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Rh EDEN IN WINTER

[Supposed to be chanted to some rude instrument at a modern fireplace]

HANT we the story now Tho' in a house we sleep; Tho' by a hearth of coals Vigil to-night we keep. Chant we the story now, Of the vague love we knew When I from out the sea Rose to the feet of you.

Bird from the cliffs you came, Flew thro' the snow to me, Facing the icy blast There by the icy sea. How did I reach your feet? Why should I&mdash;at the end Hold out half-frozen hands Dumbly to you my friend? Ne'er had I woman seen,