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THE MATTERHORN
See
how unmoved the rock-browed Matterhorn
Taketh the rosy kissings of the Morn!
Beneath him are the glaciers; for he throws
Impatient from his head Heaven's softest snows
And grinds them at his feet to steely ice,
Spurning the chilly crowns of Paradise.
Taketh the rosy kissings of the Morn!
Beneath him are the glaciers; for he throws
Impatient from his head Heaven's softest snows
And grinds them at his feet to steely ice,
Spurning the chilly crowns of Paradise.
Like some great human spirit in whose breast
Nor heavenly love nor earthly e'er may rest.
To endure is all. Love, hatred, friend or foe,
Honour or scorn, are winds that come and go.
Yet one who counts Love life, dare choose and love thee,
Say why who can, above the heights above thee.
Nor heavenly love nor earthly e'er may rest.
To endure is all. Love, hatred, friend or foe,
Honour or scorn, are winds that come and go.
Yet one who counts Love life, dare choose and love thee,
Say why who can, above the heights above thee.
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