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Scene IV.
No. 24.—(Duo)—Ianthe., Conrad.
Ever to love,
Never to part,
None to reprove,
When heart pants to heart!
O in love's purest wells
Lave me and steep me,
In thy soul's inmost cells,
Hide me and keep me!
Never to part,
None to reprove,
When heart pants to heart!
O in love's purest wells
Lave me and steep me,
In thy soul's inmost cells,
Hide me and keep me!
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Thus star weds star
In a boundless union,
Naught to mar
Their intense communion.
O the bliss to wheel
On wild wings pulsating,
As Love's life we feel
Throbbing, palpitating.
In a boundless union,
Naught to mar
Their intense communion.
O the bliss to wheel
On wild wings pulsating,
As Love's life we feel
Throbbing, palpitating.
No. 25.—CHORUS OF ELEMENTAL SPIRITS.
As the stars' restless fires,
So are the heart's desires,
And Love must have his will,
His wings will ne'er be still.
So are the heart's desires,
And Love must have his will,
His wings will ne'er be still.
Soars eagle pride so high
Thro' the lone upper sky?
Love can soar higher still,
And bend him to his will.
Thro' the lone upper sky?
Love can soar higher still,
And bend him to his will.
What mortal wars with Love?
We airy powers above
Will fight against him still,
And bend him to Love's will.
We airy powers above
Will fight against him still,
And bend him to Love's will.
As the stars' restless fires,
So are the heart's desires,
Love's wings are never still,
And Love must have his will.
So are the heart's desires,
Love's wings are never still,
And Love must have his will.
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Where are the piercing eyes
Can read life's mysteries?
Where are the ears can read
Where its wild discords lead?
Ianthe.
Pride and ambition dwell
In the deep bounds of Hell.
Conrad.
But conquering Love soars high,
Thro' the wide upper sky.
No. 27.—CHORUS OF ELEMENTAL SPIRITS.
Who knows what he has done,
What victories he has won?
Who knows what Love hath cost,
What life has won and lost?
No. 28.—Ianthe., Conrad (Duo and Chorus).
Count not love's loss and gain,
Weigh not life's bliss or pain;
The fight is still begun,
The victory never won.
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Who knows what he has done,
What victories he has won?
Who knows what Love hath cost,
What life has won and lost?
What victories he has won?
Who knows what Love hath cost,
What life has won and lost?
Count not love's loss and gain,
Weigh not life's bliss or pain;
The fight is still begun,
The victory never won.
Weigh not life's bliss or pain;
The fight is still begun,
The victory never won.
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