第 25 节
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管他三七二十一 更新:2021-10-16 18:45 字数:9322
well…known grace Of weary love and care; Above the smiling child she
held; Shook down her floating hair。
〃The clouds are changing now; father; Mountains rise higher and
higher! And see where red and purple ships Sail in a sea of fire!〃 The
father pressed the little hand More closely in his own; And watched a
cloud…dream in the sky That he could see alone: Bright angels carrying far
away A white form; cold and dead; Two held the feet; and two bore up The
flower…crowned; drooping head。
〃See; father; see! a glory floods The sky; and all is bright; And clouds
of every hue and shade Burn in the golden light。 And now; above an azure
lake; Rise battlements and towers; Where knights and ladies climb the
heights; All bearing purple flowers。〃
The father looked; and; with a pang Of love and strange alarm; Drew
close the little eager child Within his sheltering arm; From out the clouds
the mother looks With wistful glance below; She seems to seek the
treasure left On earth so long ago; She holds her arms out to her child; His
cradle…song she sings: The last rays of the sunset gleam Upon her
outspread wings。
Calm twilight veils the summer sky; The shining clouds are gone; In
vain the merry laughing child Still gaily prattles on; In vain the bright stars;
one by one; On the blue silence start; A dreary shadow rests to…night Upon
the father's heart
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LEGENDS AND LYRICSFIRST SERIES
VERSE: COMFORT
Hast thou o'er the clear heaven of thy soul Seen tempests roll? Hast
thou watched all the hopes thou wouldst have won Fade; one by one? Wait
till the clouds are past; then raise thine eyes To bitter skies。
Hast thou gone sadly through a dreary night; And found no light; No
guide; no star; to cheer thee through the plain … No friend; save pain? Wait;
and thy soul shall see; when most forlorn; Rise a new morn。
Hast thou beneath another's stern control Bent thy sad soul; And
wasted sacred hopes and precious tears? Yet calm thy fears; For thou canst
gain; even from the bitterest part; A stronger heart。
Has Fate overwhelmed thee with some sudden blow? Let thy tears
flow; But know when storms are past; the heavens appear More pure;
more clear; And hope; when farthest from their shining rays; For brighter
days。
Hast thou found life a cheat; and worn in vain Its iron chain? Has thy
soul bent beneath earth's heavy bond? Look thou beyond; If life is bitter
THERE for ever shine Hopes more divine。
Art thou alone; and does thy soul complain It lives in vain? Not vainly
does he live who can endure Oh be thou sure; That he who hopes and
suffers here; can earn A sure return。
Hast thou found nought within thy troubled life Save inward strife?
Hast thou found all she promised thee; Deceit; And Hope a cheat? Endure;
and there shall dawn within thy breast Eternal rest!
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LEGENDS AND LYRICSFIRST SERIES
VERSE: HOME AT LAST
Child; do not fear; We shall reach our home to…night; For the sky is
clear; And the waters bright; And the breezes have scarcely strength To
unfold that little cloud; That like a shroud Spreads out its fleecy length
Then have no fear; As we cleave our silver way Through the waters clear。
Fear not; my child! Though the waves are white and high; And the
storm blows wild Through the gloomy sky; On the edge of the western sea;
See that line of golden light; Is the haven bright Where home is awaiting
thee; Where; this peril past; We shall rest from our stormy voyage In peace
at last。
Be not afraid; But give me thy hand; and see How the waves have
made A cradle for thee。 Night is come; dear; and we shall rest; So turn
from the angry skies; And close thine eyes; And lay thy head on my breast:
Child; do not weep; In the calm; cold; purple depths There we shall sleep。
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LEGENDS AND LYRICSFIRST SERIES
VERSE: UNEXPRESSED
Dwells within the soul of every Artist More than all his effort can
express; And he knows the best remains unuttered; Sighing at what WE
call his success。
Vainly he may strive; he dare not tell us All the sacred mysteries of the
skies: Vainly he may strive; the deepest beauty Cannot be unveiled to
mortal eyes。
And the more devoutly that he listens; And the holier message that is
sent; Still the more his soul must struggle vainly; Bowed beneath a noble
discontent。
No great Thinker ever lived and taught you All the wonder that his
soul received; No true Painter ever set on canvas All the glorious vision he
conceived。
No Musician ever held your spirit Charmed and bound in his
melodious chains; But be sure he heard; and strove to render; Feeble
echoes of celestial strains。
No real Poet ever wove in numbers All his dream; but the diviner part;
Hidden from all the world; spake to him only In the voiceless silence of
his heart。
So with Love: for Love and Art united Are twin mysteries; different;
yet the same: Poor indeed would be the love of any Who could find its full
and perfect name。
Love may strive; but vain is the endeavour All its boundless riches to
enfold; Still its tenderest; truest secret lingers Ever in its deepest depths
untold。
Things of Time have voices: speak and perish。 Art and Love speak
but their words must be Like sighings of illimitable forests; And waves of
an unfathomable sea。
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LEGENDS AND LYRICSFIRST SERIES
VERSE: BECAUSE
It is not because your heart is minemine only … Mine alone; It is not
because you chose me; weak and lonely; For your own; Not because the
earth is fairer; and the skies Spread above you Are more radiant for the
shining of your eyes … That I love you!
It is not because the world's perplexed meaning Grows more clear;
And the Parapets of Heaven; with angels leaning; Seem more near; And
Nature sings of praise with all her voices Since yours spoke; Since within
my silent heart; that now rejoices; Love awoke!
Nay; not even because your hand holds heart and life; At your will
Soothing; hushing all its discord; making strife Calm and still; Teaching
Trust to fold her wings; nor ever roam From her nest; Teaching Love that
her securest; safest home Must be Rest。
But because this human Love; though true and sweet … Yours and mine
… Has been sent by Love more tender; more complete; More divine; That it
leads our hearts to rest at last in Heaven; Far above you; Do I take you as a
gift that God has given … … And I love you!
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LEGENDS AND LYRICSFIRST SERIES
VERSE: REST AT EVENING
When the weariness of Life is ended; And the task of our long day is
done; And the props; on which our hearts depended; All have failed or
broken; one by one; Evening and our Sorrow's shadow blended Telling us
that peace is now begun。
How far back will seem the sun's first dawning; And those early mists
so cold and grey! Half forgotten even the toil of morning; And the heat
and burthen of the day: Flowers that we were tending; and weeds scorning;
All alike withered and cast away。
Vain will seem the impatient heart; which waited Toils that gathered
but too quickly round; And the childish joy; so soon elated At the path we
thought none else had found; And the foolish ardour; soon abated By the
storm which cast us to the ground。
Vain those pa