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THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS
Northward upon the stream our boat is creep¬
ing.
The sky above is pearl, the river pearl.
And soon will coming night her shades unfurl
Like some great bird on stealthy pinions
sweeping.
As the effulgence chills
And young stars stand above the Theban hills
Within whose fastnesses the kings are sleeping.
To them the roll of time is but a dreaming,
To them the lotus, mouldered on their breasts.
Still dripping from the Nile, in beauty rests.
As when the mourners broke those blossoms
streaming
And shook the silver shower.
The pallid glory of the royal flower
Fit guerdon for a royal spirit deeming.
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THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS
Northward upon the stream our boat is creep¬
ing.
The sky above is pearl, the river pearl.
And soon will coming night her shades unfurl
Like some great bird on stealthy pinions
sweeping.
As the effulgence chills
And young stars stand above the Theban hills
Within whose fastnesses the kings are sleeping.
To them the roll of time is but a dreaming,
To them the lotus, mouldered on their breasts.
Still dripping from the Nile, in beauty rests.
As when the mourners broke those blossoms
streaming
And shook the silver shower.
The pallid glory of the royal flower
Fit guerdon for a royal spirit deeming.
62
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| Works by selected Scottish authors > Violet Jacob > Verses > (74) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/129139105 |
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| Description | By Violet Jacob. |
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| Shelfmark | T.9.f |
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| Description | Violet Jacob (1863-1946) was born into an aristocratic family who had lived at the House of Dun near Montrose since the 15th century. Her classic novel of the 1745 Jacobite rising, 'Flemington” (1911), was highly regarded by John Buchan and is still in print. Jacob had a deep appreciation of the Angus dialect and countryside, and this is evident in her celebrated Scots language poetry in volumes such as 'Song of Angus' (1915). |
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| Description | A selection of classic out-of-copyright Scottish poetry, prose and children’s stories from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
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