A Draught of the Blue, together with An Essence of the Dusk

by F. W. Bain

A Draught of the Blue

Together with

An Essence of the Dusk

Translated from the Original Manuscripts

By

F. W. Bain

G. P. Putnam's Sons
New York and London
The Knickerbocker Press

COPYRIGHT, 1906
BY
F. W. BAIN
(For "An Essence of the Dusk")
Published, January, 1907
Reprinted, March, 1907; September, 1908
July, 1910; September, 1911
The Knickerbocker Press, New York

Contents

I [A Draught of the Blue]

II [An Essence of the Dusk]

A Draught of the Blue

Translated from the Original Manuscript

Ah! lotus infinite! ah! wild sweet Blue!
Sense, in thy azure ocean dipped, must die.