Lays of the sanctuary : and other poems . e keys were hung,— o 194 Urban the Monk. And all the keys, though almofl new,Lookd red with rufl, and worn out too. When, lo ! from out the grated tottering flep and blanched face,A monk a written parchment bore,Illumined all, and bright with g(^ldAnd cofl-ly crimfon ; and it told How, jufl three hundred years young Monk Urban firfl was miffd. And never had been heard of filence was there as he , and wonder, and great dread ;Quoth the Monk Urban, young no more,Sighing deeply, Oh, I fee,Forefl bird that fung to
Lays of the sanctuary : and other poems . e keys were hung,— o 194 Urban the Monk. And all the keys, though almofl new,Lookd red with rufl, and worn out too. When, lo ! from out the grated tottering flep and blanched face,A monk a written parchment bore,Illumined all, and bright with g(^ldAnd cofl-ly crimfon ; and it told How, jufl three hundred years young Monk Urban firfl was miffd. And never had been heard of filence was there as he , and wonder, and great dread ;Quoth the Monk Urban, young no more,Sighing deeply, Oh, I fee,Forefl bird that fung to meIn the wondrous days of yore,Myflic ages rolld awayAs I watchd thy happy play,And the little Gothic doorOpend on Eternity!All my faith I owe to thee,And, adoring God, I feeHow a thoufand years may beEven as a fmgle day!Then he bowd his reverend head,—All the fathers gathering near,Hufhd their very breath to hearEvery word that might be faid :—Quotli the Abbot fliortly, Brethren,Back to prayers—he is dead ! Mifcellaneous TO THE HON. GEORGINA IRBY, AS A GRATEFUL BUT INADEQUATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HER SYMPATHIZING KINDNESS TO AN AGED AND IMPOVERISHED WIDOW, THESE POEMS ARE RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.
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