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sen'night。; As I read it in the white morning sunlight。 The letters squirmed 

like   snakes。   ;Any  answer�察  �Madam�察─  �said   my   footman。   ;No�察─  �I   told   him。 

;See that the messenger takes some refreshment。 No�察  �no answer。; And   I 

walked   into   the   garden�察  �Up   and   down   the   patterned   paths�察  �In   my   stiff�察�

correct brocade。 The blue and yellow flowers stood up proudly in the sun�察�

Each one。 I stood upright too�察�Held rigid to the pattern By the stiffness of 

my gown。 Up and down I walked�察�Up and down。 

     In   a  month    be   would    have   been    my   husband�察    �In  a  month�察   �here�察�

underneath this lime�察�We would have broke the pattern�察�He for me�察�and I 

for him�察�He as Colonel�察�I as lady�察�On this shady seat。 He had a whim That 

sunlight carried blessing。 And I answered�察 �It shall be as you have said。; 

       Now he is dead。 

       In Summer   and in Winter I   shall   walk Up   and down The patterned 

garden paths In my stiff�察�brocaded gown。 The squills and the daffodils Will 

give place to pillared roses�察�and to asters�察�and to snow。 

       I shall go Up and down�察�In my gown。 Gorgeously arrayed�察�Boned and 

stayed。 And   the   softness   of   my   body   will   be   guarded   from   embrace   By 

each   button�察  �hook   and   lace。   For   the   man   who   should   loose   me   is   dead�察�

Fighting with the Duke in Flanders�察�In a pattern called a war。 Christ� �What 

are patterns for�拭�

     AMY LOWELL 



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                                 A BATHER 



     THICK      dappled     by  circles   of  sunshine    and   fluttering   shade。   Your 

bright�察  �naked   body   advances�察  �blown   over   by   leaves�察  �Half´quenched   in 

their various green�察�just a point Of you showing�察�A knee or a thigh�察�sudden 

glimpsed�察�then at once Blotted into The filmy and flickering forest�察�to start 

out again Triumphant in smooth�察�supple roundness�察�edged Sharp as white 

ivory�察  �Cool�察  �perfect�察  �with   rose   rarely   tinting   your   lips   and Your   breasts�察�

Swelling   out   from   the   green   in   the   opulent   curves   Of   ripe   fruit�察  �And 

hidden�察  �like   fruit�察  �by   the   swift   intermittence   Of   leaves。   So�察  �clinging   to 

branches and moss�察�you advance on the ledges Of rock which hang over 

the stream�察�with the wood´smells about you�察�The pungence of strawberry 

plants and of gum´ oozing spruces�察�While below runs the water impatient�察�

impatient´ to take you�察�To splash you�察�to run down your sides�察�to sing you 

of   deepness�察  �Of   pools   brown   and   golden�察  �with   brown´and´gold   flags   on 

their borders�察�Of blue�察�lingering skies floating solemnly over your beauty�察�

Of undulant waters a´sway in the effort to hold you 

     To   keep   you   submerged   and   quiescent   while   over   you   glories   The 

summer。 Oread�察�Dryad�察�or Naiad�察�or just Woman�察�clad only in youth and in 

gallant perfection�察�Standing up in a great burst of sunshine�察�you dazzle my 

eyes Like a snow´star�察�a moon�察�your effulgence burns up in a halo�察�For you 

are the chalice which holds all the races of men。 You slip into the pool and 

the   water   folds   over   your   shoulder�察  �And   over   the   tree´tops   the   clouds 

slowly follow your swimming�察�To behold the way they act。 And the scent 

of the woods is sweet on this hot summer morning。 

     AMY LOWELL 

       LEPRECHAUNS             AND     CLURICAUNS            OVER      where    the   Irish 

hedges Are with blossoms white as snow�察�Over where the limestone ledges 

Through   the   soft   green   grasses   show´   There   the   fairies   may   be   seen   In 

their jackets of red and green�察�Leprechauns and cluricauns�察�And the other 

ones�察�I ween。 

     And�察�bedad�察�it is a wonder To behold the way they act。 They're the lads 

that   seldom  blunder�察�Wise   and   wary�察  �that's   the   fact。 You   may  hold   them 

with your eye�察�Look away and off they fly�察�Leprechauns and cluricauns�察�



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Bedad�察�but they are sly� �

     They   have     heaps   of  golden    treasure   Hid   away   within    the  ground�察�

Where they spend their days in leisure�察�And where fairy joys abound�察�But 

to mortals not a guinea Will they give´no�察�not a penny。 Leprechauns and 

cluricauns�察�Their gold is seldom found。 

     Maybe of a morning early As you pass a lonely rath�察�You may see a 

little curly´ Headed fairy in your path。 He'll be working at a shoe�察�

     But he'll have his eye on you´ Leprechauns and cluricauns�察�They know 

just what to do。 

     Visions   of   a   life   of   riches   Surely   will   before   you   flash�察  。�You'll   no 

longer dig the ditches�察�You'll be well supplied with cash。�� And you'll seize 

the    little  man�察  �And    you'll   hold   himif    you   can�察  �Leprechauns       and 

cluricauns�察�'Tis they're the slipp'ry clan� �

     DENIS A。 MCCARTHY 



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                                   L'ENVOI 



    WHEN the time for parting comes�察�and the day is on the wane�察�And 

the   silent   evening   darkens   over   hill   and   over   plain�察�And   earth   holds   no 

more   sorrow�察  �no   more   grief�察  �and   no   more   pain�察  �Shall   we   weary   for   the 

battle and the strife�拭�

    When at last the trail is ending�察�and the stars are growing near�察�And we 

breathe the breath of conquest�察�and the voices that we hear Are the great 

companions'   voices   that   have   hallowed   year   on   year�察  �Shall   we   know   an 

instant's grieving as we pass�拭�

     Shall we pause a fleeting moment ere we grasp the eager hands�察�Take 

one last long look of wonder at the dimming of the lands�察�Love the earth 

one glowing moment ere we pass from its demands�察�Cull all beauty in its 

essence as we gaze�拭�

     Or with not one backward longing shall we leap the last abyss�察�Scale 

the   highest   crags   glad´hearted�察  �fearful   only   lest   the   bliss   Of   an   earth´ 

remembering       instant  should    delay   the  great  sun's  kiss´  Consuming      us 

within the flame�拭�

    DOROTHEA LAWRENCE MANN 

       TO   IMAGINATION           SUGGESTED         BY    MAXFIELD         PARRISH'S 

;AIR CASTLES; 

     O    BEAUTEOUS          boy   a´dream�察   �what    visions   sought    Of   pictures 

magical   thy   eyes   unfold�察  �What   triumphs   of   celestial   wonders   wrought�察�

What marvels from a breath of beauty rolled� �Skyward and seaward on the 

clouds   are   scrolled�察  �A   mystic  imagery   of   castled   thought�察  �A   thousand 

worlds to lose��or win and mould A radiant iridescence swiftly caught 

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