Alicia LeFanu Poems

THROUGH laughing meads and sounding groves,
Delighted now AMANTOR roves.
But, while, amid the verdant shade,
He loitered fond, or careless strayed,
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As down the circling wave they glide,
Thus spoke at length the Elfin guide:
'My friend, behold the favoured coast,
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ONE morn, when Twilight, matron grey,
Hung fondly yet o'er infant Day,
Sudden, with tempered radiance bright,
Throughout the Hall a rosy light
Beams forth:- Amid the yielding air,
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FIRED by applauding Fame's report,
AMANTOR sought the dazzling court,
Where beauteous dwelt in stately hall,
The PRINCESS of the CHRYSTAL BALL .
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WHEN PHOEBUS tints the breezy lawn,
AMANTOR hails the lovely dawn;
That dawn, which sees him free again,
Gay bounding o'er the smiling plain;
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To cheer the Prince, his aged friend
His pleasing converse loves to lend;
And, as his lips events relate,
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As still, with Hope's delusion gay,
AMANTOR traced his devious way,
A stately Palace rose to view;
The walls were gold of shining hue;
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