Wantingis——What?
  Wantingis——what?
  Summerredundant,Bluenessabundant,——Whereisthespot?
  Beamytheworld,yetablankallthesame,[5]——
  Frameworkwhichwaitsforapicturetoframe:
  Whatoftheleafage,whatoftheflower?
  Rosesemboweringwithnoughttheyembower!
  Comethen,completeincompletion,OComer,Pantthroughtheblueness,perfectthesummer![10]
  BreathebutonebreathRose-beautyabove,AndallthatwasdeathGrowslife,growslove,Growslove![15]——
  4。spot:defect,imperfection。
  9。OComer:o`e’rxo/menos,Matt。3:11;11:3;21:9;23:39;Luke19:38;
  John1:15;3:31;12:13。Withoutlove,theChrist-spirit,thespiritoftheComer,mansees,atbest,onlydynamicaction,blindforce,innature;but”lovegreatensandglorifiesTillGod’sa-glow,tothelovingeyes,Inwhatwasmereearthbefore。”
  JamesLee’sWifeAlongtheBeach。
  MyStar。
  AllthatIknowOfacertainstarIs,itcanthrowLiketheangledspar
  Nowadartofred,[5]
  Nowadartofblue;
  TillmyfriendshavesaidTheywouldfainsee,too,Mystarthatdartlestheredandtheblue!
  Thenitstopslikeabird;likeaflower,hangsfurled:[10]
  TheymustsolacethemselveswiththeSaturnaboveit。
  Whatmattertomeiftheirstarisaworld?
  Minehasopeneditssoultome;thereforeIloveit——
  10。Thenitstopslikeabird:itbeatsnolongerwithemotionresponsivetolovingeyes,butstops,asabirdstopsitssongwhendisturbed。
  TheFlightoftheDuchess。
  1。
  You’remyfriend:
  IwasthemantheDukespoketo;
  IhelpedtheDuchesstocastoffhisyoke,too:
  So,here’sthetalefrombeginningtoend,Myfriend![5]——
  2。Iwastheman:seevv。440and847。He’sproudofthehonordonehim。
  2。
  Oursisagreatwildcountry:
  Ifyouclimbtoourcastle’stop,Idon’tseewhereyoureyecanstop;
  Forwhenyou’vepassedthecorn-fieldcountry,Wherevineyardsleaveoff,flocksarepacked,[10]
  Andsheep-rangeleadstocattle-tract,Andcattle-tracttoopen-chase,Andopen-chasetotheverybaseO’themountainwhere,atafuneralpace,Roundabout,solemnandslow,Onebyone,rowafterrow,Upandupthepine-treesgo,So,likeblackpriestsup,andsoDowntheothersideagainToanothergreater,wildercountry,[20]
  That’sonevastreddrearburnt-upplain,BranchedthroughandthroughwithmanyaveinWhenceiron’sdug,andcopper’sdealt;
  Lookright,lookleft,lookstraightbefore,——
  Beneaththeymine,abovetheysmelt,Copper-oreandiron-ore,Andforgeandfurnacemouldandmelt,Andsoon,moreandevermore,Tillatthelast,foraboundingbelt,Comesthesaltsandhoarofthegreatseashore,[30]——
  AndthewholeisourDuke’scountry。
  3。
  IwasbornthedaythispresentDukewas——
  AndO,saysthesong,ereIwasold!
  InthecastlewheretheotherDukewas——
  WhenIwashappyandyoung,notold!
  Iinthekennel,heinthebower:
  Weareoflikeagetoanhour。
  Myfatherwashuntsmaninthatday:
  Whohasnotheardmyfathersay,That,whenaboarwasbroughttobay,[40]
  Threetimes,fourtimesoutoffive,Withhishuntspearhe’dcontriveTogetthekilling-placetransfixed,Andpinhimtrue,botheyesbetwixt?
  Andthat’swhytheoldDukewouldratherHelostasalt-pitthanmyfather,Andlovedtohavehimeverincall;
  That’swhymyfatherstoodinthehallWhentheoldDukebroughthisinfantoutToshowthepeople,andwhiletheypassed[50]
  Thewondrousbantlingroundabout,WasfirsttostartattheoutsideblastAstheKaiser’scourierblewhishorn,Justamonthafterthebabewasborn。”And,”quoththeKaiser’scourier,”sinceTheDukehasgotanheir,ourPrinceNeedstheDuke’sselfathisside”:
  TheDukelookeddownandseemedtowince,Buthethoughtofwarso’ertheworldwide,Castlesa-fire,menontheirmarch,[60]
  Thetopplingtower,thecrashingarch;
  Anduphelooked,andawhileheeyedTherowofcrestsandshieldsandbannersOfallachievementsafterallmanners,And”Ay”,saidtheDukewithasurlypride。
  ThemorewashiscomfortwhenhediedAtnextyear’send,inavelvetsuit,Withagiltgloveonhishand,hisfootInasilkenshoeforaleatherboot,Petticoatedlikeaherald,[70]
  Inachambernexttoanante-room,Wherehebreathedthebreathofpageandgroom,Whathecalledstink,andthey,perfume:——
  TheyshouldhavesethimonredBeroldMadwithpride,likefiretomanage!
  TheyshouldhavegothischeekfreshtannageSuchadayasto-dayinthemerrysunshine!
  Hadtheystuckonhisfistarough-footmerlin!
  Hark,thewind’sontheheathatitsgame!
  Ohforanoblefalcon-lanner[80]
  Toflapeachbroadwinglikeabanner,Andturninthewind,anddancelikeflame!
  HadtheybroachedacaskofwhitebeerfromBerlin!——
  Orifyouinclinetoprescribemerewine,Puttohislipswhentheysawhimpine,AcupofourownMoldaviafine,Cotnarforinstance,greenasMaysorrelAndropywithsweet,——weshallnotquarrel——
  74。Berold:theoldDuke’sfavoritehunting-horse。
  78。merlin:aspeciesofhawk。
  80。falcon-lanner:along-tailedspeciesofhawk,`falcolaniarius’。
  4。
  So,athome,thesicktallyellowDuchessWasleftwiththeinfantinherclutches,[90]
  ShebeingthedaughterofGodknowswho:
  Andnowwasthetimetorevisithertribe。
  Abroadandafartheywent,thetwo,AndletourpeoplerailandgibeAttheemptyhallandextinguishedfire,Asloudasweliked,buteverinvain,Tillafterlongyearswehadourdesire,AndbackcametheDukeandhismotheragain。
  5。
  AndhecamebackthepertestlittleapeThateveraffrontedhumanshape;[100]
  Fullofhistravel,struckathimself。
  You’dsay,hedespisedourbluffoldways?——
  Nothe!ForinParistheytoldtheelfThatourroughNorthlandwastheLandofLays,Theonegoodthingleftinevildays;
  SincetheMid-AgewastheHeroicTime,AndonlyinwildnookslikeoursCouldyoutasteofityetasinitsprime,Andseetruecastleswithpropertowers,Young-heartedwomen,old-mindedmen,[110]
  Andmannersnowasmannerswerethen。
  So,allthattheoldDukeshadbeen,withoutknowingit,ThisDukewouldfainknowhewas,withoutbeingit;
  ’Twasnotforthejoy’sself,butthejoyofhisshowingit,Norforthepride’sself,buttheprideofourseeingit,Herevivedallusagesthoroughlyworn-out,Thesoulsofthemfumed-forth,theheartsofthemtorn-out:
  Andchiefinthechasehisneckheperilled,Onalathyhorse,alllegsandlength,Withbloodforbone,allspeed,nostrength;[120]——
  TheyshouldhavesethimonredBeroldWiththeredeyeslowconsuminginfire,Andthethinstiffearlikeanabbeyspire!——
  101。struckathimself:astonishedathisownimportance。
  119。lathy:longandslim。
  6。
  Well,suchashewas,hemustmarry,weheard;
  Andoutofaconvent,attheword,Camethelady,intimeofspring——
  Oh,oldthoughtstheycling,theycling!
  Thatday,Iknow,withadozenoathsIcladmyselfinthickhunting-clothesFitforthechaseofuroxorbuffle[130]
  Inwinter-timewhenyouneedtomuffle。
  ButtheDukehadamindweshouldcutafigure,Andsowesawtheladyarrive:
  Myfriend,Ihaveseenawhitecranebigger!
  Shewasthesmallestladyalive,Madeinapieceofnature’smadness,Toosmall,almost,forthelifeandgladnessThatover-filledher,assomehiveOutofthebears’reachonthehightreesIscrowdedwithitssafemerrybees:[140]
  Intruth,shewasnothardtoplease!
  Upshelooked,downshelooked,roundatthemead,Straightatthecastle,that’sbestindeedTolookatfromoutsidethewalls:
  Asforus,styledthe”serfsandthralls”,Sheasmuchthankedmeasifshehadsaidit,Withhereyes,doyouunderstand?
  BecauseIpattedherhorsewhileIledit;
  AndMax,whorodeonherotherhand,Said,nobirdflewpastbutsheinquired[150]
  Whatitstruenamewas,noreverseemedtired——
  Ifthatwasaneagleshesawhover,Andthegreenandgraybirdonthefieldwastheplover,WhensuddenlyappearedtheDuke:
  Andasdownshesprung,thesmallfootpointedOntomyhand,——aswitharebuke,Andasifhisbackbonewerenotjointed,TheDukesteppedratherasidethanforward,Andwelcomedherwithhisgrandestsmile;
  And,mindyou,hismotherallthewhile[160]
  Chilledintherear,likeawindtonor’ward;
  Andup,likeawearyyawn,withitspulleysWent,inashriek,therustyportcullis;
  And,likeagladskythenorth-windsullies,Thelady’sfacestoppeditsplay,Asifherfirsthairhadgrowngray;
  Forsuchthingsmustbeginsomeoneday——
  130。urox:wildbull;Ger。`auer-ochs’。buffle:buffalo。
  7。
  Inadayortwoshewaswellagain;
  Aswhoshouldsay,”Youlaborinvain!
  ThisisallajestagainstGod,whomeant[170]
  Ishouldeverbe,asIam,contentAndgladinhissight;therefore,gladIwillbe。”
  So,smilingasatfirstwentshe。