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And Other Tales

Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore (1875-1935)

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THE MAIDEN'S DREAM.

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The following two poems have been extracted from a passage of prose text.

[Egypt, thou knowest too well]

Egypt, thou knowest too well
My heart was to thy rudder tied by the strings,
And thou should'st tow me after.
Over my spirit
Thy full supremacy thou knewest,
And that thy beck might from the bidding of the gods
Command me.

[Take all of me—I am thine own, heart, soul]

Take all of me—I am thine own, heart, soul,
Brain, body, all; all that I am or dream
Is thine forever; yea, though space should teem
With thy conditions, I'd fulfil the whole,
Were to fulfil them to be loved by thee.