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Of the glade's pool. Methinks I see it now; I look up through the stirring of its leaves Unto the intense blue crystal firmament. The ring-dove's wing is flitting o'er my head, Casting at times a silvery shadow down 'Midst the large water-lilies. Beautiful! How beautiful is all this fair free world Under God's open sky!

Mother.Thou art o'erwrought Once more, my child! The dewy trembling light Presaging tears, again is in thine eye. O, hush, dear Lilian! turn thee to repose.

Lilian. Mother! I cannot. In my soul the thoughts Burn with too subtle and too swift a fire; Importunately to my lips they throng, And with their earthly kindred seek to blend Ere the veil drop between. When I am gone— (For I must go)—then the remember'd words Wherein these wild imaginings flow forth,