 | 'Twixt Kiss and Lip or Under the Sword. By the author of "Women Must Weep," [i.e. F. W. O. Ward] Third edition |  |
THE SECOND DAY.
The day had dawned on an enchanted space,
But stretched no barrier between earth and sky,
And on creation fell the solemn cry
Of benediction, that gave all its grace;
But stretched no barrier between earth and sky,
And on creation fell the solemn cry
Of benediction, that gave all its grace;
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And then the heaven was lifted to its place,
While earth alone was left its lot to try
Divided, and yet not without a trace
Of the sweet union past—it knew not why.
While earth alone was left its lot to try
Divided, and yet not without a trace
Of the sweet union past—it knew not why.
And though the world unsoiled by sin or pain,
In the first freshness of its beauty stood,
Like a young maiden in her maidenhood;
In the first freshness of its beauty stood,
Like a young maiden in her maidenhood;
God breathed no blessing, though He saw no stain,
For well He knew it was not wholly good,
That heaven and earth should ever thus be twain.
For well He knew it was not wholly good,
That heaven and earth should ever thus be twain.
| 'Twixt Kiss and Lip or Under the Sword. By the author of "Women Must Weep," [i.e. F. W. O. Ward] Third edition | |