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struggling part�察 �They grieved to see her go at last alone To English
kinsmen she had never known�此�And here she came�察�the foreign girl soon
found Welcome�察�and love�察�and plenty all around�察�And here she pays it back
with earnest will�察�By well´taught housewife watchfulness and skill�察�Deep
in her heart she holds her father's name�察�And tenderly and proudly keeps
his fame�察�And while she works with thrifty Belgian care�察�Past dreams of
childhood float upon the air�察 �Some strange old chant�察 �or solemn Latin
hymn�察�That echoed through the old cathedral dim�察�When as a little child
each day she went To kneel and pray by an old tomb in Ghent。
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VERSE�此 �THE ANGEL OF
DEATH
Why shouldst thou fear the beautiful angel�察�Death�察�Who waits thee at
the portals of the skies�察�Ready to kiss away thy struggling breath�察�Ready
with gentle hand to close thine eyes�拭�
How many a tranquil soul has passed away�察 �Fled gladly from fierce
pain and pleasures dim�察�To the eternal splendour of the day�察�And many a
troubled heart still calls for him。
Spirits too tender for the battle here Have turned from life�察�its hopes�察�
its fears�察�its charms�察�And children�察�shuddering at a world so drear�察�Have
smiling passed away into his arms。
He whom thou fearest will�察�to ease its pain�察�Lay his cold hand upon
thy aching heart�此�Will soothe the terrors of thy troubled brain�察�And bid the
shadow of earth's grief depart。
He will give back what neither time�察�nor might�察�Nor passionate prayer�察�
nor longing hope restore。 ��Dear as to long blind eyes recovered sight�撮� He
will give back those who are gone before。
Oh�察�what were life�察�if life were all�拭 �Thine eyes Are blinded by their
tears�察�or thou wouldst see Thy treasures wait thee in the far´off skies�察�And
Death�察�thy friend�察�will give them all to thee。
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VERSE�此 �A DREAM
All yesterday I was spinning�察�Sitting alone in the sun�察�And the dream
that I spun was so lengthy�察�It lasted till day was done。
I heeded not cloud or shadow That flitted over the hill�察 �Or the
humming´bees�察�or the swallows�察�Or the trickling of the rill。
I took the threads for my spinning�察 �All of blue summer air�察 �And a
flickering ray of sunlight Was woven in here and there。
The shadows grew longer and longer�察 �The evening wind passed by�察�
And the purple splendour of sunset Was flooding the western sky。
But I could not leave my spinning�察�For so fair my dream had grown。 I
heeded not�察�hour by hour�察�How the silent day had flown。
At last the grey shadows fell round me�察�And the night came dark and
chill�察�And I rose and ran down the valley�察�And left it all on the hill。
I went up the hill this morning To the place where my spinning lay ´
There was nothing but glistening dewdrops Remained of my dream to´day。
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VERSE�此 �THE PRESENT
Do not crouch to´day�察 �and worship The old Past�察 �whose life is fled�察�
Hush your voice to tender reverence�察�Crowned he lies�察�but cold and dead�此�
For the Present reigns our monarch�察 �With an added weight of hours�察�
Honour her�察�for she is mighty� �Honour her�察�for she is ours� �
See the shadows of his heroes Girt around her cloudy throne�察 �Every
day the ranks are strengthened By great hearts to him unknown�察 �Noble
things the great Past promised�察�Holy dreams�察�both strange and new�察�But
the Present shall fulfil them�察�What he promised�察�she shall do。
She inherits all his treasures�察�She is heir to all his fame�察�And the light
that lightens round her Is the lustre of his name�察�She is wise with all his
wisdom�察�Living on his grave she stands�察�On her brow she bears his laurels�察�
And his harvest in her hands。
Coward�察�can she reign and conquer If we thus her glory dim�拭�Let us
fight for her as nobly As our fathers fought for him。 God�察�who crowns the
dying ages�察�Bids her rule�察�and us obey ´ Bids us cast our lives before her�察�
Bids us serve the great To´day。
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VERSE�此 �CHANGES
Mourn�察 �O rejoicing heart� �The hours are flying�察 �Each one some
treasure takes�察�Each one some blossom breaks�察�And leaves it dying�察�The
chill dark night draws near�察 �Thy sun will soon depart�察 �And leave thee
sighing�察�Then mourn�察�rejoicing heart�察�The hours are flying� �
Rejoice�察�O grieving heart� �The hours fly fast�察�With each some sorrow
dies�察�With each some shadow flies�察�Until at last The red dawn in the east
Bids weary night depart�察�And pain is past。 Rejoice then�察 �grieving heart�察�
The hours fly fast� �
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VERSE�此 �STRIVE�察�WAIT�察�AND
PRAY
Strive�察�yet I do not promise The prize you dream of to´day Will not
fade when you think to grasp it�察�And melt in your hand away�察�But another
and holier treasure�察�You would now perchance disdain�察�Will come when
your toil is over�察�And pay you for all your pain。
Wait�察�yet I do not tell you The hour you long for now�察�Will not come
with its radiance vanished�察�And a shadow upon its brow�察�Yet far through
the misty future�察�With a crown of starry light�察�An hour of joy you know
not Is winging her silent flight。
Pray�察�though the gift you ask for May never comfort your fears�察�May
never repay your pleading�察�Yet pray�察 �and with hopeful tears�察�An answer�察�
not that you long for�察�But diviner�察�will come one day�察�Your eyes are too
dim to see it�察�Yet strive�察�and wait�察�and pray。
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VERSE�此 �A LAMENT FOR THE
SUMMER
Moan�察 �oh ye Autumn Winds� �Summer has fled�察 �The flowers have
closed their tender leaves and die�察�The Lily's gracious head All low must
lie�察�Because the gentle Summer now is dead。
Grieve�察�oh ye Autumn Winds� �Summer lies low�察�The rose's trembling
leaves will soon be shed�察�For she that loved her so�察�Alas�察�is dead� �And one
by one her loving children go。
Wail�察�oh ye Autumn Winds� �She lives no more�察�The gentle Summer�察�
with her balmy breath�察�Still sweeter than before When nearer death�察�And
brighter every day the smile she wore� �
Mourn�察 �mourn�察 �oh Autumn Winds�察 �Lament and mourn�察 �How many
half´blown buds must close and die�察 �Hopes with the Summer born All
faded lie�察�And leave us desolate and Earth forlorn� �
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VERSE�此 �THE UNKNOWN
GRAVE
No name to bid us know Who rests below�察�No word of death or birth�察�
Only the grass's wave�察�Over a mound of earth�察�Over a nameless grave。
Did this poor wandering heart In pain depart�拭�Longing�察�but all too late�察�
For the calm home again�察�Where patient watchers wait�察�And still will wait
in vain。
Did mourners come in scorn�察�And thus forlorn�察�Leave him�察�with grief
and shame。 To silence and decay�察 �And hide the tarnished name Of the
unconscious clay�拭�
It may be from his side His loved ones died�察�And last of some bright
band�察 。�Together now once more�撮� He sought his home�察 �the land Where
they had gone before。
No matterlimes have made As cool a shade�察�And lingering breezes
pass As tenderly and slow�察�As if beneath the grass A monarch slept below。
No grief�察�though loud and deep�察�Could stir that sleep�察�And earth and
heaven tell Of rest that shall not cease�察�Where the cold world's farewell
Fades into endless peace。
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VERSE�此 �GIVE ME THY HEART
With echoing steps the worshippers Departed one by one�察�The organ's
pealing voice was stilled�察�The vesper hymn was done�察�The shadows fell
from roof and arch�察 �Dim was the incensed air�察 �One lamp alone with
trembling ray�察�Told of the Presence there� �
In the dark church she knelt alone�察�Her tears were falling fast�察 �Help�察�
Lord�察─�she cried�察 �the shades of death Upon my soul are cast� �Have I not
shunned the path of sin�察�And chosen the better part�拭─�What voice came
through the sacred air�拭 � ;My child�察�give me thy Heart� ─�
;Have I not laid before Thy shrine My wealth�察 �oh Lord�拭─ �she cried�察�
;Have I kept aught of gems