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THE CAPTIVE SINGER
BY MARIE BJELKE PETERSEN
HODDER AND STOUGHTON LONDONNEW YORK TORONTO
Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay & Sons, Limited, BRUNSWICK ST., STAMFORD ST., S.E., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
TO THE PURE WHITE ANGEL
WHOSE LOVE HAS LIFTED ME, WHOSE WINGS HAVE SHELTERED ME, WHOSE COMPANIONSHIP HAS INSPIRED ME, I MOST LOVINGLY AND REVERENTLY PRESENT THIS BOOK
I’LL SING THEE SONGS OF ARABY
“I’ll sing thee songs of Araby And tales of fair Cashmere, Wild tales to cheat thee of a sigh, Or charm thee to a tear. And dreams of delight shall on thee break, And rainbow visions rise, And all my soul shall strive to wake Sweet wonder in thine eyes; And all my soul shall strive to wake Sweet wonder in thine eyes. Through those twin lakes, when wonder wakes, My raptured song shall sink; And, as the diver dives for pearls, Bring tears, bright tears to their brink. And dreams of delight shall on thee break, And rainbow visions rise, And all my soul shall strive to wake Sweet wonder in thine eyes; And all my soul shall strive to wake Sweet wonder in thine eyes. To cheat thee of a sigh, Or charm thee to a tear!”