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135 "The dragon's wing, the magic ring, I shall not covet for my dower, If I along that lowly way With sympathetic heart may stray, And with a soul of power. THE DRAGON'S WING THE MAGIC RING I SHALL NOT COVET FOR MY DOWER IF I ALONG THAT LOWLY WAY WITH SYMPATHETIC HEART MAY STRAY AND WITH A SOUL OF POWER
gions to explore, Prompt voyage shall to you reveal How earth and heaven are taught to feel The might of magic lore!" 110 "My little vagrant Form of light, My gay and beautiful Canoe, Well have you played your friendly part; As kindly take what from my heart Experience forces--then adieu! 115 "Temptation lurks among your words; But, while these pleasures you're pursuing Without impediment or let, No wonder if you quite forget [14] What on the earth is doing. 120 "There was a time when all mankind Did listen with a faith sincere To tuneful tongues in mystery versed; _Then_ Poets fearlessly rehearsed The wonders of a wild career. 125 "Go--(but the world's a sleepy world, And 'tis, I fear, an age too late) Take with you some ambitious Youth! For, restless Wanderer! I, in truth, [15] Am all unfit to be your mate. 130 "Long have I loved what I behold, The night that calms, the day that cheers; The common growth of mother-earth Suffices me--her tears, her mirth, Her humblest mirth and tears. ADES OF PALACES AND KINGS OR IF YOU THIRST WITH HARDY ZEAL LESS QUIET REGIONS TO EXPLORE PROMPT VOYAGE SHALL TO YOU REVEAL HOW EARTH AND HEAVEN ARE TAUGHT TO FEEL THE MIGHT OF MAGIC LORE MY LITTLE VAGRANT FORM OF LIGHT MY GAY AND BEAUTIFUL CANOE WELL HAVE YOU PLAY'D YOUR FRIENDLY PART AS KINDLY TAKE WHAT FROM MY HEART EXPERIENCE FORCES THEN ADIEU TEMPTATION LURKS AMONG YOUR WORDS BUT WHILE THESE PLEASURES YOU'RE PURSUING WITHOUT IMPEDIMENT OR LET NO WONDER IF YOU QUITE FORGET WHAT ON THE EARTH IS DOING THERE WAS A TIME WHEN ALL MANKIND DID LISTEN WITH A FAITH SINCERE TO TUNEFUL TONGUES IN MYSTERY VERSED THEN POETS FEARLESSLY REHEARSE THE WONDERS OF A WILD CAREER GO BUT THE WORLD'S A SLEEPY WORLD AND TIS I FEAR AN AGE TOO LATE TAKE WITH YOU SOME AMBITIOUS YOUTH FOR RESTLESS WANDERER I IN TRUTH AM ALL UNFIT TO BE YOUR MATE LONG HAVE I LOV'D WHAT I BEHOLD THE NIGHT THAT CALMS THE DAY THAT CHEERS THE COMMON GROWTH OF MOTHER EARTH SUFFICES ME HER TEARS HER MIRTH HER HUMBLEST MIRTH AND TEARS
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