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It was a thing of fear to see So foul a dream upon so fair a face, And the dreamer lying in that starry shroud. IT WAS A THING OF FEAR TO SEE SO FOUL A DREAM UPON SO FAIR A FACE AND THE DREAMER LYING IN THAT STARRY SHROUD
ings of a sunny Dome expand I saw a Banner in gladsome air-- Starry, like Berenice’s Hair-- Afloat in broadened bravery there; With undulating long-drawn flow, As rolled Brazilian billows go Voluminously o’er the Line. The Land reposed in peace below; The children in their glee Were folded to the exulting heart Of young Maternity. II. Later, and it streamed in fight When tempest mingled with the fray, And over the spear-point of the shaft I saw the ambiguous lightning play. Valor with Valor strove, and died: Fierce was Despair, and cruel was Pride; And the lorn Mother speechless stood, Pale at the fury of her brood. III. Yet later, and the silk did wind Her fair cold form; Little availed the shining shroud, Though ruddy in hue, to cheer or warm. A watcher looked upon her low, and said-- She sleeps, but sleeps, she is not dead. But in that sleep contortion showed The terror of the vision there-- A silent vision unavowed, Revealing earth’s foundation bare, And Gorgon in her hidden place.  N SLASH LIEBERVOX ONE WHERE THE WINGS OF SUNNY DOME EXPAND I SAW A BANNER AND GLADSOME AIR STARRY LIKE BARONESS HAIR AFLOAT IN BROADENED BRAVERY THERE WITH UNDULATING LAWN DRAWN FLOW AS ROLLED BRAZILIAN BILLOWS GO VOLUMINOUSLY O'ER THE LINE THE LAND REPOSED IN PEACE BELOW THE CHILDREN IN THEIR GLEE WHERE FOLDED TO THE EXULTING HEART OF YOUNG MATERNITY TWO LATER AND IT STREAMED IN FIGHT WHEN TEMPEST MINGLED WITH THE FRAY AND OVER THE SPEAR POINT OF THE SHAFT I SAW THE AMBIGUOUS LIGHTNING PLAY VALOUR WITH VALOUR STROVE AND DIED FIERCE WAS DESPAIR AND CRUEL WAS PRIDE AND THE LORN MOTHER SPEECHLESS STOOD PALE AT THE FURY OF HER BROOD THREE YET LATER AND THE SILK DID WIND HER FAIR COLD FORM LITTLE AVAIL'D THE SHINING SHROUD THOUGH RUDDY IN HUE TO CHEER OR WARM A WATCHER LOOKED UPON HER LOW AND SAID SHE SLEEPS BUT SLEEPS SHE IS NOT DEAD BUT IN THAT SLEEP CONTORTION SHOWED THE TERROR OF THE VISION THERE A SILENT VISION UNAVOWED REVEALING EARTH'S FOUNDATION BARE AND GORGON IN HER HIDDEN PLACE
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