Doubt and other things, verse and illustrations . [203] Digitized by Microsoft® A Chinese Picture Rising from a sapphire sea An emerald island I espy, Where dreaming in a turquoise sky Pearly clouds stretch lazily, While beneath a golden tree, A little deer for company. An old Sage sits in revery. No changes mar this peaceful sceneUnvarying from year to emerald grass is always greenAnd on it lies the dappled pearly clouds dream oer the seaWhile deep in thought beneath the treeThe Sage remains in revery. Where lies the charm? In changeless sky?Or breathes it from the sapphire

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Doubt and other things, verse and illustrations . [203] Digitized by Microsoft® A Chinese Picture Rising from a sapphire sea An emerald island I espy, Where dreaming in a turquoise sky Pearly clouds stretch lazily, While beneath a golden tree, A little deer for company. An old Sage sits in revery. No changes mar this peaceful sceneUnvarying from year to emerald grass is always greenAnd on it lies the dappled pearly clouds dream oer the seaWhile deep in thought beneath the treeThe Sage remains in revery. Where lies the charm? In changeless sky?Or breathes it from the sapphire sea?Or is it the little dappled deerThat keeps the old man company?Whateer it is, its tranquil peacePervades my heart and troubles [204] Digitized by Microsoft®

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