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WHERE?
DEEP in the dale the gold veins hide,
Far up ascends the mountain's brow;
But soul of gold and front of pride,
Where in this wide world bidest thou?
Far up ascends the mountain's brow;
But soul of gold and front of pride,
Where in this wide world bidest thou?
Night blesses me. The heart grows sweet
In silence 'neath dark violet skies;
But where are now her fairy feet?
And whose and where her starry eyes?
In silence 'neath dark violet skies;
But where are now her fairy feet?
And whose and where her starry eyes?
Soul of the Eagle! If I knew
That thou but tread'st life soil or sands!
Life of the mountain torrents—who
Hath heard thee sing in silent lands?
That thou but tread'st life soil or sands!
Life of the mountain torrents—who
Hath heard thee sing in silent lands?
Unbounded one! could I but feel
Thou liv'st,—though in the Infinite,—
How calmly unto thee I'd kneel,
And worship in the perfumed night!
Thou liv'st,—though in the Infinite,—
How calmly unto thee I'd kneel,
And worship in the perfumed night!
Moon Queen and Love Star! ye behold
All tender mysteries—all things fair—
From the dim rites of Sidon old
Through all Earth's beauty—was she there?
All tender mysteries—all things fair—
From the dim rites of Sidon old
Through all Earth's beauty—was she there?
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Proud serpent-beauty—Crested Queen!
The tenderest dream this heart has known,
Art thou to be or hast thou been
My life—my death—my golden One!
The tenderest dream this heart has known,
Art thou to be or hast thou been
My life—my death—my golden One!
Yes, while the rivers laughing run
To meet in love the foaming sea,
While flowers grow fragrant 'neath the sun,
I know from them that thou must be.
To meet in love the foaming sea,
While flowers grow fragrant 'neath the sun,
I know from them that thou must be.
I know where miners seek their gold,
Where Heaven kiss the mountain's brow;
But, soul of beauty—pride untold—
Where in this wide world hidest thou?
Where Heaven kiss the mountain's brow;
But, soul of beauty—pride untold—
Where in this wide world hidest thou?
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