| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| Songs from “Sylvia; Or, the May Queen.” I. Chorus of Spirits |
| | | George Darley (1795–1846) |
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| GENTLY!—gently!—down!—down! | |
| From the starry courts on high, | |
| Gently step adown, down | |
| The ladder of the sky. | |
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| Sunbeam steps are strong enough | 5 |
| For such airy feet: | |
| Spirits, blow your trumpets rough, | |
| So as they be sweet! | |
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| Breathe them loud, the Queen descending, | |
| Yet a lowly welcome breathe, | 10 |
| Like so many flowerets bending | |
| Zephyr’s breezy foot beneath. | |
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