Robert Bridges, ed. (18441930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916. | | LAprès-midi dun Faune | Anonymous |
| LOVST 1 thou tawny trees? | |
I can show thee soon | |
Stranger sights than these. | |
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Throngs of wilderd kings | |
Their power who sold, | 5 |
Wearing its ruddy price | |
In coins of gold. | |
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Lovst thou lilies white, | |
Untrod vales where bask | |
Fields of scented light? | 10 |
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Come where cloisterd queens | |
By thousands sing | |
Their virgin saintliness | |
Warm-sheltering. | |
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Wilt thou strength and life? | 15 |
Wilt thou beauteous ease | |
Far from soiling strife? | |
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When thy powers surrender | |
Their glory tall, | |
When thy calm soft-closeth | 20 |
At evening fall, | |
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When no joys shall please, | |
I can still devise | |
Fairer things than these. | |
| Note 1. Same as 18. LAprès-midi dun Faune. Romantic imagination is more far-reaching than natural beauty, but spiritual imagination is limitless. [back] | |
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