78 VI. THE DIGNITY OF SEX.
And still she bowed herself and stooped
Out of the circling charm ;
Until her bosom must have made •
The bar she leaned on warm.
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" I wish that he were come to me, For he will come," she said. " Have I not prayed in Heaven ? — on earth, Lord, Lord, has he not prayed ? Are not two prayers a perfect strength ? And shall I feel afraid? ^ ^ :{: "We two will lie in the shadow of That living mystic tree. " But shall God lift To endless unity The soul whose likeness with thy soul Was but its love for thee ?
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"There will I ask of Christ the Lord Thus much for him and me : — Only to live as once on earth With love, — only to be. As then a while, for ever now Together, I and he."
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And then she cast her arms along The golden barriers, And laid her face between her hands. And wept. (I heard her tears)."
