That face which no man ever saw
And from his memory banished quite,
With eyes in which are Hamlet ’s awe
And Cardinal Richelieu’s subtle light
Looks from this frame. A master’s hand
Has set the master-player here,
In the fair temple that he planned
Not for himself. To us most dear
This image of him! “It was thus
He looked...
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The Black-haired gaunt Paulinus
By ruddy Edwin stood:—
“Bow down, O king of Deira,
Before the blessèd Rood!
Cast out thy heathen idols,
And worship Christ our Lord.”
—But Edwin looked and pondered,
And answered not a word.Again the gaunt Paulinus
To ruddy Edwin spake:
“God offers life immortal...