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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   

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