Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-01-03
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charm. of which the poet ayailS himself. ana |
70 which his genius seem well adapted. We
copy the following long extract that our read
ers may form soln, iie. al the poem from it !:
What is it
The phantom "{ . cue tH-n cons o. at %"eSf'
NAY. monk What phut"m ?" nrts vert PcrNalr. |
The cup the cup itself from winch our Lord
Drank at the lisi sad supper With his OWL
This FROM tItc blessed lIud Of \r'na
AMER the ,ti, Of darNnr~-. when tn dead
Went wandering Ger Ninriah. The good saint
trnathpan phi, Journey ing brought
70 glastonbury, where the Winter thorn
blossoms az Christmas. mindful of our tort.
Aud there awhile II bode; and if Il man
Could touch or see IL me was heard at once.
By faith, Of All hi, ills but then the time.
Grew To such evil that the Holy cup
Was caught away Ia Heaven and di>Appcard
To whom the monk: From our old books ~now
That Joseph came Of old :" glastonbury
And there the heather Prince. Arvragns.
Gave HIM An isle ri matsh whefeoh 10 lHid.
Nnd Their, hr built with Ntattlc> from tn, marsh
\ little lonely church in day Of wore.
Fur 81 they say, thrs,, h0ok> OF our~, hui sr~m
Mute OF this miracle far a. have nad
But who first the holy thing tn-iay :"
\ woman. ansnvrJd rcr,i,aie a nun
Nu., one no further oil in alood ttpm
Than sister and II ever hay nail
WIN knees OF alteration wore the stone
\ hel1 ,n.id. th.. never nSiivn glow 4.
but that was IN her earlier maslrph"od
VITA .nch t,9vcut dame ot human love,
Which being ruivly hluut,-l glane,N. ami ssor
tuty to iroh things Ia prs,ycraH'i praise
She -a}, herself 10 fa~I au,t aiui> awd YET.
Npu ~ >hc WAS tic >ranpla NJ the Court
>in against Arthur anil the Table Round
And the strange sound of an aduerous race
Icra.- tn, iron grating of her cell
Beat. and she prayd and tasted all the mort
Aud he Ia whom, she told her >ins. ur what
Her all hut utter whijene>s held for sin
\ wcllnigi hundred Winters oh.
>pake often with her of the Holy Grail
y legend handed down thro' live or six.
And each of these hundred Winters old,
From Lor,i' time and when King Arthur sa. lie
His table round. and all mems hearts i.caHs
Clean fer a surely he had thought
That now the Holy Grail would come again;
But sin broke out Nh. Christ, that il would con e,
And healt world Of all their wickedness'
- Father asked the maiden. might il come
To me by prayer and .asting. Nay, saidhe
4 know not for thy heart is pure snow
And so She pray'I aud tasted till the sun
>hone aud the wind blew, thro' her, and Thought
She mi sht have risen and hoated wl,en saw her
''For Il day she sent To speak with
dWhen she came to speak, behold her ewes
Be, ond my knowing of them, beaaiifsl,
Isey ond all knowing of them oneiertul.
Beautiful in the light of holiness.
And % nv brother, Percivale.' She said
sweet brother, have seen The Holy Grail:
For, walked al dead OF night, heard Il sound
A. of silver horn from DER the hili-
Blown and thought il is not Arulur's use
To hunt by moonlight, and the sic nder sound
A. from distance beyond ,stancc grew
Coming upon me,-O never har p nor horn
Nor augEt blow with br cath. or touch vi th
hand,
Was like that music ~ II came; and then
Stream'd thro' my cell colo and silver beam
And down the long beam st ole the Holy Grail.
Rose-red with beatDgs in il as if alive,
Till all the white walls OF IL cell were dyed
With rosy colors leapng or the wall;
And Then the music faded. and the Grail
Passed and the beam dec ay'd. and from the walls
The rosy quyerings died into the night
50 now the Holy Thing is here again
Among Us, brother, fast thou and pray.
And tell thy brother knights TO fast and pray.
That 10 perchance the vision may he
BY thee and those and all the world he heald
Then eaviSg the pale nun, spake of this
To all men: and m! self tasted and pray'd
Always, and many among us many-a week
TASTED and pray'd even to the utte1nost,
EXpectaut OF the wonder that world be.
and one there WIS among Ms, ever moved
Among us in white armor, Gaahad.
'tiod make thee good as thou art beautiful
Said Arthur, when he dubb'd him knight; an none
In young youth, ever made knight
Till Gaahad; and this Galahad when he ho ard
My sisters vision, fll'd me with amaze;
His eyes became so like her own they seeI nd
Hers and himself her brother more than i.
"Siser or brother none had he but some
Called him of Lancelot and some said
Begotton by Observation-Disclosures they,
Like birds of passage piping up and down
That cape for iies,-we know not whence tn ey com
For when was Iancelot wanderingly led?
'But she, The wan sweet maiden shore away
Clean from her forehead all that wealth of hair
Which made sken mat-work for her feet
And out Of this she plated broad and long
\ strong Sword-belt, and wove with silver threat
And crimson in the belt strange device,
A crimson grail within silver beam;
And saw the bright hoy. knight, and hound it on
him
Saying, MY knight my love, my knight of heaven,
o thou, my love, whose love is one with mine
/, maiden, round thee, maiden, bind my belt.
Go forth, for thou shalt see what have seen,
And break thro' all, till one VIII crown thee king
Far in the spiritual city, and as she spakc
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
"Then came year OF miracle: brother,
In our great hall there stood Il vacant chair,
Fashioa'h hy Merlin ere he passed away,
And caryen with straaee figures; and in and cat
The figures. like n serpent, ran a scroll
OF letters in tongue no man could read
And Merlin call'i it The Siege periloas'
Pcrious for good and i'll; for there he said,
NO man could sit but he should lose hiniaeIB, a
And once l'y misadyertrnce Merlin sat
In his own chair and so was lost; but he
;saidha'i, when ne heard OF Merln's doom
Cried II lose my self, save myseifr
''Then on summer night ii came to pass