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                        LEGENDS AND LYRICS ´ SECOND SERIES 



                                           V。 



    She thought how in her girlhood Her life was given away�察�The solemn 

promise spoken She kept so well to´day�察�How to her brother Herbert She 

had been help and guide�察�And how his artist nature On her calm strength 

relied。 



                                          VI。 



    How through life's fret and turmoil The passion and fire of art In him 

was soothed and quickened By her true sister heart�察�How future hopes had 

always   Been     for   his  sake   alone�察 �And   now��what  strange   new   feeling 

Possessed her as its own�拭�



                                         VII。 



    Her homeeach flower that breathed there�察�The wind's sigh�察�soft and 

low�察�Each trembling spray of ivy�察�The river's murmuring flow�察�The shadow 

of the forest�察�Sunset�察�or twilight dim ´ Dear as they were�察�were dearer By 

leaving them for him。 



                                         VIII。 



    And each year as it found her In the dull�察�feverish town�察�Saw self still 

more   forgotten�察�And   selfish   care   kept down   By  the   calm  joy  of   evening 

That brought him to her side�察�To warn him with wise counsel�察�Or praise 

with tender pride。 



                                          IX。 



    Her heart�察�her life�察�her future�察�Her genius�察�only meant Another thing to 

give him�察�And be therewith content。 To´day�察�what words had stirred her�察�

Her soul could not forget�拭�What dream had filled her spirit With strange 

and wild regret�拭�



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                                            X。 



    To leave him for another�察 � Could it indeed be so�拭�Could it have cost 

such anguish To bid this vision go�拭�Was this her faith�拭           �Was Herbert The 

second in her heart�拭�Did it need all this struggle To bid a dream depart�拭�



                                           XI。 



    And   yet�察  �within   her   spirit   A   far´off   land   was   seen�察  �A   home�察  �which 

might   have   held   her�察�A  love�察  �which   might   have   been。 And   Lifenot   the 

mere being Of daily ebb and flow�察�But Life itself had claimed her�察�And she 

had let it go� �



                                          XII。 



    Within     her   heart  there   echoed    Again    the  well´known      tone   That 

promised   this   bright   future�察�And   asked   her   for   her   own�此  �Then   words   of 

sorrow�察 �broken   By  half´reproachful   pain�察�And then   a   farewell spoken   In 

words of cold disdain。 



                                          XIII。 



    Where   now      was   the  stern  purpose    That   nerved   her  soul  so  long�拭�

Whence   came   the   words   she   uttered�察  �So   hard�察 �so   cold�察  �so   strong�拭  �What 

right had she to banish A hope that God had given�拭�Why must she choose 

earth's portion�察�And turn aside from Heaven�拭�



                                          XIV。 



    To´day�      �Was it this morning�拭�If this long�察�fearful strife Was but the 

work of hours�察�What would be years of life�拭�Why did a cruel Heaven For 

such great suffering call�拭�And whyOh�察�still more cruel�  � Must her own 

words do all�拭�



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                                          XV。 



    Did   she   repent�拭   �Oh   Sorrow�   �Why   do   we   linger   still   To   take   thy 

loving message�察�And do thy gentle will�拭�See�察�her tears fall more slowly�察�

The   passionate   murmurs   cease�察�And back   upon her   spirit   Flow   strength�察�

and love�察�and peace。 



                                         XVI。 



    The fire burns more brightly�察�The rain has passed away�察�Herbert will 

see   no   shadow   Upon   his   home   to´day�察  �Only   that Alice   greets   him  With 

doubly tender care�察�Kissing a fonder blessing Down on his golden hair。 



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                                            II 



                                             I。 



     The studio is deserted�察�Palette and brush laid by�察�The sketch rests on 

the   easel�察 �The   paint   is  scarcely   dry�察 �And   Silencewho     seems    always 

Within   her  depths   to   bear  The  next   sound   that   will   utter   ´   Now   holds   a 

dumb despair。 



                                            II。 



     So Alice   feels   it�此�listening   With   breathless�察  �stony   fear�察  �Waiting   the 

dreadful summons   Each   minute brings   more   near�此�When   the   young   life�察�

now   ebbing�察  �Shall   fail�察  �and   pass   away   Into   that   mighty   shadow   Who 

shrouds the house to´day。 



                                            III。 



    But whywhen the sick chamber Is on the upper floor ´ Why dares not 

Alice enter Within   the closeshut   door�拭�If heher  allher Brother�察 �Lies 

dying in that gloom�察�What strange mysterious power Has sent her from the 

room�拭�



                                            IV。 



    It is not one week's anguish That can have changed her so�察�Joy has not 

died here lately�察�Struck down by one quick blow�察�But cruel months have 

needed   Their   long   relentless   chain�察  �To   teach   that   shrinking   manner   Of 

helpless�察�hopeless pain。 



                                             V。 



     The   struggle   was   scarce   over   Last   Christmas   Eve   had   brought�此  �The 



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fibres still were quivering Of the one wounded thought�察�When Herbert 

who�察�unconscious�察�Had guessed no inward strife ´ Bade her�察�in pride and 

pleasure�察�Welcome his fair young wife。 



                                           VI。 



    Bade her rejoice�察�and smiling�察�Although his eyes were dim�察�Thanked 

God he thus could pay her The care she gave to him。 This fresh bright life 

would   bring   her A  new   and   joyous   fate   ´   Oh�察�Alice�察  �check   the   murmur 

That cries�察 �Too late� �too late� ─�



                                          VII。 



    Too late�     �Could she have known it A few short weeks before�察�That 

his   life   was   completed�察 �And   needing   hers   no   more�察  �She   mightOh   sad 

repining� �What ;might have been�察─�forget�察 �It was not�察─�should suffice us 

To stifle vain regret。 



                                         VIII。 



    He   needed   her   no   longer�察  �Each   day   it   grew   more   plain�察  �First   with   a 

startled wonder�察�Then with a wondering pain。 Love�此             �why�察�his wife best 

gave    it�察 �Comfort�此   �durst    Alice   speak�察  �Or  counsel�察  �when    resentment 

Flushed on the young wife's cheek�拭�



                                           IX。 



    No   more     long  talks   by   firelight  Of  childish  times  long  past�察 �And 

dreams of future greatness Which he must reach at last�察�Dreams�察�where her 

purer instinct With truth unerring told�察�Where was the worthless gilding�察�

And where refined gold。 



                                           X。 



     Slowly�察  �but   surely  ever�察  �Dora's   poor   jealous   pride�察�Which  she   called 



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love for Herbert�察�Drove Alice from his side�察�And�察�spite of nervous effort 

To   share   their   altered   life�察  �She   felt   a   check   to   Herbert�察�A  burden   to   his 

wife。 



                                           XI。 



    This was the least�察�for Alice Feared�察�dreaded�察�KNEW at length How 

much his nature owed her Of truth�察�and power�察�and strength�察�And watched 

the daily failing Of all his nobler part�此�Low aims�察�weak purpose�察�telling In 

lower�察�weaker art。 



                                          XII。 



    And now�察�when he is dying�察�The last words she could hear Must not be 

hers�察�but given The bride of one short year。 The last care is another's�察�The 

last prayer must not be The one they learnt together Beside their mother's 

knee。 



                                          XIII。 



     Summoned   at   last�此   �she   kisses   The   clay´cold   stiffening   hand�察  �And�察�

reading   pleading   efforts To   make   her   understand�察�Answers�察  �with   solemn 

promise�察�In clear but trembling tone�察�To Dora's life henceforward She will 

devote her own。 



                                          XIV。 



    Now   all   is   over。 Alice   Dares   not   remain   to   weep�察  �But   soothes   the 

frightened   Dora   Into   a   sobbing   sleep。   The   poor   weak   child   will   need 

her�此   � 。 。 Oh�察�who can dare complain�察�When God sends a new Duty To 

comfort each new Pain� �



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                                          III。 



                                            I。 



    The House is all deserted�察�In the dim evening gloom�察�Only one figure 

passes Slowly from room to room�察�And�察�pausing at each doorway�察�Seems 

gathering up again Within her heart the relics Of bygone joy and pain。 



                                            II。 



    There is an earnest longing In those who onward gaze�察�Looking with 

weary patience Towards the coming days。 There is a deeper longing�察�More 

sad�察  �more   strong�察  �more   keen�此  �Those   know   it   who   look   backward�察  �And 

yearn for what has been。 



                                           III。 



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