The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-10-26
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Prom All the Year Round"
suAKsPEARE's WOMEN.

peyoud me and above me, far away
From colder poets lies land Elyslsn-
Tn, haunted land where Shskspsare's ladies stra
Thro, shadow groves and golden slSdos division
md there wander on. as poets may
Cooling the fever Of a hot ambition,
.Nosy shostiy shades or palaces divine,
And pray at shskspeare's soul a. At shrine'
Y.lr are those ladies' all some pure as iosm,
And .,dder some than earthly ladies arei
From Juliet, calm ssd bczutifal a. hon'e,
ph,ss love vas uhiier than the morning star,
70 H.ypt, when the rebe, Lord % Rouse
lollsd a, her knee and watched the world iron
far
ssliirg his manhood Cor voman's kiss
pu, frettlns In The heyday OF his bliss.
There Portla argues love against the Jew,
with qulp. and qsiddities of azure eyes'
Yid,,e mourns Tor Posthumus untrue,
And wanders homeless under angry skiesi
rhere Oyheha mOABs her dit,ies new,
sad as the swans weird music when II dles'
yss,e roaming hand In hand. as free as wind.
walk little Celia and tall ROsalind-
And slender Julia walks In mans attire,
rraisinsbe own sweet face which Proteus vrongs
Marlnda, isled from kisses, strikes the Tyre
or her owu wishes into fairy songs
Ard asiniess Hero, flashing into FIRE,
Cbides With her death the lie her love ProlOass
With baIOm Beatrice, whose hear, denies
The Jest she dil endorses with her eyes'
sh,pwrecked Marina wanders through the night,
Bls.bipg at sound. and trembling for the morn
And blaeeyc,l Constance rises up her height
To tortlSy her hope with words OF ssornI
The lass Of FioriIei. In fearful plight,
SIM seeks her hope In lsbyrinths iOrlorni
And high upon pinnacle, i see
COrislla weeping at tho Wild Kings knee'
And In the darkss, corner OF the land
Walk. one with blacker brovs and locks Of pain,
usart-haun,ed by the shade Of past command
The pale-fAeed Queen, Who sinned beside the
Thsnei
And still she means. and eyes = Moody hama
Thai once was lily-vhlte without stain,
Robbed Of the strength which helped the Thane Il
rlinh,
When growing w,h the grandeur Ot his crime.
pu, In the centre Of all,tie hall,
Rso,rd by patch Of sky with stars and moon,
Ti,ani, tighs . ioYe-sisk madisrAi,
Throned in the rel heart Of rOse Of Junei
And round about, the fsirest rise and AL
Like d..ies shadows 10 an elan tunes
Behind them, plainipg through eiiron grove,
Moves gentle Hernia, chasing hope sndlo'e'
fdream In this delicious lard, where song
rphopised sil,beauty and all love.
Familiar az my mothers face. the thrOAs
or ladies through Its shady ristas moves
Timo listens to the sorrow they Prolons.
Ard Fancy vecps beside them, and above
rlycOds Music, wearing en- her golden wings
The darkness OF sublime imagiainss.
q let me. dreaming on in this sweet place.
Draw near TO ShAkspeares soul with reTerep'
eyes,
Let me dream on. forgetting time and space
PsVilioBsd In golden Paradise,
Where ,uilcs are eonlarcd ON the stately nec-
And true love kisses mix NithtcaTs and sishsi
Whsrr each Immortal lady st Il prolongs
The lie our Shakspsare ealeatuTcd In songs.
APd in the spirits twilight, when feel
Hapl-yissgvd Labor recommending leisure,
Let pe thus climb 70 fairy heights. and steal
s,al sommuRe with the shapes all poets treasure
Wupt In a luscious life iron head TO heel,
Swimming from trance to trance VI spseehlesi
pleasure,
Apd now and then, not crring, dream of bliss
Whose brimDfil soal runs over in kiss