Legenda Monastica And Other Poems

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ...sir, in masquerade, "Comest thou thus boldly?" "Good my liege, my brother lay "At thy gate despairing; "Could I on this joyful day "Pass him by uncaring? "God the poor man honoureth, "Taking his condition; "One Poor Man of Nazareth "Saved us from perdition." Such a smile the king's face wore Not before or after; All who stood beside the door Ceased their scornful laughter. "Look," said he, " and fix your gaze "On this soiled raiment; "So the world its heroes pays "With a sorry payment. 0 But to me these mud-stains are "Jewels fair and royal, "Sent by One Who dwells afar "To His.servant loyal. "From the vanguard of His host "I have long detained thee; "I, because I loved thee most, "All these years restrained thee. "Now I yield thee up to One "Of a Kingdom vaster, --"To the Father's Royal Son, "christ, thy feudal Master." ABBOT STEPHEN. TO Abbot Stephen the cellarer spake--"Sad news, my Father, our silence break, "And sadder are yet in store; "There is no food left in the house to-day, "The last of our helpers has passed away, "No bread can I on the table lay, "And we fast till we can no more." But bright was the look in the Abbot's eyes, And he heard the news with a glad surprise, Which filled them with happy dew; For many a year he had followed the road Which was tracked with the blood of a suffering God, And to set his feet where the Master trod Was joy to the servant true. "Are we like the fowls of the air?" said he, "With no food stored in our granary, "With nought but our Father's care? "Let us go and seek for the crumbs that fall...

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