SONGFROMHEINE
Iscannedherpicturedreaming,TilleachdearlineandhueWasimaged,tomyseeming,Asifitlivedanew。
HerlipsbegantoborrowTheirformerwondroussmile;
Herfaireyes,faintwithsorrow,Grewsparklingaserstwhile。
SuchtearsasoftenrannotRanthen,mylove,forthee;
AndO,believeIcannotThatthouarelosttome!
FROMVICTORHUGO
Child,wereIking,I\'dyieldmyroyalrule,Mychariot,sceptre,vassal—servicedue,Mycrown,myporphyry—basinedwaterscool,Myfleets,wheretotheseaisbutapool,Foraglancefromyou!
Love,wereIGod,theearthanditsheavingairs,Angels,thedemonsabjectunderme,Vastchaoswithitsteemingwombylairs,Time,space,allwouldIgive—aye,upperspheres,Forakissfromthee!
CARDINALBEMBO\'SEPITAPHONRAPHAEL
Here\'soneinwhomNaturefeared—faintatsuchvying
Eclipsewhilehelived,anddeceaseathisdying。
\"IHAVELIVEDWITHSHADES\"
I
Ihavelivedwithshadessolong,Andtalkedtothemsooft,SinceforthfromcotandcroftIwentmankindamong,ThatsometimestheyIntheirdimstyleWillpauseawhileTohearmysay;
II
Andtakemebythehand,AndleadmethroughtheirroomsIntheTo—be,whereDoomsHalf—woveandshapelessstand:
AndshowfromthereThedwindleddustAndrotandrustOfthingsthatwere。
III
\"Nowturn,\"spaketheytomeOneday:\"Lookwhencewecame,AndsignifyhisnameWhogazesthenceatthee。\"
—\"NornamenorraceKnowI,orcan,\"
Isaid,\"OfmanSocommonplace。
IV
\"Hemovesmenotatall;
InotenorayorjotOfrarenessinhislot,Orstarexceptional。
IntothedimDeadthrongsaroundHe\'llsink,norsoundBeleftofhim。\"
V
\"Yet,\"saidthey,\"hisfrailspeech,Hathaccentspitchedlikethine
ThymouldandhisdefineAlikenesseachtoeach
Butgo!DeeppainAlas,wouldbeHisnametothee,Andtoldinvain!\"
Feb。2,1899。
MEMORYANDI
\"Omemory,whereisnowmyyouth,Whousedtosaythatlifewastruth?\"
\"IsawhiminacrumbledcotBeneathatotteringtree;
ThatheasphantomlingersthereIsonlyknowntome。\"
\"OMemory,whereisnowmyjoy,Wholivedwithmeinsweetemploy?\"
\"Isawhimingauntgardenslone,Wherelaughterusedtobe;
ThatheasphantomwandersthereIsknowntononebutme。\"
\"OMemory,whereisnowmyhope,Whochargedwithdeedsmyskillandscope?\"
\"Isawherinatomboftomes,Wheredreamsarewonttobe;
ThatsheasspectrehaunteththereIsonlyknowntome。\"
\"OMemory,whereisnowmyfaith,Onetimeachampion,nowawraith?\"
\"Isawherinaravagedaisle,Boweddownonbendedknee;
ThatherpoorghostoutflickersthereIsknowntononebutme。\"
\"OMemory,whereisnowmylove,Thatrayedmeasagodabove?\"
\"IsawhimbyanageingshapeWherebeautyusedtobe;
ThathisfondphantomlingersthereIsonlyknowntome。\"
[GREEKTITLE]
LonghaveIframedweakphantasiesofThee,OWillermaskedanddumb!
WhomakestLifebecome,
Asthoughbylabouringall—unknowingly,Likeonewhomreveriesnumb。
HowmuchofconsciousnessinformsThywillThybiddings,asifblind,Ofdeath—inducingkind,NoughtshowstousephemeraloneswhofillButmomentsinThymind。
PerhapsThyancientrote—restrictedwaysThyripeningruletranscends;
ThatlistlessefforttendsTogrowpercipientwithadvanceofdays,Andwithpercipiencemends。
For,inunwontedpurlieus,farandnigh,Atwhilesorshortorlong,MaybediscernedawrongDyingasofself—slaughter;whereatI
Wouldraisemyvoiceinsong。
Footnotes:
{1}The\"Race\"istheturbulentsea—areaofftheBillofPortland,wherecontrarytidesmeet。
{2}Pronounce\"Loddy。\"
{3}Onalonelytable—landabovetheValeofBlackmore,betweenHigh—StoyandBubb—Downhills,andcommandinginclearweatherviewsthatextendfromtheEnglishtotheBristolChannel,standsapillar,apparentlymediaeval,calledCross—and—HandorChrist—in—Hand。Amongotherstoriesofitsoriginalocaltraditionpreservestheoneheregiven。