4? •^^. Vanitas Vanitatis E. E. VIOLETTB CINCINNATI THE STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY Copyright, 191 8 The Standard Publishing CompMiy JAN 2? 1319 ©CI.A51I403 Dedicated to PEGGY PAGE" CANTO I TJfli? rrtmBOtt rantbbr W rrautlfi along tl|r tuallH ®f tilt nib l|ouj0^ at l|nm?; anb tljrnugli ll|p l|all0 ®l^?r^ rings ll|^ langl|- t?r 0f a hggon^ bau ®f gnutli anb plrasur^. Ktxh tt|rr? romes a lag. of ti|? pajSiSitttg OII|anr|tn0 % jngs nf trars — ®rarfi 0f rrgr^t tl|at ran not ngl|t ttj? mrongs, Slrars of r^morfi^ tl|at 0on00 l0-ba|| if m? Ijai kttomtt urr m^ant. Iftai m^ not tijrotun Amau tl|at goli^tt iag of long ago Wt mtgltt l|ati? Hatt^b oursplu^fi tijtja iratlj- Ijpbb mo^ ©t|at bnnriH ttattt long- t«ga for % oUi rnof-trff Atti rlnuijs our br^mttfi of tifalttg. CANTO II ^ntiintii vtinnb ani t« tl|0fif Jiag0 m^ fnunJi Srrp mtnrB 0f bta- CANTO III /j|\ut of % b0un&- V!l/ Ubb inp ll|v t&t of ©tm? SoUa btUoma of tt|F Pajst all rromuipi mttlj nm0 3l|ion tt|^ 0l|or^0 mljrr^ mr m^r^ mont to play, QlflUttttng tl^t j&nmt oli hIi^Uh from iay to &ag; Houttgtttg b^tt^atl^ 0«r Bun-Jinitfi^ 0tt tl|^ HlranJi, Watrlitttg 1I|^ mxlh matt^B runntttg m tJ|^ 0ani. **Wi|at ar^ tl|?g aag- ing?" tfi % age- long rrg: "Htuj? mtyil^ gnu ma^, *tmtU fionn b^ lun^ t0 it^!'* tl|at lt|^ ttnMtBH jfrs torn ll|? acmn rattfjBl ®I|tsi am^-tnaptrtng anthfut 0f 11?? Srumns our brt^f fng atti l?arl|?0 us to CANTO IV 2^^ hxh nnt knam ^mvB maxxlh bring ; Wt Yttksixith IjnmF aa but a Itttl? tijtng — A plntt mi^nt Ixxtth a m o 1 1| ^ r , lou^i aiul|tb ; 11^ hxh nnt knnm tly? pain b^n^atly i^n Butik, tljat Sltfi? 3s but a ttamptr^ bringing grirf unh nMU So all tl|at imt it ani nn pUafiure b^nt 00 SF?. t0 tl|ink« t0 Uur lik? tt|00^ ml|0 m^nt hut ro0?0 ; atti tl|?tr tl|or«0, Snuhkb for mtl^ pattt l|0rn0 ®f tl^? ^rrat Stlmma on mtjtrti m? Iiattg g>nar^i an& txxtn atti futtU. Attb % tjar0lj[ rlang (Wttli falbn tiolfi 0tat«?b mttJi rrtmfluitt ®f 0ur bipfit blno&) is htnmng in nur ^arja Stflrnrhant tnn^a 0f it0ap|i0tnlt«9 CANTO V W jiy^ttr trgfittng- plar? for all Exrth uagabonina mlyo rail Jtt mrlohtrsi of mrm- nrg, anJi flrr SItkr l|0mttt9 ioura frnm lattifi utrxxjsm % jsra! lark from % lyalla of Irarnutg anin of art, lark mttl| Ujr spotlfi of mattg a forrtgtt mart, lark from tl^r lattii mlyrrr burtitng g>appl|o jaung, lark from tljr istortri filynorfli mlyrrr mar- tgr0 tyuttg. ?8ark frnm pagoba lanifi vali^rt falfi? 00&ja Htntb, 2Jark from lly^ iearrt sanbs alntt 9 tkt Nile, lark from t^t tratljs mi^ttt mearg matt- b]?rlu0t Hatl^ Uh mrtifi 3 rlftl- brett maie of mttp- tng iuBt. CANTO VI >^ fatlfi U0 afi 0«r sab If^arts turn iil^rnm tl|^ brnkien lj[0m^i0t^ai& t0 tlj^ jBtara ttjat bunt, Wtam llyr rutu^in rrf- ug^ ll][at m? our^ ralUi Ijom0 ®0 tte patl][0 uf plan- tU llyat in far fikto rnanu Anb 00 tn stbttr^ anb unttj trembling i^nnh Wi ^tniap tl|0 remnant of tl|f ®ljm0 (Soi pktttt^i, » Atti tuf^p tijat m? roul& tljftnk our pra^^rs m^r^ i^tnth S^raiT«p m? took tlj^m from a pxlntth morb; CANTO VII Trjn I][0lpkaH failure W frnm nur prag^rja m^ pa00 ®0 tl|0U9lftiBi lik^ itm- hvitpB 0l|tntn9 on tl|^ grass OW tl|p fr^sli fii?I&0 of f 0Uti|'si brtgtit mnrn- OIr0utb-0;ilfnior tn tl|0 jstttgtng ttironga %r0! Atti, 0l|! ting ButxB ml\nt mt SfHtb^ tl^t rtiBt-t}mpth fanpfi of Itf^ atti ®lj? n^rtar of truf Hou^. ®«t t0-bag mr brink MitJi ^nrratffi tlt^ l|pm- Inrk, tl|? ml|ib m? tlyink TSipan tl^f paat. (§m Bmtet fan ha mon- jbrnuja fair 3 0?^ hut itmlg, fram^b routti mttly gol&^tt l^atr, {5t|^ tmn long bratba, hotlj ttpi mttlj rtb- bntts r^i; But i}^v blm ^g^H ar? ii^ai morli. Ani, Blntt tl|rtlUb ttig Ijffart; atti mtj^tt 3 5^t m^ i^tntt to bm^U among tljfr ®f liy^ jK^parl^iii, J filyaU jsing Uy^ jBottg Wf \XBth to '0t«Q t0- ^ttl\n until 0l|?, HFartttg mg xxam frnm *nratl| ttj? rgpr^sisi- 01|aU rnmp anii tttfrt m? nu % ^nlb^n CANTO VIII lUtl 3U0tt0r tn Ambt- Itntt'ja train, Snlkit xxp ti|^ I|tU attb tlirnuglf tt?^ op^n jjlattt ®t|at k«?m n0 bouttba in tljat ^ii^ntfnl bag ®f gcntlifnl l|0p^. lut n0UJ alnng % man (§f Ufr uvt 0i|atl0r?& far, l][ttri|fi to Jitstattt 0tar; ®l|^ jstar ttsiflf l|afli r^asi^i t0 filfut? n« ®n0 maat^Ji tttglit it foil iomn from tl|^ 0kg; Knh mtBtfuU r^tro- jgp^rttur train of tl|nugl|t young Ambtttnn ram? to nangl^t: Anb Mraltli, iFamr, Honor, onr? our lu0tral Itglitfi, Ar? rtniirrrb anna tn jaktra of faurt^b tttgljta. CANTO IX J or SFtmi? j0|i?Uj0 projjrrfifi mxh mt mag not lurtt 01j^ flom 0f ^nnlution, 3l0r ott^ tmir^ rtyanr^ mag; iS\}t 0park0 fl^ upmarb ani tl|0g mill ttot 0tag. Ull^r? bag t0 ntglft anh ntgl^t makpa Itfr a 3Farrm?U, train pims- ur^js, ^nan^Br^ttt toga; Eartl^'a tvmmxrth pujstB art l^fart^n'fi itja- CANTO X ^ANITAS 'vanitatis ani tt rnm^fi time tn IFnr all tl|e ptrturpB paitilifi in our ArF ma0l|^i amag mttlj t^ars. A«i nsxm (Hilt ^artli-mom mor- lalja at ttji? rtti^r- 00ng of tli^ 0tt?fi tl|at it^b Anb m?«t btftivt na tn tl|p CSr^at 1«- ktuimtt ®0 m^?l tly? Mnhtt ott IftB ifflgfittr 3Ilyr0n^. CANTO XI Ani ttnm at tlj^ kfit mtkjston^ in % rart, H? pass tl|p tomb- 0tflttf of iitpvivUh grar^ AttJi r^arlj tly^ lyar- bor 0tt tljat Hilu^r ttxtt trtni^ mortal muat put out to 0^a. A«b in ti^t rrablf of tb[t rnlltng ti^i^p, (Si^^ mmt^B mill rtttk UH— jstyall 0k?p mti ll^'ll sail atti aatl upon ttj^ HiUnl Anir httnm tlyr ftr^mnja of immortality! of lyapptn^fifl attb Qatn Not fomtii *mth bb^h- tttg hobt^js of tljr^ W^ll &r?am of ttBt mtttj OJoJi mly^r^ all \B mM Anil mly^rp tly? Itglyt of 2Irutly lifr'B mgtl|B l^tipt iB born att^m ®0 muht UB ir^am ajgaut tl|at inr^amB tutnt tru^t 18 '^> "H.^^" °^'' ''''^-/' •^"°. ' "^^-^^^ ' 'i .r^ ,^^'% \1^° /\ '.^^