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rise�察�Spread his bright wines�察�and glitter in the skies。 And over desert lands
and azure seas�察�Will seek his home 'mid palm and cedar trees。 So�察�as he
passed the belfry every day�察�The boy would look if it were flown away�察�
Each day surprised to find it watching there�察�Above him�察�as he crossed the
ancient square�察 �To seek the great cathedral�察 �that had grown A home for
himmysterious and his own。
Dim with dark shadows of the ages past�察�St。 Bavon stands�察�solemn and
rich and vast�察�The slender pillars�察�in long vistas spread�察�Like forest arches
meet and close o'erhead�察 �So high that�察 �like a weak and doubting prayer�察�
Ere it can float to the carved angels there�察 �The silver clouded incense
faints in air�此 �Only the organ's voice�察 �with peal on peal�察 �Can mount to
where those far´off angels kneel。 Here the pale boy�察�beneath a low side´
arch�察�Would listen to its solemn chant or march�察�Folding his little hands�察�
his simple prayer Melted in childish dreams�察 �and both in air�此 �While the
great organ over all would roll�察�Speaking strange secrets to his innocent
soul�察�Bearing on eagle´wings the great desire Of all the kneeling throng�察�
and piercing higher Than aught but love and prayer can reach�察�until Only
the silence seemed to listen still�察 �Or gathering like a sea still more and
more�察�Break in melodious waves at heaven's door�察�And then fall�察�slow and
soft�察�in tender rain�察�Upon the pleading longing hearts again。
Then he would watch the rosy sunlight glow�察 �That crept along the
marble floor below�察�Passing�察�as life does�察�with the passing hours�察�Now by
a shrine all rich with gems and flowers�察 �Now on the brazen letters of a
tomb�察 �Then�察 �leaving it again to shade and gloom�察 �And creeping on�察 �to
show�察 �distinct and quaint�察�The kneeling figure of some marble saint�此 �Or
lighting up the carvings strange and rare�察 �That told of patient toil�察 �and
reverent care�察�Ivy that trembled on the spray�察�and ears�察�Of heavy corn�察�and
slender bulrush spears�察�And all the thousand tangled weeds that grow In
summer�察 �where the silver rivers flow�察�And demon´heads grotesque�察 �that
seemed to glare In impotent wrath on all the beauty there�此�Then the gold
rays up pillared shaft would climb�察�And so be drawn to heaven�察�at evening
time。 And deeper silence�察�darker shadows flowed On all around�察�only the
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windows glowed With blazoned glory�察�like the shields of light Archangels
bear�察�who�察�armed with love and might�察�Watch upon heaven's battlements at
night。 Then all was shade�察 �the silver lamps that gleamed�察 �Lost in the
daylight�察�in the darkness seemed Like sparks of fire in the dim aisles to
shine�察�Or trembling stars before each separate shrine。 Grown half afraid�察�
the child would leave them there�察 �And come out�察 �blinded by the noisy
glare That burst upon him from the busy square。
The church was thus his home for rest or play�察�And as he came and
went again each day�察�The pictured faces that he knew so well�察�Seemed to
smile on him welcome and farewell。 But holier�察 �and dearer far than all�察�
One sacred spot his own he loved to call�察�Save at mid´day�察�half´hidden by
the gloom�察 �The people call it The White Maiden's Tomb�此 �For there she
stands�察�her folded hands are pressed Together�察�and laid softly on her breast�察�
As if she waited but a word to rise From the dull earth�察�and pass to the
blue skies�察�Her lips expectant part�察�she holds her breath�察�As listening for
the angel voice of death。 None know how many years have seen her so�察�Or
what the name of her who sleeps below。 And here the child would come�察�
and strive to trace�察�Through the dim twilight�察�the pure gentle face He loved
so well�察 �and here he oft would bring Some violet blossom of the early
spring�察�And climbing softly by the fretted stand�察�Not to disturb her�察�lay it
in her hand�察�Or�察�whispering a soft loving message sweet�察�Would stoop and
kiss the little marble feet。 So�察 �when the organ's pealing music rang�察 �He
thought amid the gloom the Maiden sang�察�With reverent simple faith by
her he knelt�察�And fancied what she thought�察�and what she felt。 ;Glory to
God�察─�re´echoed from her voice�察�And then his little spirit would rejoice�察�Or
when the Requiem sobbed upon the air�察�His baby tears dropped with her
mournful prayer。
So years fled on�察 �while childish fancies past�察 �The childish love and
simple faith could last。 The artist´soul awoke in him�察�the flame Of genius�察�
like the light of Heaven�察�came Upon his brain�察�and ��as it will�察�if true�� It
touched his heart and lit his spirit�察�too His father saw�察�and with a proud
content Let him forsake the toil where he had spent His youth's first years�察�
and on one happy day Of pride�察�before the old man passed away�察�He stood
with quivering lips�察�and the big tears Upon his cheek�察�and heard the dream
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of years Living and speaking to his very heart ´ The low hushed murmur at
the wondrous art Of him�察 �who with young trembling fingers made The
great church´organ answer as he played�察�And�察�as the uncertain sound grew
full and strong�察�Rush with harmonious spirit´wings along�察�And thrill with
master´power the breathless throng。
The old man died�察�and years passed on�察�and still The young musician
bent his heart and will To his dear toil。 St。 Bavon now had grown More
dear to him�察 �and even more his own�察 �And as he left it every night he
prayed A moment by the archway in the shade�察�Kneeling once more within
the sacred gloom Where the White Maiden watched upon her tomb。 His
hopes of travel and a world´wide fame�察�Cold Time had sobered�察�and his
fragile frame�察 �Content at last only in dreams to roam�察 �Away from the
tranquillity of home�察�Content that the poor dwellers by his side Saw in him
but the gentle friend and guide�察�The patient counsellor in the poor strife
And petty details of their common life�察 �Who comforted where woe and
grief might fall�察�Nor slighted any pain or want as small�察�But whose great
heart took in and felt for all。
Still he grew famousmany came to be His pupils in the art of
harmony。 One day a voice floated so pure and free Above his music�察�that
he turned to see What angel sang�察�and saw before his eyes�察�What made his
heart leap with a strange surprise�察�His own White Maiden�察�calm�察�and pure�察�
and mild�察�As in his childish dreams she sang and smiled�察�Her eyes raised
up to Heaven�察�her lips apart�察�And music overflowing from her heart。 But
the faint blush that tinged her cheek betrayed No marble statue�察 �but a
living maid�察 �Perplexed and startled at his wondering look�察 �Her rustling
score of Mozart's Sanctus shook�察�The uncertain notes�察�like birds within a
snare�察�Fluttered and died upon the trembling air。
Days passed�察�each morning saw the maiden stand�察�Her eyes cast down�察�
her lesson in her hand�察�Eager to study�察�never weary�察�while Repaid by the
approving word or smile Of her kind master�察 �days and months fled on�察�
One day the pupil from the choir was gone�察�Gone to take light�察�and joy�察�
and youth once more�察 �Within the poor musician's