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THE TRIUMPH OF BOHEMIA
SPIRIT OF BOHEMIA
Come forth, O thou portentous soul of Time!
(A fragment of the Time Motive is heard in the orchestra, and the Spirit of Time appears.)
SPIRIT OF BOHEMIA
Time, what is thy service at my fane?
SPIRIT OF TIME
I shall be very gentle to thy sons.
If aught they mark of me, 't will be my smile.
Even as the welcome shadow of a cloud
My shade shall fall on them, until at last
Desiring rest, they turn to me for sleep,
Like weary children to their father's home.
SPIRIT OF BOHEMIA
O ministers of beauty and of peace,
Come hither, then, and greet my worshippers.
(The Spirits of the Winds, Fire and Time descend from the upper stage, and gather before the Spirit of Bohemia.)
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