| Nicholson & Lee, eds. The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse. 1917. |
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| 233. Rhythm |
| By Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux (Robinson-Darmesteter) (b. 1857) |
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| O BEAT and pause that count the life of man, | |
| Throb of the pulsing heart! | |
| Ripple of tides and stars beyond our scan! | |
| Rhythm o’ the ray o’ the sun and the red o’ the rose! | |
| Thrill of the lightning’s dart! | 5 |
| All, all are one beyond this world of shows. | |
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| Neither with eyes that see nor ears that hear | |
| May we discern thee here, | |
| Nor comprehend, O Life of life, thy laws, | |
| But all our idols praise the perfect whole; | 10 |
| And I have worshipped thee, O rhythmic soul, | |
| Chiefly in beat and pause. | |
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| O beat and pause that count the life of man, | |
| Throb of the pulsing heart! | |
| Ripple of tides and stars beyond our scan! | 15 |
| Rhythm o’ the ray o’ the sun and the red o’ the rose! | |
| Thrill of the lightning’s dart! | |
| Yea, all are one behind our world of shows. | |
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