There the throstle calleth only—
There alone the throstle calleth
As the silent twilight falleth;
All the magic spells are broken,
All the ancient charms unspoken.
Who to human tongues shall teach
That forgotten fairy speech,
By whose aid the world of old
Did with Nature commune hold?
’Tis the pride of human hearts
Whence the gentle fay departs!
Ye who now their loss deplore,
Ye who would their reign restore,
Know that fervent faith and worth
Elfin blessings bring to earth;
Purest thoughts are brightest chrism
In the mystical baptism,
Which to those elected duly
Lifts the veil, revealing truly
Elfin worlds in ’rapt clairvoyance,
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Elfin vistas, Elfin vision,
Elfin voices, dreams Elysian,
Fay-built isles and seas that be
Glamour all and gramarye.
Where shall point the Elfin wing?
Worlds of pure imagining;
Then where virtue rules the heart
Thence the Fairies ne’er depart!
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