An idyl of the Rhine . tingf Scenes. And fearlessly, at midnight, strayedThro halls where ghostly moonbeams , we slowly mounted by A stairway to a terrace high,Twas such a night as one might deemBefitting loves most ardent full moon, sailing round and down a stream of silvrj^ lightThat flooded everything set the somber earth aglow;Fresh mountain odors filled the breezeWhich stirred the foliage of the gently fanned us as we stoodSurveying castle, stream andl wood; 29 An Idyl of the Rhine* We saw the waters of the EhineFar, far below us gl
An idyl of the Rhine . tingf Scenes. And fearlessly, at midnight, strayedThro halls where ghostly moonbeams , we slowly mounted by A stairway to a terrace high,Twas such a night as one might deemBefitting loves most ardent full moon, sailing round and down a stream of silvrj^ lightThat flooded everything set the somber earth aglow;Fresh mountain odors filled the breezeWhich stirred the foliage of the gently fanned us as we stoodSurveying castle, stream andl wood; 29 An Idyl of the Rhine* We saw the waters of the EhineFar, far below us gleaming shine,And heard the rushing current roarAlong the winding, rocky shore;A cuckoo from a turret highCalled to its mate with guttral cry;The little lizards peeped betweenTheir lattices of ivy-green,But finding strange intruders thereSoon darted back with frightened hearts grew lighter neath the powerOf that enchanting place and hour,—For who could pass his time in sighsWhile in the realms of paradise ? 30. Paiting Scenes. What if the Future were unknown!The Present, there, was all our ownAnd we were young and love was sweetIn that fair, Eden-like Felix drew me to his breastAnd brow and cheek and lip arms entwined we gently sankUpon a moss-grown rocky , doubtless, in the days of lovers oft had sat before—Some gallant knight and lady , in sweet communion there;In silent, voiceless tendernessThat feeble words cannot express; 31 An Idyl of the Rhine. Two hearts alLuncd in i^piriis mingled into ! liow the preeions moments flewTill daylight dawned, we never knew!Wed wisely planned to leave the placeAnd prudently our steps retraceBefore the envious morning lightAroused the sleepers of the clearly rang a bugle call,And hales played about the still wo fondly lingered thereWith dewy locks of tangled hairAnd dreamy eyes,—all sense of sightStill lost in visions of the night— 32
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