HYMN TO VENUS.
' Xn'i rst dca nrsiianoitri yuac 'luljcm e>o >j uit'scef amaritiem" Goi>»i-:ss of Beauty ! Mother of love, Tiune shall be man's warm devotion As tony a<- thu ituvs look down from aoovo On thoiv Vight reflection in ocean. . Hellas i~> vo'i'shcfl, and liomc is dead; Muiiinon is iov °ver ; LiUtx ious i ,un< s nave like shadows fleil ; GcKldes';, • liy l.une d'cth never ! Go' dess of Bciiiuy, from tlice Tu-oceeds All that in.i'as !ac worth living; !I\> ami , .ilk-vts, tv lulls ami meads. Beauty of hue t'^m ,vi i^ivinpr ! Goddcs-, \\l-o "pe.'ks m the siiiKcr s lay, In imirni si - of ) a c ■•' caressing. GoJde^o ! k: <-at Losldc s : Oh, grant that J may .Aiwayb remesuber thy blessing ! Jiv cry ro cbud inulcr the sky, Evorv little bird sinking, E\ cry dark last ous, g'uli^h eye, From thee responses is bringing. Silence of midnight, zephj rs of day, Whispur th> name to eachilower. Goddess ! groat goddess ! Oh. grant that I may Aiwaya at knowledge tliy power. O. E. Hugo.
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Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 194, 12 March 1887, Page 1 (Supplement)
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171HYMN TO VENUS. Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 194, 12 March 1887, Page 1 (Supplement)
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