The maid of Redenfayn, an allegory of two worlds, in three books: I The book of loves and dreams . Denizens of the Land of Gloom. ? CANTO There traitors, thieves, liars and , bigots, cranks and stern dogmatists. Meddlers, marplots, carpers and termagants, K Clowns, croakers, scoffers, turncoats, atheists, ^1 ^l| Tattlers, ranters, braggarts and sycophants, l\ ^k Fops, pedants, bullies, poets, pessimists, jj A Scolds, misanthropes, witches and Ishmaelites, Ji *t* Proud Pharisees and sad-faced penitents, * Whiners, grunters, growlers and children spoiled. There sneers and ta
The maid of Redenfayn, an allegory of two worlds, in three books: I The book of loves and dreams . Denizens of the Land of Gloom. ? CANTO There traitors, thieves, liars and , bigots, cranks and stern dogmatists. Meddlers, marplots, carpers and termagants, K Clowns, croakers, scoffers, turncoats, atheists, ^1 ^l| Tattlers, ranters, braggarts and sycophants, l\ ^k Fops, pedants, bullies, poets, pessimists, jj A Scolds, misanthropes, witches and Ishmaelites, Ji *t* Proud Pharisees and sad-faced penitents, * Whiners, grunters, growlers and children spoiled. There sneers and taunts, satires and travesties, W The wit that stings, the humor that offends, \} Gross boorishness, and vile vulgarities. jj ifii No sport but what to some one sorrow brings. ji \\ There seldom seen the angel-face of Hope, \\ l) And seldom heard her cheering utterance. I^ ^^ As ravens, crows and hawks bright birds drive off J^ So griefs and pains, sorrows and sufferings, ji ^ Scare from the heart the white-winged doves of hope; ^J fk And nought there roosts in full security ^> f J But croaking, black-winged ravens of despair. y, n Mi
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