VERSES BY JESSIE MACKAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 722, 22 January 1910, Page 9

VERSES BY JESSIE MACKAY.

)H".vs', JHere's; to the : homo, that-was never, ne'vor £;;;vVc-iTqasl^ i^'-S" ; *;ilovvcrsS-'?^:-^^-£,*;•"¥;;•':'-'- *:':'■.'' : ' ;-■'■ -'-.V ,»r'vVo-;Bpealc: 'yo^low/^my^meriy;-;'men; fitting >:>;>;: ;Harkon';to^ "'••-•' : '-Si&R'-?^^easi\^ «~ : ';:fi !to'.-' tlidHife:.we..shall never:lire'on s4f ypCrit : foi\"«'s aVryr^ It;--;'•■?';. ";/.> : :y*'the^suQra^^ ■: ; '('- : Y-I'iWa Never^ , i^':,Her<^V:t6Sth6 r iot6:-wo>werb''nom''-let'.t6

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,;iv; : ;SS«o-part navo' ; l, :nor \V. v-;' r ;-; t "^'i : j;'. : None;beneath , .tho sun!,;-: ; ' '.'::■:/: •■"■::'' '■>.-;■''. -:\ - : -V<5V : ■ But; broad and "far" in; many; star ■■. /•■'■.•■;. : -VS?s'-Ny ■ angel-meadows .'rinf-T ■■■■'. .".■-■ \i<'::'.*■ : ; v : Brit , : deep , . and''!calm'; ! by'/wMspennE'piim i olap: , my;putlandifbays.v.>::ii'\:v:;.-:.'. T foam, that;ever..homd/;;;, ,:;' oi^O: , H-iii dreaming" tide: idel ays, i; , ? :!* I;';,- ■ *-.'-£: i -^O'/iosal: and : .faiit ; it/clings again.;; : ::;-; : : -, ?;"o)-'/yI4nd : 'lofd;am ip'<(s : ff'^ff ;: . Loverbound'in \ that;far'.rand:- '■■' '-V'''.tCho--forest; have."owned.ihy/yoier::. ■V^ K' -The^^ Vjewel-breasted,:choir;- *}. i:; : ; ■■'.'■ ;i : : ;. : ;/{i.;' : BThnt. dawnward;: raise : tho peal~:of praise :)S* : ;.; 'When : Night\is'. on her pyreoW , -:'- : V. :;:, : 'ii:-;iGreen':faerie: : rhbld:in',feer:'r"'fe: : ; ; : ';/^:-* ;> And;deUs:;or.deep delight:':,:.; '".:. i<■'.(•.:-iWhose.mosses .hide the 'mounted,'pride' '}.'.i.£;i :>': Of .dark',. primeyalopight.y :: ; / -'-.";:•■; ■■V-i'-iVjNo^tower:';hayet:l' i nOT : castler-; %:;: '-~'- :i : :;;. JviS'V:None beneatt vthe:;snnrf:,-i-. ' I.y:':'.]-.'"■■.'■ '■ i:v ; '- ; pnt:the:wind-rocked'hold of the Sea-King Tnrfih';is;/'won:;V'-:"/ j't ?/• ..-'■. y;::';/Pnithe'keen-blue; fxact /where" brides ;the i.v;:/; , ; >;. ; ; ? y'/wTack/:-'/JyW^;/'::i;v,;'-' .'loved ---'.'/ ;"y : .-- : S-'ViH-fChat hbldvisi'nrine, everymine, ;r : '"- '■■ ■ : '/;, vv^: /Betwixt/.thd^wavo'and/fen^; '■■■:, ,> ?;.--':: ,:H;: ! -.; iind/dear 'and jdread ;by:'holm : :and : head , '-..: -;:-"::'"'.' :"''/, C: Fpr : go' : . content and -low— -'.: %,':&■ *■}* thank.uand-trust;and deep.v■■.!■ ■-.y: I^?^-: 'of*^te'''the': :^, o"d''imd:.-girat-''/; their..lonely:iways. ■■i-'v/■•'*■'-■'-■;:T-■?;>■;ifcwizards their ■hand'"/ Wj?^y:;;jyn. ! liills:/pf /heavDnly-;haze. ■: ;;-:/: ~}^: s:;:Sj:.'lsh&ye':no;lpve-iady— |: y i: Hh': ,/-H ; -v:':';- '■■■•• '::-:.\fty' ; - ; None>;bene'ath: the sun! M "■■-?■ ; -v;"-:.-".';-.^"..' : 3.-. ';,.H'o r: each-and" all of ; the ■ maidens tall'' Sij^ i;^^r e'er,; ; thpOßhine"niay;rnnv:r.'.': ■ ,;■ f ffij- I !iK IvWed.-'at' , need,/her knight indeed— <'/■:"■■ /'/^i: : , ; '':Fpr J each 7 niy ewprd,and'ebng.'O'v -.Z'-i? ?& a:;/K)re:iMother;iMaryvH their y knigh't ''and ;.;-■ ; ./:y y% : ■/.;■ ■•>;._ y. S;- ; j:;lyivr-'ndefthe i,world-'along: :'. : i ; ;i'■'"' ■^■ 1 4' Mary's; face,; eaob ,-I. : trace; ':• y-,■'.;'. :V^V? a .Kte.'f&TO l :iipm'-'ilie?mpT;i;i',.'v.--:'.i- .:'•:•:' :>/?;/;/:- rovei ' ~. : - z>: iy^:y' V; : S': : ; y' ;^;i^yWor''-6iire ; ,imclose::theV(ni6 red 'rose-VW *' ; " ;•& •■;? f;:yl\:£Li<!3 ft :'^: Si ft <: clpudrbprne: vA : ff;' :;?gS;ff^9«^?:»f/^^Jfaielii^tiaSd' r ' : ,'v;^i^^| : V/^ :^^-:' 0 / ■£ M>orted yto.» mth%ceritW ;K:^. ,^ed i ;M4^g^^ c hibeTj:N6--:MbreV, ;"i ;vSW i to; seal feat:; is-».!y.s-a^m.va^t;ijthey s ?eho«WfbeS,,th6ught,': ? toi .-,. :y y; ;■ JMve y forgo Hcny Sjtlimdij^gM^gli^a 1 #^|fffe :^l|^^op;?a^ e '^fe' : ;.':-t".-i' ! t°.X;ih^:;traa;:^C^>-K"<■;?,■-,¥/:>«-.-.v-, :;■-;.;■ y^S ; :But:^r^r^de-#!{App ; ii^S:;'fi v-A ;^T*;i'.''W^lt;^e;^Tm^fe%iipi n //■:./.;S*or: ? e M^'&ii^°°^ : ''\Lof£ahei!' : 'at'M. -"'V , - v':l ?: **nfc--eea.sgafe:v i ;O^-<fe'':£/ ; -It^/asland-:b^ffianjme;t ; s' ; A/i":';y:; ; /i : '?;■;/: ;jV.;:ljs :lo&: are" KkeCthe;:^: v ■: /.:;,.,'/;*/. -Bat-its.; no-fa desert'f airly;-, a>;^. , ;. '■^-■ : -. ':W-y The corn^s'fu^;an'; early ; ■■-■ - ,: >■'v.-S'S' • ;/y ■y. ; -; 1 t ; ;-Ye'U : ;hearithoyladdies vdaffing®/' ; -J .-':/:;/•::;!?::,-;^ A hrar:they :'. s'-'j./•':■..-/But we^we-'canna"tinq': : ~'"'i '''•'-'■ f -" r,; ;. ;: /■JWf : J^t/lies;ayPntHhia:,brine:// ; 'J ! ' , ?■ ; : '•v-: i^vx■• 'then -- : H:::?:/ E ;r? //We were;-CTayygray:'men;v7 ; -;:>,;/•' -•:'/:':/;>.£ W : 11 ; smile -iiae.maiK/fpr;ever/:'; ; -: -■■ ; -;i'-' ■;■-,.-■:-Vi'^By4ne-;prairie-qr;.the river" : -'' ;■"■-; y: yyy f-I«st pny-think perchance'that we for- '■':!■.:.' i>;;tev:ge?;'-:y:.-"V J-:ys-i:'-y;:.y■.•'■■v-k-^ l .-■-;-■ /'t? : :v:> :^:-> v T H :r^nyr &d".td-^pin^': ; /V r 'V-yv .■.?,''•'■-v- : f ":'/"Ease^awa'ito ippin— ;"»'*:= »-!i•'"■i-v 1 :- ::: yy <-;,I£he':iainy./roady.tb/Appin : :.-;y;:;y/j;;men.,went;y- i v.?:5iy,>;.■;;';/;:?" Vp-''.'v-'.' ■>>/,

: ffhey, tWWmt b':Scdtiand/<iey flarig'iis' ui=thp, West;\ ! :•-.';■::- ; ■■■ ■-■■-. ."■•■.... ;■ i>:; .■ 'b^beadvai'Aw ■ : :-.\:.<-r-".':-:<'downa lobk;for rest,'■;'■-'■!■- %;;; ;':■:',•■.■.■••,:-.- : ".:>: w: V^v: ; ;Bnt-ife:o4o/liem\Aroin^; ; ;-v 'J ...■■:,•':/ '■"'iy i ! :J'-.™ hnjy-sod p' Appin— "■/:.'-■ '■■>:■.■'■'- ;: . : -:i':y-'JB«\O.;.tp.;Ue;'in"--.Appin :wnere the'"'mist' ('■:k'i-vv...-■.■: aaps,-a';'i""-*>.■.,■;-.■'•'"> "■':;?«■■'■.•'.~;-".-.i-'-'-i- ■■■■:•/-'■ '■■:■"'.' : ' :^'A^'XCauldJiYMs'tbiliyc^or ''."die on.^ : ; ; brought the tents o'- Zion- ;; : i ; ':";'j ; .'-:' ! .y:,An,;weel'the mark'is seen' I : : ■■'■■ ' ■■'■ ' ■ '■'■'- --> martyr-blood.' hath': been'; i\ ; X.\That. will; clear -us' to -"the , , lord '■■::■.■'■- :.;■■ :r :- : ':-'.■-■When'-.tte-Angel .wrV.thVsword "•■*'■" ■ : ''\::-s '-fl": Gangs nightly -iip ithe land ;: ;: if.-- :'.; ; r:;; : ;r:0ran Egypt- that^is; banned.'-'- -: : ::'.;: -'■:■' .■■■'-.•■ ■■'-But God do sae..an' inaii/:-,■ c.. ■ : '-.-'. :i '■■■> V ; iy' To us,'gin wo;casty ' "'' '. v/r ■';...■; ;>or'smile again for over- /■■■';? '■■;■■•■'■' ;i i>-."'••■;:>;-V-By- : theiprairie.brl-.iho river;■'■'■■ ■ ■'; :..,;. l«st: ony ,-think. perchance that , we'. for- ■;;■:•.'■■•. , vs- ; B e '-' ; 'S ; - : >-v' :^-i-^>ff ' : -^ ; :;V: • ; -- '■' :: - , -- i .'•'<■' v ;'/. --: ; .?" ■ The red 'road to Appin— :/ '■ '""•'■■• '■■' ' : '"''-'Qs '■' ■ ; '2'tt?t ; awq'- to 'Appin— r^'.-;' .'■. v: -v''''-. •■'" - ; ;v^- s VH3te red-:road;to Appin.that- the heart's :; :;: ;^: ji' : ' ft., :::■-.■:', ■;.-. ,-■-.. ■> 7;'. ::, .; -.&?,". no' , , a desert fairly,. it's - grand an' •j'--'-:>V:' ! -^ , '%y').uiig..'bu' v finei-:'.V- : '; : ; V-; ; \- ; :;-". : .: ; ."': '■ •. : : ;i-. ; j'i'H : '?ere-;the/ sons: 6V live, : an' , ■:f ;'>:-': ; -.;!^P r css:-tho r ;wino;■ v: , :.;'.■•;■;;.s =;"^::-. ":\ -,>' ■jj-- ■ Biitfit's"O:;for.;hanie :j ■ ■;;-;:■•,;.: BChe: thousand rjedrs-p' Appin, .iivhere'.the' : 'i}sal : m(m. lie!:'-/v;;:..V^:;^"%;.\.:.;:./-.; ;■ 'I;:-;-- v" ; ii :■' Ooyjface: is-set as'stane,: ; '" : V', : vi^'-^vr-'i. But^we'll:thank:tho lord again— ■.'.>E-*, : '.' : i->:-\<y:' ; .Gaiig:;saftly- a'i odr days;' ■'■■ '■ ? ; ■ ; ' 'It 5: '• : An' ; wark;shall;.b9:oor praise.' : ;■' '• v?. ;: :)" ! ' i-- 0 bairns s will tak'l'a.TOpt ; i. >; ! :iE..vVWi:v: By; the mighty"; nibunta'in:'-fi»tj."'-'/ ; - : '--'"ji .'•,:>■>', :v:..Vi. I ;..Biiti,ffe-rwp.- : caiuia , ':SGye'r;:'r';6y',':'?:.! '': V ;; 1:' '■>' £•: '■:■ It's aib -fori-us /whatever.;, ■'■■;i- : ;-y>,. nap-carthiy'rfnging ; V' -■I/....- . ;. J3ut it sets; v, ".;.■':■ An' we'll npver smile again •' : ' ; ''■■' -'■''' 'iiii^ , " 18 sunlight:-or/tho rain ; ' ;:• ::.::.-■ Till ,'dur feet are on the lung last : fa-ail— ,; ■':? /: : :^ 1 --"The siller-roadto-Appin—'■: v ; U :-;t .■.•■■:;;East';awa'.-:'t6''-Appin-i,-■■=;■.;•■■•■..•.■-'->>:■' a' tho ■'}% v;:;;,* i.way. to God.j.;'"rt "■■ ■.: : r:■;■ ■.-,-.- ■;..-,'.;. : ■ ... :r-\fcoi: -frFrom■•■'"lia'hd: ! of /the . 'Sforning," lw' v<l v; permission''.of- Messrs.;,Whitcoinbo -aud^ ■: •(■■ -Tombs." .v-^;',:';-. S ,: :-y:--V'- ■' ■';.'.-. ■.