Howtruthfulanairoflamentationshangshereuponeverysyllable! —overthegentlenessandgracewhichwefancyinthelittlemaidenherself—evenoverthehalf-playful, half-petulantairwithwhichshelingersonthebeautiesandgoodqualitiesofherfavorite—likethecoolshadowofasummercloudoverabedofliliesandviolets, "andallsweetflowers." , ortheartlessnessofthemaiden, orherlove, orheradmiration, orhergrief, orthefragranceandwarmthandappropriatenessofthelittlenest-likebedofliliesandroseswhichthefawndevouredasitlayuponthem, —thewonderofthelittlemaidenatthefleetnessofherfavorite—the "littlesilverfeet"—thefawnchallenginghismistresstoaracewith "aprettyskippinggrace," runningonbefore, andthen, withheadturnedback, awaitingherapproachonlytoflyfromitagain—canwenotdistinctlyperceiveallthesethings? Howexceedinglyvigorous, too, istheline,
"Andtrodasifonthefourwinds!"
avigorapparentonlywhenwekeepinmindtheartlesscharacterofthespeakerandthefourfeetofthefavorite, "myown," soovergrown, entangledwithrosesandlilies, astobe "alittlewilderness"—thefawnlovingtobethere, andthere "only"—themaidenseekingit "whereitshouldlie"—andnotbeingabletodistinguishitfromtheflowersuntil "itselfwouldrise"—thelyingamongthelilies "likeabankoflilies"—thelovingto "fillitselfwithroses,"
"Anditspurevirginlimbstofold
Inwhitestsheetsofliliescold,"
andthesethingsbeingits "chief" delights—andthenthepre-eminentbeautyandnaturalnessoftheconcludinglines, whoseveryhyperboleonlyrendersthemmoretruetonaturewhenweconsidertheinnocence, theartlessness, theenthusiasm, thepassionategirl, andmorepassionateadmirationofthebereavedchild:
"Haditlivedlong, itwouldhavebeen
Lilieswithout, roseswithin."
TheEnd
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