Thou And I a Lyric of Human Life With Other Poems
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" PRINCE AND PEASANT. 131 X.
He sent with a gleam to the scabbard The blade he had drawn for a fight, But not till he smote his foeman To dub him a noble knight !
(An honor that, save in romances, Is seldom conferred on a wight. ) XL The monarch embraced the maiden, Who tenderly clave and clung, Her hair, by the wind disheveled, All hither and thither flung, And never were wilder lovers Since time and the world were young !
XII.
" Prepare thee, O bride, for thy bridal, Thou daughter, " said he,... " of an earl !
132 PRINCE AND PEASANT.
The earth, it shall give thee a diamond The sea, it shall give thee a pearl And Heaven, it shall give thee a blessing, - O princess and peasant-girl ! " XIII.
The aisle of the old cathedral, That up to the altar led, Was strewn for their feet with lilies, And thither they walked to be wed, In presence of throngs of the living, In presence of tombs of the dead.
XIV. The bride-cake was big as a mountain, And virgins from near and far Put crumbs of it under their pillows To dream of the lucky star That dawns on a fortunate marriage, Though marriages seldom are !
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" PRINCE AND PEASANT. 131 X.
He sent with a gleam to the scabbard The blade he had drawn for a fight, But not till he smote his foeman To dub him a noble knight !
(An honor that, save in romances, Is seldom conferred on a wight. ) XL The monarch embraced the maiden, Who tenderly clave and clung, Her hair, by the wind disheveled, All hither and thither flung, And never were wilder lovers Since time and the world were young !
XII.
" Prepare thee, O bride, for thy bridal, Thou daughter, " said he,... " of an earl !
132 PRINCE AND PEASANT.
The earth, it shall give thee a diamond The sea, it shall give thee a pearl And Heaven, it shall give thee a blessing, - O princess and peasant-girl ! " XIII.
The aisle of the old cathedral, That up to the altar led, Was strewn for their feet with lilies, And thither they walked to be wed, In presence of throngs of the living, In presence of tombs of the dead.
XIV. The bride-cake was big as a mountain, And virgins from near and far Put crumbs of it under their pillows To dream of the lucky star That dawns on a fortunate marriage, Though marriages seldom are !
What to read after Thou And I a Lyric of Human Life With Other Poems?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Theodore Tilton to read onlineMoreLess
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