THE TALE OF ARCHAIS 
77 
CHARICLES 
 
Join our chorus, tread the turf 
To the beating of the surf. 
Dance together, ere we part, 
And Selene’s dart 
Give the signal for your slumber and the rapture 
of our heart. 
 
 
Semi-Chorus of Men 
 
Exalted with immeasurable gladness ; 
Bonds touched with tears and melted like the 
snow, 
Wake the song loudly ;  loose the leash of 
madness, 
Beat the loud drum, and bid the trumpet 
blow. 
 
 
Semi-Chorus of Women 
 
Let the lute thrill divinely low, 
Let the harp strike a tender note of sad-
ness ; 
Louder and louder, till the full song flow, 
One earth-dissolving stream of utter gladness.