New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-25
TIE HOLY GRAIL.
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The phantcm OF q cup that comes and goesT
Nay monk what phantomP answerd ferciVaic'
"The cup tie cup itself. from which our Lord
Drank at te last sad supper with his own.
This from the blessed land Of Aromat-
After the ny Of darkness, when the dead
Went wandering Ger Morlah, tho good saint,
Armatheln Joseph, journeying brought
To Glastonbury, where the Winter thorn
blossoms At Christmas mindful Of our Lord.
And there awhile IL bode; and II a man
Could touch or see II. he was heapd az once,
by faith Of all his ills but then the times
Grew to such evil that the Holy cup
Was caught away to Heaven and disappeard'
To whom the monk: From our old books know
That Joseph came fold to Glastonbury
And there the heather Prince, Aryiragus,
Gave him an isle OF marsh whereon to build
And there he built with wattles from the marsh
A little lonely church in days OF yore,
For so they say, these books Of ours, but seem
Mute OF this miracle, far as have read
But who first saw the holy thing to'dayP
"a woman" answered Percivale. "a nun,
And one no further of In blood from me
Than sister; and II ever holy maid
with knees Of alteration wore the stone,
holy maid tho never maiden glowd'
But that was In her earlier maidenhood.
With such feryent fame OF human love,
which beng rudely blunted glanced and shos
Only 20 holy things 10 prayer and praise
She caveherself 10 fast and aims; and yet,
Nun a. she was the scandal OF the Court
Sin against Arthur and the Table Round,
And the strange sound OF an aduterous race
Across the iron grating Of ker cell
Beat, and she prayd and tasted all the more.
"And he to whom she told her sins. or what
Her all but utter whiteness held for sin,
A man Wellnigh a hundred Winters old,
spake often with her OF tho Holy Gran.
A legend handed down thro' i've or six.
And each Of these a hundred Winters old,
From our Lords time aud when King Arthur made
His table round, and al mems hearts became
Clean for a season, surely he had thought
That now the Holy Grail would come again
But SIN broke out All, Christ, that IL would come.
And heal the world OF all their wickedness!
20 Father asked the maiden, might II come
To me by prayer and fastingP Nay said he,
Il know not. for thy heart Is pure as snow
And 80 she prayd ana tasted. TIL the sun
shone. and the wind blew thro her, and thought
She might have risen and noated when | saw her.
"For on day she sent to speak with me.
Aud wien she came to speak, behold her eyes
Beyond my knowing OF them, beautiful,
Beyonda knowing OF them, wonderful,
Beautiful in the light of holiness.
Aud Omy brother, Porcyale' she said,
Sweet lrother, have seen the Holy Grail
For, waGed at dead Of night, heard sound
As OF a nlver horn from DER the hills
Blown, aud thought 1t is not Arthur's use
To hunlby moonlight, and the slender sound
As from distance beyond distance grew
COmmgupon me,-O never harp nor horn
Nor auht we blow with breadth, or touch with hand
Was lki that music as IL came and then
Streama thro my cell a cold and silver beam.
And down the long beam stole the Holy Grail,
Roserel with bentngs In IL, rs II alive,
Till all he white walls OF my cell were dyed
With roy colors leaplng ON the wall;
And thh the music faded, and the Grail
Passed and the beam decayd. and from the walls
The rosr quiverngs, died into the night.
So now ne Holy Thing Is here again
Among ns, brother fast thou too and pray.
Aud tell thy brother knights to fast and pray,
That so perchance the vision may be seen
by thee aud those. aud all the world DO heard'
"Then LEAVING the pale nun, I spake OF this
To all mel; and myself tasted and pray'd
Always and many among M many week
Tasted and pray'd even TO the uttermost,
Expectah OF the wonder that would be.
"And one here among us, ever moved
Among u In white arinor, Galahad.
God male thee good as thou art beautiful
Said Arthur, when he dubb'd him knight; and none,
In 80 yoing youth, was ever made knight
TIL Gaihad; and this Galahad. when he heard
My Estd's vision, fll'd me with amaze;
His eys became 30 like her own they seemd
Hers aad himself her brother more than
"sister a brother none had he; but some
Calpd lin a son OF Lancelot, aud some said
Begottin by enehantment, -ohatterers, they.
Like BIRDS OF passage piping up and down
That qpe for hes,.-we know not whence they come ;
For wien was Lancelot wanderingly lewdi
"But ale, the wan sweet maiden shore away
Clean from her forehead all that wealth OF HAIR
Which made silken atwork for her feet
And ont OF this abe plated broad and long
A strong swoid -helt, aud wove with silver thread
And oamson In the belt strange device,
crhson grail within silver beam;
And saw the bright boy knight and bound It on him
Saying. Ny knight, my love, my knight OF heaven
O thou, my love, whose love Is ono with mine,
I, maiden round thee, maiden, bind my belt
Go forth, for thou shalt SEQ what have seen,
And break thro all, TIL one will crown thee king
Far IN the spiritual city : and rs she spake
She sent the deathless passion in her eyes
Thro' him, and made him hers, and laid her mind
On him, and he believed In her belief.
- Tha, eame n vear of miracle: O brother,