. The poetical works of Edmund Clarence Stedman. THE BLAMELESS PRINCE AND OTHER POEMS. 1869. &ff«tt0nat*l2 Enstttfcrtf RICHARD HENRY STODDARD. 4 ty. THE BLAMELESS PRINCE. PRELUDE. DOET, wherefore hither Old romance, while others singSweeter idyls of to-day ?Why not picture in your layWestern woods and waters grand,Clouds and skies of this fair landfAre there fairer far away f I have many another songOf those regions where belong, First of all, my heart and home. If for once my fancy roam,Trust me, in the land I viewFalls the sunshine, falls the dew, And the Spring and Summer come. Why from yon
. The poetical works of Edmund Clarence Stedman. THE BLAMELESS PRINCE AND OTHER POEMS. 1869. &ff«tt0nat*l2 Enstttfcrtf RICHARD HENRY STODDARD. 4 ty. THE BLAMELESS PRINCE. PRELUDE. DOET, wherefore hither Old romance, while others singSweeter idyls of to-day ?Why not picture in your layWestern woods and waters grand,Clouds and skies of this fair landfAre there fairer far away f I have many another songOf those regions where belong, First of all, my heart and home. If for once my fancy roam,Trust me, in the land I viewFalls the sunshine, falls the dew, And the Spring and Summer come. Why from yonder stubble gleanAncient names of King and Queen,Knightly men and maidens fair fAre there in our time no rareBeauteous women, heroes brave ? 188 THE BLAMELESS PRINCE. Is there naught this side the graveWorth the dust you gather there ? Nay, but these were human too,Strong or wayward, false or will seek through every climeFor her picture or her rhyme ;Yes, nor looking far around,But to-day I sought and foundThese who lived in that old time. Why should we again be told Dross will mingle with all gold?That which time nor test can stainW
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