawn may show it�察 �Shattered�察�
desecrated�察�overthrown。
Only the dead Hearts forsake us never�察�Death's last kiss has been the
mystic sign Consecrating Love our own for ever�察�Crowning it eternal and
divine。
So when Fate would fain besiege our city�察�Dim our gold�察�or make our
flowers fall�察 �Death the Angel�察 �comes in love and pity�察�And to save our
treasures�察�claims them all。
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VERSE�此 �A WOMAN'S ANSWER
I will not let you say a Woman's part Must be to give exclusive love
alone�察 �Dearest�察 �although I love you so�察 �my heart Answers a thousand
claims beside your own。
I lovewhat do I not love�拭�earth and air Find space within my heart�察�
and myriad things You would not deign to heed�察�are cherished there�察�And
vibrate on its very inmost strings。
I love the summer with her ebb and flow Of light�察�and warmth�察 �and
music that have nurst Her tender buds to blossoms 。 。 。 and you know It
was in summer that I saw you first。
I love the winter dearly too�察 � 。 。 but then I owe it so much�察 �on a
winter's day�察�Bleak�察�cold�察�and stormy�察�you returned again�察�When you had
been those weary months away。
I love the Stars like friends�察�so many nights I gazed at them�察�when you
were far from me�察 �Till I grew blind with tears 。 。 。 those far´off lights
Could watch you�察�whom I longed in vain to see。
I love the Flowers�察�happy hours lie Shut up within their petals close
and fast�此�You have forgotten�察�dear�此 �but they and I Keep every fragment
of the golden Past。
I love�察�too�察�to be loved�察�all loving praise Seems like a crown upon my
Life��to make It better worth the giving�察�and to raise Still nearer to your
own the heart you take。
I love all good and noble souls��I heard One speak of you but lat