'Look, I bring thee a carven cup; (0 Troy Town!) See it here as I hold it up, Shaped it is to the heart's desire, Fit to fill when the gods would sup. (0 Troy's down, Tall Troy's on fire!) 'It was moulded like my breast; He that sees it may not rest, Tall Troy's on fire!) 'See my breast, how like it is; See it bare for the air to kiss! 'Yea, for my bosom here I sue; (0 Troy Town!) Thou must give it where 'tis due, (O Troy's down, Tall Troy's on fire!) 'Each twin breast is an apple sweet! (0 Troy Town!) Once an apple stirred the beat Of thy heart with the heart's desire: Say, who brought it then to thy feet? (0 Troy's down, Tall Troy's on fire!) 'They that claimed it then were three: (0 Troy Town!) For thy sake two hearts did he Make forlorn of the heart's desire. Do for him as he did for thee! (0 Troy's down, Tall Troy's on fire!) 'Mine are apples grown to the south, (0 Troy Town!) Grown to taste in the days of drouth, Taste and waste to the heart's desire: Mine are apples meet for his mouth!' (0 Troy's down, Tall Troy's on fire!) Venus looked on Helen's gift, (0 Troy Town!) Looked and smiled with subtle drift, 'There thou kneel'st for Love to lift!' Tall Troy's on fire!) Venus looked in Helen's face, (0 Troy Town!) Knew far off an hour and place, And fire lit from the heart's desire; 6 Laughed and said, Thy gift hath grace!" (0 Troy's down, Tall Troy's on fire!) Cupid looked on Helen's breast, (0 Troy Town!) Saw the heart within its nest, Saw the flame of the heart's desire, (0 Troy's down, Tall Troy's on fire!) Cupid took another dart, (0 Troy Town!) Fledged it for another heart, Winged the shaft with the heart's desire, Drew the string and said, 'Depart!' (0 Troy's down, Tall Troy's on fire!) Paris turned upon his bed, (0 Troy Town!) Turned upon his bed and said, Dead at heart with the heart's desire,➡ 'O to clasp her golden head!' (0 Troy's down, Tall Troy's on fire!) THE BURDEN OF NINEVEH. IN our Museum galleries To-day I lingered o'er the prize From hour to hour rejoicing me. Once more the London dirt and din; A human face the creature wore, And flanks with dark runes fretted o'er "Twas bull, 'twas mitred Minotaur, A dead disbowelled mystery; |