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LEGENDS AND LYRICS ´ SECOND SERIES
LEGENDS AND
LYRICS ´ SECOND
SERIES
by Adelaide Ann Proctor
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VERSE�此 �A LEGEND OF
PROVENCE
The lights extinguished�察 �by the hearth I leant�察 �Half weary with a
listless discontent。 The flickering giant´shadows�察 �gathering near�察 �Closed
round me with a dim and silent fear。 All dull�察 �all dark�察 �save when the
leaping flame�察�Glancing�察�lit up a Picture's ancient frame。 Above the hearth
it hung。 Perhaps the night�察 �My foolish tremors�察 �or the gleaming light�察�
Lent power to that Portrait dark and quaint ´ A Portrait such as Rembrandt
loved to paint ´ The likeness of a Nun。 I seemed to trace A world of
sorrow in the patient face�察�In the thin hands folded across her breast ´ Its
own and the room's shadow hid the rest。 I gazed and dreamed�察�and the dull
embers stirred�察�Till an old legend that I once had heard Came back to me�察�
linked to the mystic gloom Of that dark Picture in the ghostly room。 In the
far south�察 �where clustering vines are hung�察�Where first the old chivalric
lays were sung�察�Where earliest smiled that gracious child of France�察�Angel
and knight and fairy�察�called Romance�察�I stood one day。 The warm blue
June was spread Upon the earth�察�blue summer overhead�察�Without a cloud
to fleck its radiant glare�察�Without a breath to stir its sultry air。 All still�察�all
silent�察�save the sobbing rush Of rippling waves�察�that lapsed in silver hush
Upon the beach�察 �where�察 �glittering towards the strand�察 �The purple
Mediterranean kissed the land。
All still�察 �all peaceful�察 �when a convent chime Broke on the mid´day
silence for a time�察�Then trembling into quiet�察�seemed to cease�察�In deeper
silence and more utter peace。 So as I turned to gaze�察�where gleaming white�察�
Half hid by shadowy trees from passers' sight�察�The Convent lay�察�one who
had dwelt for long In that fair home of ancient tale and song�察�Who knew
the story of each cave and hill�察�And every haunting fancy lingering still
Within the land�察 �spake thus to me�察 �and told The Convent's treasured
Legend�察�quaint and old�此�
Long years ago�察 �a dense and flowering wood�察 �Still more concealed
where the white convent stood�察�Borne on its perfumed wings the title came�此�
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;Our Lady of the Hawthorns; is its name。 Then did that bell�察�which still
rings out to´day�察 �Bid all the country rise�察 �or eat�察 �or pray。 Before that
convent shrine�察 �the haughty knight Passed the lone vigil of his perilous
fight�察 �For humbler cottage strife or village brawl�察 �The Abbess listened�察�
prayed�察�and settled all。 Young hearts that came�察�weighed down by love or
wrong�察�Left her kind presence comforted and strong。 Each passing pilgrim�察�
and each beggar's right Was food�察�and rest�察�and shelter for the night。 But�察�
more than this�察�the Nuns could well impart The deepest mysteries of the
healing art�察�Their store of herbs and simples was renowned�察�And held in
wondering faith for miles around。 Thus strife�察�love�察�sorrow�察�good and evil
fate�察�Found help and blessing at the convent gate。
Of all the nuns�察�no heart was half so light�察�No eyelids veiling glances
half as bright�察�No step that glided with such noiseless feet�察�No face that
looked so tender or so sweet�察�No voice that rose in choir so pure�察�so clear�察�
No heart to all the others half so dear�察�So surely touched by others' pain or
woe�察 。�Guessing the grief her young life could not know�撮� No soul in
childlike faith so undefiled�察�As Sister Angela's�察�the ;Convent Child。; For
thus they loved to call her。 She had known No home�察�no love�察�no kindred�察�
save their own。 An orphan�察�to their tender nursing given�察�Child�察�plaything�察�
pupil�察�now the Bride of Heaven。 And she it was who trimmed the lamp's
red light That swung before the altar�察 �day and night�察 �Her hands it was
whose patient skill could trace The finest broidery�察�weave the costliest lace�察�
But most of all�察�her first and dearest care�察�The office she would never miss
or share�察�Was every day to weave fresh garlands sweet�察�To place before the
shrine at Mary's feet。 Nature is bounteous in that region fair�察 �For even
winter has her blossoms there。 Thus Angela loved to count each feast the
best�察 �By telling with what flowers the shrine was dressed。 In pomp
supreme the countless Roses passed�察�Battalion on battalion thronging fast�察�
Each with a different banner�察 �flaming bright�察 �Damask�察 �or striped�察 �or
crimson�察�pink�察�or white�察�Until they bowed before a newborn queen�察�And
the pure virgin Lily rose serene。 Though Angela always thought the
Mother blest Must love the time of her own hawthorn best�察�Each evening
through the year�察�with equal�察�care�察�She placed her flowers�察�then kneeling
down in prayer�察�As their faint perfume rose before the shrine�察�So rose her
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thoughts�察 �as pure and as divine。 She knelt until the shades grew dim
without�察 �Till one by one the altar lights shone out�察 �Till one by one the
Nuns�察�like shadows dim�察�Gathered around to chant their vesper hymn�察�Her
voice then led the music's winged flight�察�And ;Ave�察�Maris Stella; filled the
night。 But wherefore linger on those days of peace�拭 �When storms draw
near�察�then quiet hours must cease。 War�察�cruel war�察 �defaced the land�察 �and
came So near the convent with its breath of flame�察�That�察�seeking shelter�察�
frightened peasants fled�察�Sobbing out tales of coming fear and dread�察�Till
after a fierce skirmish�察�down the road�察�One night came straggling soldiers�察�
with their load Of wounded�察�dying comrades�察�and the band�察�Half pleading
yet as if they could command�察 �Summoned the trembling Sisters�察 �craved
their care�察 �Then rode away�察 �and left the wounded there。 But soon
compassion bade all fear depart。 And bidding every Sister do her part�察�
Some prepare simples�察 �healing salves�察 �or bands�察 �The Abbess chose the
more experienced hands�察�To dress the wounds needing most skilful care�察�
Yet even the youngest Novice took her share。 To Angela�察 �who had but
ready will And tender pity�察�yet no special skill�察�Was given the charge of a
young foreign knight�察 �Whose wounds were painful�察 �but whose danger
slight。 Day after day she watched beside his bed�察 �And first in hushed
repose the hours fled�此�His feverish moans alone the silence stirred�察�Or her
soft voice�察�uttering some pious word。 At last the fever left him�察�day by day
The hours�察�no longer silent�察�passed away。 What could she speak of�拭 �First�察�
to still his plaints�察�She told him legends of the martyred Saints�察�Described
the pangs�察�which�察�through God's plenteous grace�察�Had gained their souls
so high and bright a place。 This pious artifice soon found success ´ Or so
she fanciedfor he murmured less。 So she described the glorious pomp
sublime�察 �In which the chapel shone at Easter time�察 �The Banners�察�
Vestments�察�gold�察�and colours bright�察�Counted how many tapers gave their
light�察�Then�察�in minute detail went on to say�察�How the High Altar looked on
Christmas´day�此�The kings and shepherds�察�all in green and red�察�And a bright
star of jewels overhead。 Then told the sign by which they all had seen�察�
How even nature loved to greet her Queen�察 �For�察 �when Our Lady's last
procession went Down the long garden�察�every head was bent�察�And�察�rosary
in hand�察�each Sister prayed�察�As the long floating banners were displayed�察�
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They struck the hawthorn boughs�察�and showers and showers Of buds and
blossoms strewed her way with flowers。 The Knight unwearied listened�察�
till at last�察�He too described the glories of his past�察�Tourney�察�and joust�察�and
pageant bright and fair�察�And all the lovely ladies who were there。 But half
incredulous she heard。 Could this ´ This be the world�拭�this place of love
and bliss� �Where then was hid the strange and hideous charm�察�That never
failed to bring the gazer harm�拭�She crossed herself�察�yet asked�察�and listened
still�察�And still the knight described with all his skill The glorious world of
joy�察�all joys above�察�Transfigured in the golden mist of love。 Spread�察�spread
your wings�察�ye angel guardians bright�察�And shield these dazzling phantoms
from her sight� �But no�察�days passed�察�matins and vespers rang�察�And still the
quiet Nuns toiled�察�prayed�察�and sang�察�And never guessed the fatal�察�coiling
net Which every day drew near�察�and nearer yet�察�Around their darling�察�for
she went and came About her duties�察�outwardly the same。 The same�拭�ah�察�
no� �even when she knelt to pray�察�Some charmed dream kept all her heart
away。 So days went on�察�until the convent gate Opened one night。 Who
durst go forth so late�拭�Across the moo
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