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And ... the rich winds blow, And ... the waters go, And the birds for joy, and the trees for prayer, Bowing their heads in the sunny air.... All make a music, gentle and strong, Bound by the heart into one sweet song; And amidst them all, the mother Earth Sits with the children of her birth.... Go forth to her from the dark and the dust And weep beside her, if weep thou must; If she may not hold thee to her breast, Like a weary infant, that cries for rest; At least she will press thee to her knee And tell a low, sweet tale to thee, Till the hue to thy cheek, and the light to thine eye Strength to thy limbs, and courage high To thy fainting heart return amain.
And ... the rich winds blow, And ... the waters go, And the birds for joy, and the trees for prayer, Bowing their heads in the sunny air.... All make a music, gentle and strong, Bound by the heart into one sweet song; And amidst them all, the mother Earth Sits with the children of her birth.... Go forth to her from the dark and the dust And weep beside her, if weep thou must; If she may not hold thee to her breast, Like a weary infant, that cries for rest; At least she will press thee to her knee And tell a low, sweet tale to thee, Till the hue to thy cheek, and the light to thine eye Strength to thy limbs, and courage high To thy fainting heart return amain.
In print by 1921 AD · modern
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- G. MacDonald (identity unresolved)
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- In print by 1921 AD · modern
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- My Commonplace Book (third English edition,1921) (1921 AD)
Page 212 · printed citation: G. MacDonald (Phantastes). · compiler notes excluded
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