Gerard & Isabel A Romance in Form of Cantefable. By Francis William Bourdillon |
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[Mary spake, the Mother] |
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[Mary spake, the Mother]
Mary spake, the Mother,Maid, and Queen of Heaven:
‘Who art thou who weepest
In the bliss of Heaven?’
Isabel made answer:
‘Ah, dear Maid and Mother!
Be not angered with me!
On my grave lies Gerard;
He is weeping, weeping;
And I may not call him,
Send him help or comfort.
Weep I must to see him,
Lonely, broken-hearted,
Weeping there and dying,
Even as the flowers
Laid by friend and lover
On my grave are dying.’
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