Bond and free, by the author of 'Caste'.

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Page 83 - The eye sinks inward, and the heart lies plain, And what we mean, we say, and what we would, we know. A man becomes aware of his life's flow, And hears its winding murmur; and he sees The meadows where it glides, the sun, the breeze. And there arrives a lull in the hot race Wherein he doth for ever chase That flying and elusive shadow, rest. An air of coolness plays upon his face, And an unwonted calm pervades his breast And then he thinks he knows The hills where his life rose, And the sea where...
Page 286 - The world waits For help. Beloved, let us love so well, Our work shall still be better for our love, And still our love be sweeter for our work, And both commended, for the sake of each, By all true workers and true lovers born.
Page 1 - His honour rooted in dishonour stood, And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.
Page 286 - And so through those dark gates across the wild That no man knows. Indeed I love thee ; come Yield thyself up : my hopes and thine are one : Accomplish thou my manhood and thyself, Lay thy sweet hands in mine and trust to me.
Page 66 - Yes, of course," she said. "But you are ill," he said to her. "Yes— rather ill." "Of what?" "Oh ! " she answered fretfully, turning her face aside. "They talk about lungs." She hated speaking of it. "Why, how do you know I am ill?" she added quickly. Again he smiled slowly. "I see it in your face, and hear it in your voice. One would say the Evil One had cast a spell on you.
Page 175 - In angeborner stiller Glorie, Mit sorgenlosem Leichtsinn, mit des Anstands Schulmäßiger Berechnung unbekannt, Gleich ferne von Verwegenheit und Furcht, Mit festem Heldenschritte wandelt sie Die schmale Mittelbahn des Schicklichen, Unwissend, daß sie Anbetung erzwungen, Wo sie von eignem Beifall nie geträumt.

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