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eye That shone beside me there� �
Above our heads an ancient oak Its strong�察�wide arms held out�察�And
from its roots a fountain broke�察 �With a tiny laughing shout�察�And the
fairy people of the wild Were bending to their rest�察�As trustingly as
sleeps the child Upon its mother's breast。
Soft�察�silvery cloudlets�察 �pure and white�察 �Along the sky were hung�察�
As if the spirits of the night Their mantles there had flung�察�And then the
night´breeze pensively Sighed from its unseen throne�察�And far o'er field�察�
and flower�察�and tree�察 �A hallowed light came down。
But in our breasts was springing up A something lovelier far�察�Than
field�察�or tree�察�or flow'ret's cup�察 �Or sun�察�or moon�察�or star� �We heeded not
the fountain near�察 �Its song of gladness singing�察�For in our hearts a fount
more dear�察 �And pure�察�and sweet�察�was springing。
And she was one whom fortune's smile Had gladdened from her
birth�察�Yet her high spirit knew no guile�察 �No blot nor stain of earth�察�And
I was but a friendless boy�察 �And yet her heart was mine�察�I knew it�察�and
the thought was joy�察 �A joy all�察�all divine� �
From out a braided mass she took This single lock of jet�察�And gave
it with that pleading look Which�察�said�察 �Do not forget。; Forget� �as soon
the waves that roll The ocean's caves above�察�May tell their secrets�察�as
the soul Forget its earliest love。
It has been with me now for years�察 �Long years of care and strife�察�
And shall be with me till time wears Away my web of life。 And when
death's keen�察�resistless dart�察 �Shall bid its sorrows cease�察�This tress shall
rest upon my heart�察�Its talisman of peace。
;'Twas little she thought that I stood breathless by her side listening
to the song she sang as she sat by the sea's edge�察 �pondering so deeply�察�
upon me too perhaps�察 �that the white foam glimmered on her brow
unheeded。; Onagh�察�The Pale Child of the Brehon King。
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She stood beside the wide wild sea�察 �The winds howled hoarse and
high�察�And dark clouds�察�drifting drearily�察 �Swept o'er the starless sky。
Her breast was white as mountain snow�察 �Her locks hung loose and
free�察�The foam that glimmered on her brow�察 �Was scarce so pale as she。
She sang a mournful song of love�察 �Of trusting love betrayed�察�Ah�察�
why did he who won her�察�prove So faithless to the maid�拭�
;Why pines my heart so wearily�察 �Why heaves my aching breast�察�
And why is sleep so far from me�察 �When others are at rest�拭�
;Thou�察�truant wanderer o'er the deep�察 �The cause of all my cares�察�For
thee at night I wake and weep�察 �When none may mark my tears。
;I seek the festive hall no more�察 �Its mirth no more I crave�察�My heart
is lonely as the shore�察 �And restless as the wave。
;My soul has struggled to forget Its sleepless�察�fatal flame�察�I know
thy vows were false�察�and yet My love is still the same。
;Still o'er the dream I nursed too well�察 �My bursting heart will yearn�察�
For ever with me must it dwell�察 �Oh�察�wanderer�察�return� ─�
A white sail fluttered in the wind�察 �A light bark skimmed the sea�察�It
came like hope across the mind�察 �As swift and silently。
The shell´strewn beach that edged the main�察 �A manly footstep
pressed�察 �The wanderer had returned again�察 �The maiden's heart was
blessed� �
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THE DESERTED。
;Come�察�sit thee by my side once more�察 �'Tis long since thus we' met�察�
And though our dream of love is o'er�察 �Its sweetness lingers yet。 Its
transient day has long been past�察 �Its flame has ceased to burn�察 �But
Memory holds its spirit fast�察 �Safe in her sacred urn。
;I will not chide thy wanderings�察 �Nor ask why thou couldst flee A
heart whose deep affection's springs Poured forth such love for thee� �
We may not curb the restless mind�察 �Nor teach the wayward heart To
love against its will�察�nor bind It with the chains of art。
;I would but tell thee how�察 �in tears And bitterness�察 �my soul Has
yearned with dreams�察 �through long�察 �long�察 �years�察 �Which it could not
control。 And how the thought that clingeth to�察 �And twineth round the
past�察�For ever in my heart shall glow�察 �And be save one my last。
;They say thou hast another's love�察 �Well�察�cherish it�察�but thou Its
lack of strength and depth wilt prove�察 �Should sorrow cloud thy brow。
Though she may own a statelier form�察 �A fairer cheek than mine�察 �Her
heart cannot so well and warm�察 �Respond each throb of thine。;
Her words were gentle�察�but their tone Was sad as sorrow's sigh�察�A
tear´drop trembled in his own As he sought her downcast eye。 A chord
was struck within his breast That long untouched had lain�察 �Old
memories started from their rest�察 �The maid was loved again。
Stanzas。
On� �there are hours of sadness�察�when the soul�察 �Torn from its every
stay�察 �and crushed beneath Its many griefs�察 �and spurning faith's control�察�
Pants with an earnest longing for the death Which would for ever close its
dark career�察 �With the pale shroud and the remorseless bier�察�When the
harsh�察 �sterile nothingness of life�察 �First breaks upon the hope´deluded
breast�察�And the heart sickens with the bootless strife That wrings its
chords�察�and longs to be at rest�察�Ev'n if the blow that frees it from distress�察�
Should strike it into utter nothingness。
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Ah�察 �nothingness� �The thought at times will come�察 �The mind will
wrestle with the mystery That clouds its being� �from its clay´made home�察�
Its dwelling of a m6ment�察 �it will flee Into the far depths of the vast
UNKNOWN�察 �In its vain searchings for th' eternal throne Of that
Omnipotence which gave it birth�察 �And�察�giving it a nature which might
suit A seraph�察�bound its destiny to earth� �And a few years�察�in which to
eat the fruit Of life's strange tree�察�so bitter at its core�察 �Then death�察�the
quiet grave�察�sleep�察�andwhat more�拭�
Whence came we�拭�whither go we�拭�All is still And voiceless in the
past� �A veil is drawn Across the future� �by life's mystic rill We sit and
ponder�察 �watching for the dawn Of some yet unconceived�察 �far´reaching
thought�察�By which our nature's secret shall be taught� �Why sorrow is our
elementwhy sin Is native in usby what curse we bear An ever aching�察�
crushing void within Our secret souls� �and why the little share Of
happiness that mingles with our fate�察�Is of such fleeting�察�transitory date 1
Our loves� �our hopes� �what are they�拭�fruits which turn To ashes on
our lips� �illusive lights That cast a moment's brightness while they burn�察�
Then die�察�and leave a darkness which affrights Our spirits with its thrice
redoubled gloom�察�Making the sky a pallthe earth a tomb� �And yet these
are the all of life for which 'Tis worth the wearing of its chain to know�察�
Wealth�察�fame�察�and power are but toys� �the rich�察 �The high and mighty�察�
with the base and low�察�Alike before the reaper Death must fall�察�So be it� �
in the grave is rest for all。
Stanzas。
When the leaf is on the tree�察 �And the bird is in the bower�察�And the
butterfly and bee�察 �Bear its treasures from the flower�察�When the fields
put on the sheen�察 �That to young´eyed Spring belongs�察�When the groves
and forests green�察 �Echo with a thousand songs�察�
When wild Beauty wanders forth�察 �Giving�察�with no stinted care�察�All
her loveliness to earth�察 �All her sweetness to the air�此�Then the heart�察�with
gladness stirred�察 �Mindful of its griefs no more�察�Mounts and carols�察�like
a bird When the pearly shower is o'er� �
But the summer's sunny hours�察 �As we count them�察�pass away�察�And
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its fairest fruits and flowers�察 �Are but food for stern decay。 Then with
wailings�察�deep and loud�察 �Like the sea's in its unrest�察�Winter spreads his
icy shroud�察 �O'er the bare earth's frozen breast。
Thus the spirit's early gladness�察 �Sorrow chills or time removes�察�And
the soul�察�in tears and sadness�察 �Mourns its perished joys and loves。 Hope
will lose its trusting boldness�察 �One by one its beams depart�察 �And
Despair�察�with icy�察�coldness�察 �Winds its mantle round the heart。
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