The Victorian Anthology (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...Rome The pure perfection of her dome. Others, I doubt not, if not we, The issue of our toils shall see; Young children gather as their own The harvest that the dead had sown, The dead forgotten and unknown. QUA CURSUM VENTUS As ships becalmed at eve, that lay With canvas drooping, side by side, Two towers of sail at dawn of day Are scarce long leagues apart descried; When fell the night up sprung the breeze, And all the darkling hours they plied, Nor dreamt but each the self-same seas By each was cleaving side by side. E'en so--but why the tale reveal Of those, whom year by year unchanged, Brief absence joined anew to feel Astounded, soul from soul estranged? At dead of night their sails were filled. And onward each rejoicing steered--Ah, neither blame, for neither willed, Or wist, what first with dawn appeared To veer, how vain On onward strain, Brave barks, in light, in darkness too, Through winds and tides one compass guides To that, and your own selves, be true. But O blithe breeze and O great seas, Though ne'er, that earliest parting past, On your wide plain they join again, Together lead them home at last. t One port, methought, alike they sought, t One purpose hold where'er they fare--O bounding breeze, O rushing seas At last, at last, unite them there SOME FUTURE DAY Some future day when what is now is not, When all old faults and follies are forgot, And thoughts of difference passed like dreams away, We'll meet again upon some future day. When all that hindered, all that vexed our love, As tall rank weeds will climb the blade above, When all but it has yielded to decay, We'll meet again upon some future day. When we have proved, each on his course alone, The wider world, and learnt what's now unknown, Have made life clear, ..