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        Groves; meadows; melodies; and arbour roses;

        My kingdom's at its death; and just it is

        That I should die with it: so in all this

        We miscall grief; bale; sorrow; heartbreak; woe;

        What is there to plain of? By Titan's foe

        I am but rightly serv'd。〃 So saying; he

        Tripp'd lightly on; in sort of deathful glee;

        Laughing at the clear stream and setting sun;

        As though they jests had been: nor had he done

        His laugh at nature's holy countenance;

        Until that grove appear'd; as if perchance;

        And then his tongue with sober seemlihed

        Gave utterance as he enter'd: 〃Ha! I said;

        King of the butterflies; but by this gloom;

        And by old Rhadamanthus' tongue of doom;

        This dusk religion; pomp of solitude;

        And the Promethean clay by thief endued;

        By old Saturnus' forelock; by his head

        Shook with eternal palsy; I did wed

        Myself to things of light from infancy;

        And thus to be cast out; thus lorn to die;

        Is sure enough to make a mortal man

        Grow impious。〃 So he inwardly began

        On things for which no wording can be found;

        Deeper and deeper sinking; until drown'd

        Beyond the reach of music: for the choir

        Of Cynthia he heard not; though rough briar

        Nor muffling thicket interpos'd to dull

        The vesper hymn; far swollen; soft and full;

        Through the dark pillars of those sylvan aisles。

        He saw not the two maidens; nor their smiles;

        Wan as primroses gather'd at midnight

        By chilly finger'd spring。 〃Unhappy wight!

        Endymion!〃 said Peona; 〃we are here!

        What wouldst thou ere we all are laid on bier?〃

        Then he embrac'd her; and his lady's hand

        Press'd; saying: 〃Sister; I would have command;

        If it were heaven's will; on our sad fate。〃

        At which that dark…eyed stranger stood elate

        And said; in a new voice; but sweet as love;

        To Endymion's amaze: 〃By Cupid's dove;

        And so thou shalt! and by the lilly truth

        Of my own breast thou shalt; beloved youth!〃

        And as she spake; into her face there came

        Light; as reflected from a silver flame:

        Her long black hair swell'd ampler; in display

        Full golden; in her eyes a brighter day

        Dawn'd blue and full of love。 Aye; he beheld

        Phoebe; his passion! joyous she upheld

        Her lucid bow; continuing thus: 〃Drear; drear

        Has our delaying been; but foolish fear

        Withheld me first; and then decrees of fate;

        And then 'twas fit that from this mortal state

        Thou shouldst; my love; by some unlook'd for change

        Be spiritualiz'd。 Peona; we shall range

        These forests; and to thee they safe shall be

        As was thy cradle; hither shalt thou flee

        To meet us many a time。〃 Next Cynthia bright

        Peona kiss'd; and bless'd with fair good night:

        Her brother kiss'd her too; and knelt adown

        Before his goddess; in a blissful swoon。

        She gave her fair hands to him; and behold;

        Before three swiftest kisses he had told;

        They vanish'd far away!… Peona went

        Home through the gloomy wood in wonderment。





                        THE END




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