Poems at Home and Abroad By the Revd. H. D. Rawnsley |
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At the Chapel of the Madonna del Belmone above Taponacchio, Fobello |
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At the Chapel of the Madonna del Belmone above Taponacchio, Fobello
They must have eagle's wings, the men who
dwell
On this far slope beneath La Tourba's height,
But they have souls that dare a nobler flight,
For yonder shines their faith's high citadel
Where prayers are said, where rosaries they tell;
First seen at morn and latest seen at night
The snow-white chapel seems a beacon-light,
A sign that Mary loves and guards them well.
On this far slope beneath La Tourba's height,
But they have souls that dare a nobler flight,
For yonder shines their faith's high citadel
Where prayers are said, where rosaries they tell;
First seen at morn and latest seen at night
The snow-white chapel seems a beacon-light,
A sign that Mary loves and guards them well.
Even as I gazed, with looks resigned and calm,
A shepherd went strong-hearted from the shrine,
And up impracticable slopes were driven
The goats, while to the chanting of a psalm
I heard young girls come singing home the kine,
And knew that labour here was blest of Heaven.
A shepherd went strong-hearted from the shrine,
And up impracticable slopes were driven
The goats, while to the chanting of a psalm
I heard young girls come singing home the kine,
And knew that labour here was blest of Heaven.
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