Maud, Locksley hall, and other poems . at is neither rude nor rash, But a bevy of Broses apple-cheekd, In a shallop of crystal ivory-beakd, With a satin sail of a ruby glow. To a sweet little Eden on earth that I know, A mountain islet pointed and peakd; Waves on a diamond shingle dash, Cataract brooks to the ocean run, Fairily-delicate palaces shine Mixt with m3rtle and clad with vine, And overstreamd and silvery-streakd With many a rivulet high against the Sun The facets of the glorious mountain flash Above the valleys of palm and pine. Thither, O thither, love, let us go. * No, no, no ! For
Maud, Locksley hall, and other poems . at is neither rude nor rash, But a bevy of Broses apple-cheekd, In a shallop of crystal ivory-beakd, With a satin sail of a ruby glow. To a sweet little Eden on earth that I know, A mountain islet pointed and peakd; Waves on a diamond shingle dash, Cataract brooks to the ocean run, Fairily-delicate palaces shine Mixt with m3rtle and clad with vine, And overstreamd and silvery-streakd With many a rivulet high against the Sun The facets of the glorious mountain flash Above the valleys of palm and pine. Thither, O thither, love, let us go. * No, no, no ! For in all that exquisite isle, my dear, (366) The Islet. 367 There is but one bird witli a musical throat,And his compass is but of a single note,That it makes one weary to hear. Mock me not ! mock me not! love, let us go. No, love, no. For the bud ever breaks into bloom on the tree,And a storm never wakes on the lonely sea,And a worm is there in the lonely wood,That pierces the liver and blackens the blood ;And makes it a sorrow to THE CITY CIIIIvD. Dainty little maiden, whitlier would 3oii wander? Whither from this pretty home, the home wheremother dwells ? Far and far away, said the dainty little maiden,All among the gardens, auriculas, anemones, Roses and lilies and Canterbury-bells. Dainty little maiden, whither would 3^011 wander ?Whither from this pretty house, this citj-house ofours ?Far and far away, said^the dainty little maiden, All among the meadows, the clover and theclematis,Daisies and kingcups and honeysuckle-flowers. (368) J^
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