The Fall of the Leaf And Other Poems. By Charles Bucke ... Fourth Edition |
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The Fall of the Leaf | ||
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Appall'd she stands, bewilder'd with her fears;For instant death in every flash appears!
“Heed not yon light,—this darkness,—nor this sound;”
(As o'er her form he throws his mantle round;—)
“Heed not the flash;—'twill light us on our way;
“Heed not the darkness;—soon returns the day:
“Heed not the sound;—stern music 'tis of heaven,
“When might to right its wonted power has given.
“Lord Arno dies!—His tower, involved in flames,
“Hisses loud music at his funeral games.
“See—how yon flashes mingle with the clouds!
“See—how yon towers, which circling ivy shrouds,
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“Which through these woods, in frightful echoes, speak,
“Flow from the heart of Arno's hated lord;
“The last, last sounds his agonies afford!—
“Now turn thee, fair one, turn; thy lover speaks;
“Softly he whispers; from these pallid cheeks
“He wipes thy tears and agonies away.
“He bids thee live;—he bids thee to survey
“The coral riches that adorn his sway.”
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