legends and lyrics- first series(勧謎才甫秤梧劵1)-及29嫗
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gift that God has given ´ ´ And I love you� �
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VERSE�此 �REST AT EVENING
When the weariness of Life is ended�察�And the task of our long day is
done�察�And the props�察 �on which our hearts depended�察�All have failed or
broken�察�one by one�察�Evening and our Sorrow's shadow blended Telling us
that peace is now begun。
How far back will seem the sun's first dawning�察�And those early mists
so cold and grey� �Half forgotten even the toil of morning�察�And the heat
and burthen of the day�此�Flowers that we were tending�察�and weeds scorning�察�
All alike withered and cast away。
Vain will seem the impatient heart�察 �which waited Toils that gathered
but too quickly round�察�And the childish joy�察�so soon elated At the path we
thought none else had found�察�And the foolish ardour�察�soon abated By the
storm which cast us to the ground。
Vain those pauses on the road�察 �each seeming As our final home and
resting´place�察�And the leaving them�察�while tears were streaming Of eternal
sorrow down our face�察�And the hands we held�察�fond folly dreaming That
no future could their touch efface。
All will then be faded�此� night will borrow Stars of light to crown our
perfect rest�察�And the dim vague memory of faint sorrow Just remain to
show us all was best�察�Then melt into a divine to´morrow�此� Oh�察�how poor a
day to be so blest� �
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VERSE�此 �A RETROSPECT
From this fair point of present bliss�察�Where we together stand�察�Let me
look back once more�察 �and trace That long and desert land�察 �Wherein till
now was cast my lot�察�and I could live�察�and thou wert not。
Strange that my heart could beat�察 �and know Alternate joy and pain�察�
That suns could roll from east to west�察�And clouds could pass in rain�察�And
the slow hours without thee fleet�察�nor stay their noiseless silver feet。
What had I then�拭�a hope�察�that grew Each hour more bright and dear�察�
The flush upon the eastern skies That showed the sun was near�此� Now
night has faded far away�察�my sun has risen�察�and it is day。
A dim Ideal of tender grace In my soul reigned supreme�察�Too noble
and too sweet I thought To live�察�save in a dream ´ Within thy heart to´day
it lies�察�and looks on me from thy dear eyes。
Some gentle spiritLove I thought ´ Built many a shrine of pain�察�
Though each false Idol fell to dust�察�The worship was not vain�察�But a faint
radiant shadow cast back from our Love upon the Past。
And Grief�察�too�察�held her vigil there�察�With unrelenting sway Breaking
my cloudy visions down�察�Throwing my flowers away�此� I owe to her fond
care alone that I may now be all thine own。
Fair Joy was thereher fluttering wings At times she strove to raise�察�
Watching through long and patient nights�察 �Listening long eager days�此 �I
know now that her heart and mine were waiting�察�Love�察�to welcome thine。
Thus I can read thy name throughout�察�And�察�now her task is done�察�Can
see that even that faded Past Was thine�察�beloved one�察�And so rejoice my
Life may be all consecrated�察�dear�察�to thee。
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VERSE�此 �TRUE OR FALSE
So you think you love me�察�do you�拭�Well�察�it may be so�察�But there are
many ways of loving I have learnt to know。 Many ways�察�and but one true
way�察�Which is very rare�察�And the counterfeits look brightest�察�Though they
will not wear。
Yet they ring�察�almost�察�quite truly�察�Last ��with care�� for long�察�But in time
must break�察 �may shiver At a touch of wrong�此 �Having seen what looked
most real Crumble into dust�察 �Now I chose that test and trial Should
precede my trust。
I have seen a love demanding Time and hope and tears�察�Chaining all
the past�察�exacting Bonds from future years�察�Mind and heart�察�and joy and
sorrow�察�Claiming as its fee�此�That was Love of Self�察�and never�察�Never Love
of me� �
I have seen a love forgetting All above�察�beyond�察�Linking every dream
and fancy In a sweeter bond�察�Counting every hour worthless�察�Which was
cold or free�此� That�察�perhaps�察�wasLove of Pleasure�察�But not Love of me� �
I have seen a love whose patience Never turned aside�察�Full of tender�察�
fond devices�察 �Constant�察 �even when tried�察 �Smallest boons were held as
victories�察�Drops that swelled the sea�此�That I think wasLove of Power�察�But
not Love of me� �
I have seen a love disdaining Ease and pride and fame�察�Burning even
its own white pinions Just to feed its flame�察 �Reigning thus�察 �supreme�察�
triumphant�察�By the soul's decree�察�That wasLove of Love�察�I fancy�察�But not
Love of me� �
I have heardor dreamt�察�it may be ´ What Love is when true�察�How to
test and how to try it�察�Is the gift of few�此�These few say ��or did I dream it�殖�
That true Love abides In these very things�察�but always Has a soul besides。
Lives among the false loves�察�knowing Just their peace and strife�此�Bears
the self´same look�察�but always Has an inner life。 Only a true heart can find
it�察�True as it is true�察 �Only eyes as clear and tender Look it through and
through。
If it dies�察 �it will not perish By Time's slow decay�察 �True Love only
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grows ��they tell me�� Stronger�察�day by day�此�Painhas been its friend and
comrade�察�Fateit can defy�察�Only by its own sword�察�sometimes Love can
choose to die。
And its grave shall be more noble And more sacred still�察�Than a throne�察�
where one less worthy Reigns and rules at will。 Tell me then�察�do you dare
offer This true Love to me�拭 � 。 。 Neither you nor I can answer�察�We will
wait and see� �
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VERSE�此 �GOLDEN WORDS
Some words are played on golden strings�察 �Which I so highly rate�察 �I
cannot bear for meaner things Their sound to desecrate。
For every day they are not meet�察�Or for a careless tone�察�They are for
rarest�察�and most sweet�察�And noblest use alone。
One word is POET�此 �which is flung So carelessly away�察�When such as
you and I have sung�察�We hear it�察�day by day。
Men pay it for a tender phrase Set in a cadenced rhyme�此�I keep it as a
crown of praise To crown the kings of time。
And LOVE�此 �the slightest feelings�察 �stirred By trivial fancy�察 �seek
Expression in that golden word They tarnish while they speak。
Nay�察 �let the heart's slow�察 �rare decree�察 �That word in reverence keep
Silence herself should only be More sacred and more deep。
FOR EVER�此 �men have grown at length To use that word�察 �to raise
Some feeble protest into strength�察�Or turn some tender phrase。
It should be said in awe and fear By true heart and strong will�察�And
burn more brightly year by year�察�A starry witness st