Maud, Locksley hall, and other poems . ead men and thou wast one ofthe three. Nightingales sang in his woods : The Master was far away :Nightingales warbled and sang Of a passion that lasts but a day ; Still in the house in his coffin the Prince ofcomlesy lay. Two dead men have I known In courtesy like to thee :Two dead men have I loved With a love that ever will be : Three dead men have I loved and thou art last ofthe three. (359) THE FLOWER. Once; in a golden hour I cast to earth a there came a flower, The people said, a weed. To and fro they wentThro my garden-bower, And muttering d
Maud, Locksley hall, and other poems . ead men and thou wast one ofthe three. Nightingales sang in his woods : The Master was far away :Nightingales warbled and sang Of a passion that lasts but a day ; Still in the house in his coffin the Prince ofcomlesy lay. Two dead men have I known In courtesy like to thee :Two dead men have I loved With a love that ever will be : Three dead men have I loved and thou art last ofthe three. (359) THE FLOWER. Once; in a golden hour I cast to earth a there came a flower, The people said, a weed. To and fro they wentThro my garden-bower, And muttering discontentCursed me and my flower. Then it grew so tall It wore a crown of light. But thieves from oer the wallStole the seed by night. Sowd it far and wide By every town and tower. Till all the people cried, Splendid is the flower. Read my little fable :He that runs may read. Most can raise the flowers all have got the seed. And some are pretty enough,And some are poor indeed; And now again the peopleCall it but g. weed. (360). stole the seed by night. (361) REQUIESCAT. Fair is her cottage in its place, Where yon broad water sweetly slowly sees itself from thatch to base Dream in the sliding tides. And fairer she, but ah how soon to die ! Her quiet dream of life this hour may peaceful being slowly passes by To some more perfect peace. (36) \
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