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 Illustrated by half-tone Gn^i'<i"i"^s aftei^ Original Designs by 
 
 VO. ST. JGBn K^IRPGR 
 
 ,- 1889 
 
 NEW YORK 
 
 Copyright, iSSg, by 
 
 FREDERICK A. STOKES & BROTHER 
 
 MDCCCLXXXIX 
 
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 The guardian of the lilies. 
 
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©Y^ftere FlPiex«) ©Lo not fac|e, 
 Upon a morn o^ aKea^se^ 
 
 <Ker roLiTit) Iq gfac:|aex^xi> mac^ej 
 sKT^o oub Her €)fe<^x«)eiL ^Ingerx^ 
 
 UpoQ eac^ 6foorr| ;6fte falsL, 
 ©Jftev, fteec|^uf o^ ^er prex^ence, 
 
 Sr^ fo^sF^ trarK^jporf <^coaueiL. 
 
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 |t v\?as a budding v\?oodland 
 I^eside a river's flov\?." 
 
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IS'JW^if^ 
 
 fe^^^S?^c. 
 
 t%'f='^'S^" 
 
 rjjfMHifcTr~~' ~ *- 
 
©Jfteir x^coQLjIiio" ooofte tKe fIfieA 
 
 ©yHere 6rief tFie Pifiex^ 6fcco.— 
 #t CDoA a 6u.c^c^ino" aooo<^fa"r|t» 
 
 IsjooftesL ©Locjon cjoitR e\/e-6 agfoco, 
 
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 i) iJor x«>iTff x^fte Fo^eiL tRe pPeaAance, 
 
 ©Y^Here <^fte ftai. cJcoePt SePoco. 
 
©WHere fifle<^ xijoor^ are x^ReiL; 
 ©Jo "Bear tKeIr ^alnt rex^poii<*>e<^j 
 
 ^fie 'Beat fier ^Hiai no' fteaiL. — 
 ''!r?ejoIce coitft. vou ooe caar^ot, 
 
 iJor ©eafHooariL are ooe x^peil." 
 ''flay, W\?e feac|<i) Qeaf^ a capfT^se, 
 
 oKTTti ifiere ^HaPf 6e no ileai.." 
 
*'The herald of the da^f-davNjn 
 VV)here walking sow5s no rue.' 
 
@^f/^ere coaftio^o' <^ocoA no rue, 
 Upon a morQ of Jfeavser^ 
 
 ®J\ cfear re'eelfFe €>fea:>. 
 J\ff rouT^tj tRe fac}efe<^(^ 6od>cage 
 
 ©Ifte meffooo ecKoe^ ffeoo; 
 :^ eK tRouAaliti Aotio'x^ter^) caroffeiL 
 
UHeir carofx^ aaofte tRe aooocj-^iri., 
 
 ©YV'^ere coingei. fife a'rit) ^or^^ 
 gitef ffee before tfie tempest, 
 
 Mfe fear tRe foaofer'xi) aoroi^. 
 " 5^eioice CJoitPi ^ou coe cannot, 
 
 ©eatK fter^xi) our f Puttering tfiroti^." 
 ''Ra^, bife CDiFP ^ou i.ePi^^er, 
 
 iJor ^ou to bife 6ePong." 
 
''^he serapb^-ebild of rapture." 
 
UHe x^erap^-cftlPi. of rap-fure, 
 
 ©W^ere jov to Aoufx!) lA feaf, 
 Upon a morn of (Kea^er^ 
 
 Mac^e aPF tKe Sefe^ to peaP. 
 Hfte mornino'-Afarxi), a"r2tD pPanefx^ 
 
 Uftat tfirougft coi4e or6lfA oo^eeP, 
 Sq unimagineiL antKemA 
 
 9eAoun<^e©L cKea^en'x^ cjoeaP. 
 
©JHeIr antfiemxi) aoofte tfie xi>plnfxi> 
 UHat x^fri^ee Iq rr^orfaf cfa^.— 
 
 "Qejolce aoitfi ^ou coe canr^otl, 
 
 ©eatfi ftenqA Ltd) xi)o eacfi ooa^.'' 
 
 "©eatK x*)ftaff not ^ou 6efra^ ; 
 ^or S arq Iso^e (#mmorfaf, 
 
 oKlltj me x^Haff ©eaf^ o^^^-" 
 
 £df//)6 A^. Thomas.