Part 2 — Christabel. Part ii.
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Alas! they had been friends in youth; But whispering tongues can poison truth: And constancy lives in realms above.
The Devil's Thoughts.
And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin, Is pride that apes humility.
Love.
All thoughts, all passions, all delights, Whatever stirs this mortal frame, All are but ministers of Love, And feeds his sacred flame.
Reflections on having left a Place of Retirement.
Blest hour! it was a luxury—to be!
Hymn in the Vale of Chamouni.
Hast thou a charm to stay the morning star In his steep course?
Risest from forth thy silent sea of pines.
Motionless torrents! silent cataracts!
Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God.
The Three Graves.
A mother is a mother still, The holiest thing alive.
The Visit of the Gods.
Never, believe me, Appear the Immortals, Never alone.
The Knight's Tomb.
The Knight's bones are dust, And his good sword rust; His soul is with the saints, I trust.
On Taking Leave of—. 1817. To know, to esteem, to love—and then to part, Makes up life's tale to many a feeling heart!
Cologne.
The river Rhine, it is well known, Doth wash your city of Cologne; But tell me, nymphs! what power divine Shall henceforth wash the river Rhine?