1898 · CLOSE READING
Songs of the Spirit
Songs of the Spirit (1898), PDF p. 89
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When foemen bade good cheer
To foemen, grew one clear
Concept, ideal, divine,
Of a god of light and laughter, of a god of wheat
and wine.
Work on, strong mind, devise
The outer life aright ;
Dream, subtle soul, and arise
To noblest litanies
That pierce the mask of night—
In a man work lifts his eyelids, but his dreams
lend eyes their light.
So dreams and days are wed,
And soul and body lie
Ambrosial in Love’s bed.
See, heaven with stars is spread—
So glad of life am I
If an angel came to call me I am sure I would not
die.
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