1898 · CLOSE READING
Songs of the Spirit
Songs of the Spirit (1898), PDF p. 42
Original page
Enlarge ↗
Highlights use the original PDF text layer. OCR-only matches may not be visible on the scan.
Transcription
Download text ↓raw extractionoriginal embedded textReview: unreviewed
THE PRIEST SPEAKS.
(Boccacio. Day IV. Tale VIII.)
LAY them together for the sake of Love
Within a little plot of piteous earth,
When life’s last flower is faded in the sun.
Lay them together in the tender ground
That summer showers may shed a trembling tear.
And summer breezes whisper melodies
Of pity. Lay them there, and when the sky
Opens a lingering eyelash of deep cloud,
And the sea sparkles out from under it
To kiss the earth into awakening
From the dream-slumbers that its fancies weave—
Fancies of starlight on the lucent sea
Gleaming from wide horizon to the feet
Of Cynthia’s bow, all silver-shot with fire,
That virgin flame that lingers evermore
32
Page provenance & review flags
Stable page ID: 44bae24ff57a1a76d5f7e2de:p00042
Line breaks are preserved. Reading order and OCR accuracy may need review.
Printed page label has not been verified.
- No automated review flags. This does not establish transcription accuracy.