TO WILHELM GERICKE.
Reading edition
(On the completion of his conductorship of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.)
1884–1889.
Great poets can without the aid Of kindred mind Reveal to us the secrets laid On them to find; But music-kings need ministries To sound their hidden harmonies. For showing us the inmost heart Of these great kings, And making clear with wondrous art Their wanderings, We thank thee, while we tender here A "bon voyage" to home's loved sphere.