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years�察 �And if Mildred's heart was heavy�察 �and at times her blue eyes
glistened�察 �Still in thought she would not whisper aught of sorrow or of
fears。
Autumn with its golden corn´fields�察 �autumn with its storms and
showers�察 �Had been there to greet his coming with its forests gold and
brown�察�And the last leaves still were falling�察 �fading still the year's last
flowers�察�When he left the quiet village�察�and took back his bride to town。
Homethe home that she had pictured many a time in twilight�察�
dwelling On that tender gentle fancy�察�folded round with loving care�察�Here
was homethe end�察�the haven�察�and what spirit voice seemed telling�察�That
she only held the casket�察�with the gem no longer there�拭�
Sad it may be to be longing�察 �with a patience faint and weary�察 �For a
hope deferredand sadder still to see it fade and fall�察�Yet to grasp the thing
we long for�察�and�察�with sorrow sick and dreary�察�THEN to find how it can
fail us�察�is the saddest pain of all。
What was wanting�拭 �He was gentle�察 �kind�察 �and generous still�察�
deferring To her wishes always�察�nothing seemed to mar their tranquil life�此�
There are skies so calm and leaden that we long for storm´winds stirring�察�
There is peace so cold and bitter�察�that we almost welcome strife。
Darker grew the clouds above her�察 �and the slow conviction clearer�察�
That he gave her home and pity�察�but that heart�察�and soul�察�and mind Were
beyond her now�察�he loved her�察�and in youth he had been near her�察�But he
now had gone far onward�察�and had left her there behind。
Yes�察 �beyond her�此 �yes�察 �quick´hearted�察 �her Love helped her in
revealing It was worthless�察 �while so mighty�察 �was too weak�察 �although so
strong�察�There were courts she could not enter�察�depths she could not sound�察�
yet feeling It was vain to strive or struggle�察�vainer still to mourn or long。
He would give her words of kindness�察 �he would talk of home�察 �but
seeming With an absent look�察�forgetting if he held or dropped her hand�察�
And then turn with eager pleasure to his writing�察�reading�察�dreaming�察�Or to
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speak of things with others that she could not understand。
He had paid�察�and paid most nobly�察�all he owed�察�no need of blaming�察�It
had cost him something�察�may be�察�that no future could restore�此�In her heart
of hearts she knew it�察�Love and Sorrow�察�not complaining�察�Only suffered all
the deeper�察�only loved him all the more。
Sometimes then a stronger anguish�察�and more cruel�察�weighed upon her�察�
That through all those years of waiting�察�he had slowly learnt the truth�察�He
had known himself mistaken�察 �but that�察 �bound to her in honour�察 �He
renounced his life�察�to pay her for the patience of her youth。
But a star was slowly rising from that mist of grief�察�and brighter Grew
her eyes�察 �for each slow hour surer comfort seemed to bring�察 �And she
watched with strange sad smiling�察�how her trembling hands grew slighter�察�
And how thin her slender finger�察�and how large her wedding´ring。
And the tears dropped slowly on it�察 �as she kissed that golden token
With a deeper love�察 �it may be�察 �than was in the far´off past�察 �And
remembering Philip's fancy�察 �that so long ago was spoken�察 �Thought her
Ring's bright angel guardian had stayed near her to the last。
Grieving sorely�察�grieving truly�察�with a tender care and sorrow�察�Philip
watched the slow�察�sure fading of his gentle�察�patient wife�察�Could he guess
with what a yearning she was longing for the morrow�察�Could he guess the
bitter knowledge that had wearied her of life�拭�
Now with violets strewn upon her�察�Mildred lies in peaceful sleeping�察�
All unbound her long�察�bright tresses�察�and her throbbing heart at rest�察�And
the cold�察 �blue rays of moonlight�察 �through the open casement creeping�察�
Show the ring upon her finger�察�and her hands crossed on her breast。
Peace at last。 Of peace eternal is her calm sweet smile a token。 Has
some angel lingering near her let a radiant promise fall�拭�Has he told her
Heaven unites again the links that Earth has broken�拭�For on Earth so much
is needed�察�but in Heaven Love is all� �
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VERSE�此 �BORROWED
THOUGHTS
I。 FROM ;LAVATER。;
Trust him little who doth raise To one height both great and small�察�And
sets the sacred crown of praise�察�Smiling�察�on the head of all。
Trust him less who looks around To censure all with scornful eyes�察�
And in everything has found Something that he dare despise。
But for one who stands apart�察�Stirred by nought that can befall�察�With a
cold indifferent heart�察 � Trust him least and last of all。
II。 FROM ;PHANTASTES。;
I have a bitter Thought�察�a Snake That used to sting my life to pain。 I
strove to cast it far away�察�But every night and every day It crawled back to
my heart again。
It was in vain to live or strive�察�To think or sleep�察�to work or pray�察�At
last I bade this thine accursed Gnaw at my heart�察�and do its worst�察�And so I
let it have its way。
Thus said I�察 �I shall never fall Into a false and dreaming peace�察�And
then awake�察�with sudden start�察�To feel it biting at my heart�察�For now the
pain can never cease。;
But I gained more�察�for I have found That such a snake's envenomed
charm Must always�察 �always find a part�察 �Deep in the centre of my heart�察�
Which it can never wound or harm。
It is coiled round my heart to´day。 It sleeps at times�察�this cruel snake�察�
And while it sleeps it never stings�此� Hush� �let us talk of other things�察�Lest
it should hear me and awake。
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III。 FROM ;LOST ALICE。;
Yes�察 �dear�察 �our Love is slain�察 �In the cold grave for evermore it lies�察�
Never to wake again�察 �Or light our sorrow with its starry eyes�察�And so
regret is vain。
One hour of pain and dread�察�We killed our Love�察�we took its life away
With the false words we said�察�And so we watch it�察 �since that cruel day�察�
Silent�察�and cold�察�and dead。
We should have seen it shine Long years beside us。 Time and Death
might try To touch that life divine�察 �Whose strength could every other
stroke defy Save only thine and mine。
No longing can restore Our dead again。 Vain are the tears we weep�察�
And vainly we deplore Our buried Love�此 �its grave lies dark and deep
Between us evermore。
IV。 FROM * * *
Within the kingdom of my Soul I bid you enter�察�Love�察�to´day�察�Submit
my life to your control�察�And give my Heart up to your sway。
My Past�察�whose light and life is flown�察�Shall live through memory for
you still�察�Take all my Present for your own�察�And mould my Future to your
will。
One only thought remains apart�察�And will for ever so remain�察�There is
one Chamber in my heart Where even you might knock in vain。
A haunted Chamber�此� long ago I closed it�察�and I cast the key Where
deep and bitter waters flow�察�Into a vast and silent sea。
Dear�察�it is haunted。 All the rest Is yours�察�but I have shut that door For
ever now。 'Tis even best That I should enter it no more。
No more。 It is not well to stay With ghosts�察 �their very look would
scare Your joyous�察�loving smile away ´ So never try to enter there。
Check�察�if you love me�察�all regret That this one thought remains apart�此�
Now let us smile�察�dear�察�and forget The haunted Chamber in my Heart。
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VERSE�此 �LIGHT AND SHADE
Thou hast done well to kneel and say�察 �Since He who gave can take
away�察�And bid me suffer�察�I obey。;
And also well to tell thy heart That good lies in the bitterest part�察�And
thou wilt profit by her smart。
But bitter hours come to all�此�When even truths like these will pall�察�Sick
hearts for humbler comfort call。
Then I would have thee strive to see That good and evil come to thee�察�
As one of a great family。
And as material life is planned�察�That even the loneliest one must stand
Dependent on his brother's hand�察�
So links more subtle and more fine Bind every other soul to thine In
one great brotherhood divine。
Nor with thy share of work be vexed�察�Though incomplete�察 �and even
perplex�察�It fits exactly to the next。
What seems so dark to thy dim sight May be a shadow�察�seen aright�察�
Making some brightness doubly bright。
The flash that struck thy tree��no more To shelter thee��lets Heaven's
blue floor Shine where it never shone before。
Thy life that has been dropped aside Into Time's stream�察�may stir the
tide�察�In rippled circles spreading wide。
The cry wrung from thy spirit's pain May echo on some far´off plain�察�
And guide a wanderer home again。
Failyet rejoice�察 �because no less The failure that makes
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