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A Drama of Exile; And Other Poems Volume 1

A Drama of Exile; And Other Poems Volume 1

Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Reprint of an 1845 edition.
Excerpt: ...to God, That it be well done, unrepented of. And not to loss. And thence, with constant prayers Fasten jour souls so high, that constantly The smile of your heroic cheer may float Above all floods of earthly agonies, Purification being the joy of pain f The vition of Christ vanishes. Adam and Eve stand in an ecstasy. The earth-zodiac pales away shade by shade, as the stars, star by star, shine out in the sly; and the following chant from the two Earth Spirits accompanies theprocest of change. Earth Spirits. By the mighty word thus spoken Both for living and for dying, We, our homage-oath once broken. Fasten back again in sighing; And the creatures and the elements renew their covenanting. Here, forgive us all our scorning; Here, we promise milder duty; Q And the evening and the morning Shall re-organize in beauty, A sabbath day in sabbath joy, for universal chanting. And if, still, this melancholy May be strong to overcome us; If this mortal and unholy, We still fail to cast out from us, --And we turn upon you, unaware, your own dark influences; If ye tremble, when surrounded By our forest pine and palm trees; If we cannot cure the wounded With our marjoram and balm trees; And if your souls, all mournfully, sit down among your senses, --Yet, O mortals, do not fear us, --We are gentle in our languor; And more good ye shall have near us, Than any pain or anger; And our God's refracted blessing, in our blessing, shall be given! 6---By the desert's endless vigil, We will solemnize your passions; By the wheel of the black eagle We will teach you exaltations, When he sails against the wind, to the white spot up in Heaven. Ye shall find us tender nurses To your weariness of nature; A...
Language
English
Pages
114
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Rarebooksclub.com
Release
July 01, 2012
ISBN
1150254483
ISBN 13
9781150254482

A Drama of Exile; And Other Poems Volume 1

Elizabeth Barrett Browning
3.3/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Reprint of an 1845 edition.
Excerpt: ...to God, That it be well done, unrepented of. And not to loss. And thence, with constant prayers Fasten jour souls so high, that constantly The smile of your heroic cheer may float Above all floods of earthly agonies, Purification being the joy of pain f The vition of Christ vanishes. Adam and Eve stand in an ecstasy. The earth-zodiac pales away shade by shade, as the stars, star by star, shine out in the sly; and the following chant from the two Earth Spirits accompanies theprocest of change. Earth Spirits. By the mighty word thus spoken Both for living and for dying, We, our homage-oath once broken. Fasten back again in sighing; And the creatures and the elements renew their covenanting. Here, forgive us all our scorning; Here, we promise milder duty; Q And the evening and the morning Shall re-organize in beauty, A sabbath day in sabbath joy, for universal chanting. And if, still, this melancholy May be strong to overcome us; If this mortal and unholy, We still fail to cast out from us, --And we turn upon you, unaware, your own dark influences; If ye tremble, when surrounded By our forest pine and palm trees; If we cannot cure the wounded With our marjoram and balm trees; And if your souls, all mournfully, sit down among your senses, --Yet, O mortals, do not fear us, --We are gentle in our languor; And more good ye shall have near us, Than any pain or anger; And our God's refracted blessing, in our blessing, shall be given! 6---By the desert's endless vigil, We will solemnize your passions; By the wheel of the black eagle We will teach you exaltations, When he sails against the wind, to the white spot up in Heaven. Ye shall find us tender nurses To your weariness of nature; A...
Language
English
Pages
114
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Rarebooksclub.com
Release
July 01, 2012
ISBN
1150254483
ISBN 13
9781150254482

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