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  Theninthattimeofgeneralcherishment,Sweetbreathingbalmandflutesbycoolwood-side,Hetheharshrouserofirebeingabsent,caged,ThendidgoodGaea’schildrengratefullyLifthymnstoGodstheyjudged,butpraisedforpeace,DelightfulPeace,thatanswersReason’scallHarmoniouslyandimagesherLaw;

  Reflects,andthoughshort-ledasthen,reves,InmemoriesmadepresentonthebrainBynaturalyearnings,allthehappyscenes;

  Thepictureofanearthalliedtoheaven;

  Betweenthemtheknownsmilebehindblackmasks;

  Rightlytheirvariousmoodsinterpreted;

  AndfrolicbecausetoilfulchildrenborneWithlargercomprehensionofEarth’saimAtloftier,clearer,sweeter,bytheiraid。

  AwakesformeandleapsfromshroudAllradiantlythemoon’sownnightOffoldedshowersinstreamercloud;

  OurshadowsdownthehighwaywhiteOrdeepinwoodlandwoven-boughed,Withyonandyonastemalight。

  IseemarauderrunagatesAcrossusshoottheirduskywink;

  IheartheparliamentofchatsInhawsbesidetherer’sbrink;

  Anddropsthevoleoffalder-banks,Topushhisarrowthroughthestream。

  ThesebusypeoplehadourthanksForticklingsightandsound,butthemeTheywerenotmorethanbreathwedrewDelightedwithourworld’sembrace:

  Themoss-rootsmellwherebeechesgrew,Andwateredgrassinbreezyspace;

  Thesilkenheights,ofghostlybloomAmongtheirfolds,bydistancedraped。

  ’TwasYouth,rapacioustoconsume,Thatcriedtohaveitschaosshaped:

  Absorbing,littlenoting,stillEnriched,andthinkingitbestowed;

  WithwistfullooksoneachfarhillForsomethinghidden,somethingowed。

  Untohismantledsister,DayHadgenthesecretthingswesoughtAndshewasgraveandsaintlygay;

  Attimesshefluttered,spokeherthought;

  Sheflewonit,thenfoldedwings,Inmeditationpassinglone,Tobreathearoundthesecretthings,Whichhavenoword,andyetareknown;

  Ofthirstforthemareknown,asairIshealthinblood:wegainedenoughBythistofeelithonestfare;

  Impalpable,notbarren,stuff。

  AprideoflegsinmotionkeptOurspiritstotheirtaskmeanwhile,Andwhatwasdeepestdreamingslept:

  Thepoststhatnamedtheswallowedmile;

  BesidethestraightcanalthehutAbandoned;neartherer’ssourceItsinfantchirp;theshortestcut;

  Theroadwaymissed;wereourdiscourse;

  Attimesdearpoets,whomsomeewTranscendentorsubduedevokedTospeakthememorable,thetrue,Theluminousasamoonuncloaked;

  Forproofthatthere,amongearth’sdumb,Asoulhadpassedandsaidourbest。

  OritmightbewechimedonsomeHistoricfavourite’sastralcrest,Withparttoreverenceinitsgleam,Andparttoralrytheshout:

  Soroyal,unuttered,isyouth’sdreamOfpowerwithintostrikewithout。

  Butmostthesilencesweresweet,Likemothers’breasts,tobiditfeelItledinsuchdineconceitAsenesaughtwestampforreal。

  ToeitherthenanuntoldtaleWasLife,andauthor,hero,we。

  Thechaptersholdingpeakstoscale,Ordepthstofathom,madeourglee;

  Forwewerearmedofinnerfires,Unbledinustheripedesires;

  Andpassionrolledaquietsea,WhereonwasLovethephantomsail。

  ATTHECLOSE

  ToThee,dearGodofMercy,bothappeal,Whostraightwaysoundthecalltoarms。Thouknow’st;

  Andthatblackspotineachembattledhost,Springoftheblood-stream,laterwiltreveal。

  Nowisitredartilleryandwhitesteel;

  Tillonadaywillringthector’sboast,That’tisThychosentowersuppermost,WhereThyrejectedgrovelsunderheel。

  Soinalltimesofman’sdescentinsaneTobrute,didstrengthandcraftcombiningstrike,EvenasaGodofArmies,hisfellblow。

  ButatthecloseheenteredThydomain,DearGodofMercy,andiflion-likeHetorethefall’n,theEternalwashisFoe。

  WithsagestcraftArachneworkedHerweb,andatacornerlurked,Awaitingwhatshouldplumphersoon,Tocaseitinthedeath-cocoon。

  SagaciouslyherhomeshechoseForsitsthatwouldneverclose;

  Insidemychalet-porchherfeastPluckedallthewindsbutchillNorth-east。

  Thefinishedstructure,baronbar,Hadsnatchedfromlighttoformastar,Andstruckonsight,whenquickwithdews,LikemusicoftheveryMuse。

  Greatartistspassoursinglesense;

  Wehearinseeing,strungtotense;

  Thenhaplymarvel,groanmayhap,Tothinksuchbeautymeansatrap。

  ButNature’sgenius,evenman’sAtbest,ispracticalinplans;

  Subserenttotheneedythought,Howeverraretheweaponwrought。

  AslongasNatureholdsitgoodTourgehercreatures’questforfoodWillbeautystampthejustintentOfweaponsuponsercebent。

  ForbeautyisaflowerofrootsEmbeddedlowerthanourboots;

  Outoftheprimalstratasprings,AndshowsforcrownofusefulthingsArachne’sdreamofpreytosizeAspired;soshecouldnighdespiseThepunyspecksthebreezesroundSupplied,andletthemshakeunwound;

  Assuredofherfatflytocome;

  Perhapsablue,thespider’splum;

  Whotakesthefataloddsinfight,Andgesrepastanappetite,Byplunging,whizzing,tillhiswingsArewebbed,andinthelistsheswings,Ashroudedlump,forhertoseeHerbanquetinherctory。

  Thismatronoftheunnumberedthreads,Onedayofdandelions’headsDistributingtheirgrayperruquesUpeverygust,IwatchedwithlooksDiscreetbesidethechalet-door;

  Andgracefullyalightwindbore,Directuponmywebster’swall,Amonsterintheformofball;

  Themildestcapteeversnared,Thatneitherstrugglednordespaired,Onhalfthenetinvadinghung,Andplainasinhermothertongue,Whilelowtheweavercursedherlures,Remarked,“Youhaveme;Iamyours。“

  Thricemagnified,inphantomshape,Herdreamofsizeshesaw,agape。

  Midwaythevastround-rayingbeardAdesiccatedmidgeappeared;

  Whosebodyprickedthenameofmeal,Whosehairhadgrowthinearth’sunreal;

  Provocateofdreadandwrath,Contemptandhorror,inonefroth,Inextricable,insensible,Hispoisonpresencetherewoulddwell,Declaringhimherdreamfulfilled,Acatchtocomplimenttheskilled;

  Andshereducedtobeakyskin,DisgracefulamongkithandkinAgainsthercorner,humpedandaged,Arachnewrinkled,pastenraged,Beyonddisgustorhopeinguile。

  RidiculouslyvolatileHeseemedtoherlastsparkofmind;

  AndthatinpallidashdeclinedBeneaththeblowbyknowledgedealt,WhereinthroughoutherframeshefeltThathe,thelightwind’slibertine,Withoutascoff,withoutagrin,Andmanneredlikethecourtlyfew,Whomerelydancedwhenlightwindsblew,Imperoustobeakandclaws,Tradition’sruinousWhitebeardwas;

  Ofwhom,asactorsinoldscenes,Hadgrannamweaverswarnedtheirweans,Withword,thatlessthanfeather-weight,HesmotetheweblikeboltofFate。

  Thismuteddrama,hourbyhour,Iwatchedamidaworldinflower,EreyetAutumnalthreadshadlaidTheirgray-blueo’erthegrass’sblade,Andstillalongthegarden-runTheblindwormstretchedhim,drunkofsun。

  Arachnecrouchedunmoved;perchanceHersitorperformedadance;

  Shepuckeredthinner;hethesameAswhenonthatlightwindhecame。

  NextdaywastoldwhatdeedsofnightWeredone;thewebhadvanishedquite;

  Withitthestrangeopposingpair;

  Andlistlesswavedonvacantair,Forheradieutoheart’scontent,Asolitaryfilament。

  OrshallwerunwithArtemisOryieldthebreasttoAphrodite?

  Botharemighty;

  Bothgebliss;

  Eachcantortureifdided;

  Eachclaimsworshipundided,Inherwakewouldhaveuswallow。

  YouthmustofferonbentkneesHomageuntooneorother;

  Earth,themother,Thisdecrees;

  AnduntothepallidScytherEitherpointsusshunweeitherShunortoodevoutlyfollow。

  AREADINGOFLIFE——WITHTHEHUNTRESS

  Throughthewater-eyeofnight,Midwaybetweeneveanddawn,Seethechase,therout,theflightIndeepforest;oread,faun,Goat-foot,antlerslaidonneck;

  Ravenousallthelineforspeed。

  SeeyonwavysparklebeckSignoftherginLady’slead。

  DownhercourseaserpentstarCoilsandshattersatherheels;

  Pealsthehornexulting,pealsPlainte,isitnearorfar。

  Huntress,arrowytopursue,Inandoutofwoodyglen,Undercliffsthatteartheblue,Overtorrent,overfen,Sheandforest,wheresheskimsFeathery,darkenandrelume:

  Thoseareherwhite-lightninglimbsCleangloadsofleafygloom。

  Mountainshearherandcallback,Shrewdwithnight:afrostywailDistant:hertheemeraldvaleFolds,andwondersinhertrack。

  Nowherretinueislean,Manyrearward;streamsthechaseEagerforthofcovert;seenOnehottidetherapturousrace。

  Quer-chargedandcrescent-crowned,UponaflashthelightedmoundLeapsshe,bowtoshoulder,shaftStrungtobarbwitharcher’scraft,Legslikeplaitedlyre-chords,feetSongstosee,pastpitchofsweet。

  Fearfulswiftnesstheyoutrun,Shaggywildness,greyordun,Challenge,chargeoftuskselude:

  Theirsthedancetotametherude;

  Beast,andbeastinmanhoodtame,Followwetheirsilverflame。

  Prideoffleshfrombondagefree,Reapinggourofitswaste,Markshersertors,andsheSanctifiestheunembraced。

  Noughtofperilousshereeks;

  Valourclothesheropenbreast;

  Sweetbeyondthethrillofsex;

  Hallowedbythesexconfessed。

  Huntressarrowytopursue,Coldershethansunlessdew,She,thatbreathofupperair;

  Ay,butneverlyristsang,DraughtofBacchusneversprangBloodtheblissofGodstoshare,Higho’ersweepofeaglewings,Liketherunwithher,whenringsClearherrally,andherdart,Intheforest’scavernheart,Tellsofherctoriousaim。

  Thenispauseandchatter,cheer,Laughteratsomesatyrlame,Looksuponthefallendeer,Measuringhisnoblecrest;

  Hereafavouriteinhertrain,Foremostmidhernymphs,caressed;

  Allapplauded。ShallshereignWorshipped?Otobewithherthere!

  She,thatbreathofnimbleair,Liftsthebreasttogiantpower。

  Maidandman,andmanandmaid,WhoeachotherwoulddevourElsewhere,bythechasebetrayed,Therearecomrades,ledbyher,Maid-preserver,man-maker。

  Whomurmurs,hither,hither:whoWherenoughtisaudiblesofillstheear?

  WherenoughtissiblecanmakeappearAveilwitheyesthatwaverthrough,Liketwilight’spledgeofblessednighttocome,Ordaymostgolden?Allunseenanddumb,Shebreathes,shemoves,intingflees,Islost,andleavesthethrilleddesireToclaspandstrikeaslackenedlyre,Tilloversmilesofhyacinthseas,FlameinacrystalvesselsailsBeneathadomeofjewelledspray,ForlandthatdropstherosydayOnnightsofthrobbingnightingales。

  Landwarddidthewonderflit,Orheart’sdesireofher,allearthinit。

  Wesawtheheavensflingdowntheirrose;

  Onrapturouswaveswesawherglide;

  Thepearlysea-shellhalfenclose;

  Theshoalofsea-nymphsflushthetide;

  Andwe,afiretokissherfeet,nomoreBeholdthantracksalongastartledshore,WithbrightenededgesofdarkleavesthatfeignAnambushhoped,asheartlessnightremain。

  Moreclosely,warmly:hither,hither!she,TheveryshecalledforthbyripenedbloodForitsnextbreathofbeing,murmurs;she,Allurement;she,fulfilment;she,Thestreamwithinusurgedtoflood;

  Man’scry,earth’sanswer,heaven’sconsent;Oshe,Maid,womananddinity;

  Ourover-earthly,inner-earthlymateUnmated;she,ourhungerandourfruitUntasted;sheourwrittenfateUnread;Life’sflowering,Life’sroot:

  Unread,dined;unseen,beheld;

  Theevanescent,ever-presentshe,GreatNature’ssternnecessityInradianceclothed,tosoftnessquelled;

  Withasword’sedgeofsweetnesskeentotakeOurbreathforbliss,ourheartsforfulnessbreak。

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