hold
yetfairerasyourshield
thesobersuitedlawyersgownyoudonned,
andletthelaeyield
antonioshearttothataccursedjew
oportiatakeheart:itisthydue:
ithinkiquarrelhthebond
poequeenhenriettaria
toellenterry
intheloent,ingforvictory,
shestandsarredbythestsofpain,
likesohrain:
thes,theensanguinedsky,
hekofchivalry
toherproudsoulnonfearcanbring:
bravelyshetarriethforherlordtheking,
hersoulaflahpassionateecstasy
ohairofgoldocrionlipsoface
defortheluringandtheloveofn
htheeidoforgetthetoilandstress,
thelovelessroadthatknoingplace,
tisstraitenedpulse,thesoulsdreadweariness,freedoandliferepublican
poecaa
toellenterry
asoneianu
sade,
godgoddess,goodlynaid,
andfortheirbeautyssakeislothtotu
andfaustinotyea
foyasecretonofindolentbliss,
idstshrineofartes
iseetheestanding,antiquelied,andste
andyetthinksidratherseetheeplay
thatserpentofoldnile,chery
deeerorsdrunken,e,greategypt,shake
ourstageicpageantsnay,
iaroake
the,thineanthony
poepanthea
nay,letusfireuntofire,
froassionatepaintodeadlierdelight,
iaooyoungtolivehoutdesire,
tooyoungartthoutoight
askingthoseidlequestionshofold
nsoughtofseerandoracle,andnoreplyold
for,s,tofeelisbetterthantoknow,
andisachildlessheritage,
onepulseofpassionyouthsfirstfieryglow,
arehthehoardedproverbsofthesage:
vexnotthysoulhdeadphilosophy,
havelipstokissh,heartstoloveandeyestoseedostthounotheartherringnightingale,
likeasilverjar,
sosoftshesingstheenviousonispale,
thathighinheavensheishungsofar
shecannothearthatloveenrapturedtune,
rkhoist,yonlateandlabouring
on
elilies,in,
thefallensnoalshebreeze
s,orthegleabr >
ofboyishlisiner,arenotthese
enoughforthee,dostthoudesirere
alasthegodstheiretealstore
forourhighgodshavesickandweariedgrown
ofallourendlesssins,ourvainendeavour
forakeatone
bypainorprayerorpriest,andnever,never,
hearkentheynooeithergoodorill,
butsendtheirrainuponthejustandtheunjustatwilltheysitatease,ourgodstheysitatease,
strehleavesofrosetheirscentedwine,
theysleep,theysleep,beneaththerockingtreeswine,
uingtheoldgladdaysbeforetheyknew
anulddreaanddreangdo
andfarbeneaththebrazenfloortheysee
likesingfliesthecroen,
thebustleofslllives,thenwearily
backtotheirlotushauntstheytuagain
kissingeaouths,andxredeep
thepoppyseededdraughtpurpleliddedsleep
therealldaylongthegoldenvesturedsun,
theirtorchbearer,standshhistorchablaze,and,hegaudywebofnoonisspun
byitstaidens,throughthecrionhaze
freshfrondyonsaresforththeon,
andtheiortalgodsintoilsofrtalpassionsswoonthereedeead,
hergrandefeetfleckedhthesaffrondust
ofede
leapsinthehotandaerfoangst,
hiscurlsalltossed,asheeaglebare
thefrightenedboyfrodathroughtheblueionianairthereinthegreenheartofsogardenclose
queenvenushtheshepherdatherside,
hersoftbodylikethebriarrose
blushesatitspride,
laughsloacis
peersthroughthertleleavesandsighsforpainoflonelyblissthereneverdoesthatdrearynorthwindblow
sbleakandbare,
noreverfallsthesefeatheredsnow,
noreverdoththeredtoothedlightningdare
tointhesilverfrettednight
alastheyknohefarlethaeanspring,
theviolethiddenersheyknow,
iredwandering
arefaintandbrokenytakeheartandgo,
andfrohosedarkdepthsolandcrystalline
drink,anddra,andsleepforsleeplesssouls,andanodynebutures,godorfate
isourene,arveandfeed
onvainrepentanceooolate
forusinbruisedpoppyseed
roe
thejoyofinfiniteloveandthefiere
ohissenseofguilt,
ourdespair,
ple,
,unansweredprayer,
foisweak;godsleeps:andheavenishigh:
onefierylourednt:onegreatlove;andlowedieahbutnoferrynhlabouringpole
nearshisblackshalloptotheflorand,
nolittleinofbronzecanbringthesoul
overdeathsrivertothesunlessland,
victindwineandvowareallinvain,
thetoissealed;thesoldiersch;thedeadrisenotagaineair,
adeonehouchandsee,
sonsunisfair,
passionedtree
flasintogreen,thebeaststhatrange
theorourkinsnare,alllifeisone,andallischangehbeatofsystoleandofdiastole
onegrandgreatlifethrobsthroughearthsgiantheart,andghtywavesofsinglebeingroll
froervelessgeron,for
ofeveryrockandbirdandbeastandhill,
onehthethingsthatpreyonus,andonehwekillfrooellsofwakinglifewepass
tofullperfection;thustheworldgrowsold:
