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blue silence of the sky�察�Fresh stars shine out�察�and more and more�察�Where I
could see so few before�察�So�察�the more steadily I gaze Upon those far´off
misty days�察�Fresh words�察�fresh tones�察�fresh memories start Before my eyes
and in my heart。 I can remember how one day ��Talking in silly childish
way�� I said how happy I should be If I were like her sonas fair�察�With just
such bright blue eyes as he�察�And such long locks of golden hair。 A strange
smile on her pale face broke�察�And in strange solemn words she spoke�此 �My
own�察 �my darling oneno�察 �no� �I love you�察 �far�察 �far better so。 I would not
change the look you bear�察�Or one wave of your dark brown hair。 The mere
glance of your sunny eyes�察 �Deep in my deepest soul I prize Above that
baby fair� �Not one of all the Earl's proud line In beauty ever matched with
thine�察�And�察 �'tis by thy dark locks thou art Bound even faster round my
heart�察�And made more wholly mine� ─�And then she paused�察�and weeping
said�察 �You are like one who now is dead ´ Who sleeps in a far´distant
grave。 Oh may God grant that you may be As noble and as good as he�察�As
gentle and as brave� ─�Then in my childish way I cried�察 �The one you tell
me of who died�察�Was he as noble as the Earl�拭─�I see her red lips scornful
curl�察�I feel her hold my hand again So tightly�察�that I shrink in pain ´ I seem
to hear her say�察 �He whom I tell you of�察�who died�察�He was so noble and so
gay�察�So generous and so brave�察�That the proud Earl by his dear side Would
look a craven slave。; She paused�察�then�察�with a quivering sigh�察�She laid her
hand upon my brow�此 �Live like him�察�darling�察�and so die。 Remember that
he tells you now�察�True peace�察�real honour�察�and content�察�In cheerful pious
toil abide�察�That gold and splendour are but sent To curse our vanity and
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pride。; One day some childish fever pain Burnt in my veins and fired my
brain。 Moaning�察�I turned from side to side�察�And�察�sobbing in my bed�察�I cried�察�
Till night in calm and darkness crept Around me�察�and at last I slept。 When
suddenly I woke to see The Lady bending over me。 The drops of cold
November rain Were falling from her long�察�damp hair�察�Her anxious eyes
were dim with pain�察�Yet she looked wondrous fair。 Arrayed for some great
feast she came�察�With stones that shone and burnt like flame�察�Wound round
her neck�察�like some bright snake�察�And set like stars within her hair�察�They
sparkled so�察�they seemed to make A glory everywhere。 I felt her tears upon
my face�察�Her kisses on my eyes�察�And a strange thought I could not trace I
felt within my heart arise�察�And�察 �half in feverish pain�察 �I said�此 �Oh if my
mother were not dead� ─�And Walter bade me sleep�察�but she Said�察 �Is it not
the same to thee That _I_ watch by thy bed�拭─�I answered her�察 �I love you�察�
too�察�But it can never be the same�察�She was no Countess like to you�察�Nor
wore such sparkling stones of flame。; Oh the wild look of fear and dread� �
The cry she gave of bitter woe� �I often wonder what I said To make her
moan and shudder so。 Through the long night she tended me With such
sweet care and charity。 But should weary you to tell All that I know and
love so well�此�Yet one night more stands out alone With a sad sweetness all
its own。
The wind blew loud that dreary night�此 �Its wailing voice I well
remember�此 �The stars shone out so large and bright Upon the frosty fir´
boughs white�察�That dreary night of cold December。 I saw old Walter silent
stand�察 �Watching the soft white flakes of snow With looks I could not
understand�察�Of strange perplexity and woe。 At last he turned and took my
hand�察�And said the Countess just had sent To bid us come�察�for she would
fain See me once more�察�before she went Awaynever to come again。 We
came in silence through the wood ��Our footfall was the only sound�� To
where the great white castle stood�察 �With darkness shadowing it around。
Breathless�察�we trod with cautious care Up the great echoing marble stair�察�
Trembling�察 �by Walter's hand I held�察 �Scared by the splendours I beheld�此�
Now thinking�察 �Should the Earl appear� ─�Now looking up with giddy fear
To the dim vaulted roof�察 �that spread Its gloomy arches overhead。 Long
corridors we softly past�察。�My heart was beating loud and fast�� And reached
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the Lady's room at last�此�A strange faint odour seemed to weigh Upon the
dim and darkened air�察�One shaded lamp�察�with softened ray�察�Scarce showed
the gloomy splendour there。 The dull red brands were burning low�察�And
yet a fitful gleam of light�察�Would now and then�察�with sudden glow�察�Start
forth�察�then sink again in night。 I gazed around�察�yet half in fear�察�Till Walter
told me to draw near�此�And in the strange and flickering light�察�Towards the
Lady's bed I crept�察 �All folded round with snowy white�察 �She lay�察 。�one
would have said she slept�撮� So still the look of that white face�察�It seemed
as it were carved in stone�察�I paused before I dared to place Within her cold
white hand my own。 But�察�with a smile of sweet surprise�察�She turned to me
her dreamy eyes�察�And slowly�察 �as if life were pain�察 �She drew me in her
arms to lie�此�She strove to speak�察�and strove in vain�察�Each breath was like a
long´drawn sigh。 The throbs that seemed to shake her breast�察 �The
trembling clasp�察�so loose and weak�察�At last grew calmer�察�and at rest�察�And
then she strove once more to speak�此 �My God�察�I thank thee�察�that my pain
Of day by day and year by year�察�Has not been suffered all in vain�察�And I
may die while he is near。 I will not fear but that Thy grace Has swept away
my sin and woe�察�And sent this little angel face�察�In my last hour to tell me
so。; ��And here her voice grew faint and low�撮� ;My child�察�where'er thy life
may go�察 �To know that thou art brave and true�察 �Will pierce the highest
heavens through�察�And even there my soul shall be More joyful for this
thought of thee。; She folded her white hands�察 �and stayed�察�All cold and
silently she lay�此�I knelt beside the bed�察�and prayed The prayer she used to
make me say。 I said it many times�察�and then She did not move�察�but seemed
to be In a deep sleep�察�nor stirred again。 No sound woke in the silent room�察�
Or broke the dim and solemn gloom�察�Save when the brands that burnt so
low�察�With noisy fitful gleam of light�察�Would spread around a sudden glow�察�
Then sink in silence and in night。 How long I stood I do not know�此�At last
poor Walter came�察 �and said ��So sadly�� that we now must go�察 �And
whispered�察�she we loved was dead。 He bade me kiss her face once more�察�
Then led me sobbing to the door。 I scarcely knew what dying meant�察�Yet a
strange grief�察�before unknown�察�Weighed on my spirit as we went And left
her lying all alone。
We went to the far North once more�察 �To seek the well´remembered
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home�察�Where my poor kinsman dwelt before�察�Whence now he was too old
to roam�察�And there six happy years we past�察�Happy and peaceful till the
last�察�When poor old Walter died�察�and he Blessed me and said I now might
be A sailor on the deep blue sea。 And so I go�察�and yet in spite Of all the
joys I long to know�察�Though I look onward with delight�察�With something
of regret I go�察�And young or old�察�on land or sea�察�One guiding memory I
shall take ´ Of what She prayed that I might be�察�And what I will be for her
sake� �
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VERSE�此 �A CROWN OF
SORROW
A Sorrow�察 �wet with early tears Yet bitter�察 �had been long with me�察 �I
wearied of this weight of years�察�And would be free。
I tore my Sorrow from my heart�察 �I cast it far away in scorn�察 �Right
joyful that we two could part ´ Yet most forlorn。
I sought�察 。�to take my Sorrow's place�撮� Over the world for flower or
gem ´ But she had had an ancient grace Unknown to them。
I took once more with strange delight My slighted Sorrow�察 �proudly
now�察�I wear it�察�set with stars of light�察�Upon my brow。
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VERSE�此 �THE LESSON OF THE
WAR ��1855��
The feast is spread through England For rich and poor to´day�察�
Greetings and laughter may be there�察�But thoughts are far away�察�Over the
stormy ocean�察 �Over the dreary track�察 �Where some are gone�察 �whom
England Will never welcome back。
Breathless she waits�察�and listens For every eastern breeze That bears
upon its bloody wings News from beyond the seas。 The leafless branches
stirring Make many a watcher start�察�The distant tramp of steed may send A
throb from heart to heart。
The rulers of the nation�察�The poor ones
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