Old Song And New

st them quite away, Though their brief bloom should not outlive the day. Upon the open pages of your book, I lay them down-And if within your eye A little tender mist I may descry, Or a sweet sunshine flicker in your look,- Right happy will I be, though all declare No eye but loves could find a violet there. - CONTENTS - FROM HEBREW STORY . ................................. PAGE Ruthin the Land of Moab 15 The Daughter of the Gileadite .............................. 21 The Grief of Bathsheba .................................... 37 The Choice of Rarzillai .................................... 40 Michal .................................................. 44 The Royal Preacher ....................................... 65 The LamentofJoab ....................................... 69 The Writing of the King ................................... 72 FROM GREEK STORY . AlcyonC .................................................. 77 Erinnas Spinning ........................................ 85 The Flight of Arethusa .................................... 90 Rhodopds Sandal ......................................... 94 The Quenched Brand ...................................... 97 BALLAD AND OTHER VERSE . The Lady Hildegardes Wedding ........................... 109 Fra Angelico ............................................. 114 7 1 8 CONTENTS . PAGE The Nameless Pilgrim ..................................... 118 TheDunb Poet ........................................... I23 ....................................... The Babys Message 127 Attainment ............................................... 130 ............................................... tJhe Signal 133 Unvisited ................................................. 137 AnAlpine Picture ......................................... 140 The Color.Bearer ......................................... 143 Nietecn ................................................. 148 Wine on the Lees ......................................... 1.5 A Year in Heaven ......................................... 157 Afternoon ................................................ 161 Poor Carlotta ............................................. 164 The Complaint of Santa Claus ............................... 167 Unreason 170 .................................................. The Legend of Athelney ................................... 172 Alls Well ................................................ 78 The Scholars Haunts ..................................... 180 Underthe Elms ........................................... 184 Antonio Oriboni ........................................... 187 Artist-Work .............................................. 191 Left Behind ............................................... I97 The Bells of Brienne ...................................... zoo Proenl ................................................... 203 Little Jeanie7s Sleep ....................................... 205 TheUnattained 207 ........................................... a The Hallowed Name ...................................... 209 Dante in Exile ..............................,............ 211 The Vision of the Snow ................................... 214 Out of the Shadow ..............................