Of all as Lora of Thuringia was,

For gentle ways that spoke a noble soul,

Winning all hearts to love her and to praise,

As might a great and beautiful thought that holds

Us by the simplest words.—Blue were her eyes

As the high glory of a summer day.

Her hair,—serene and braided over brows

White as a Harz dove's wing,—an auburn brown,

And deep as mists the sun has drenched with gold:

And her young presence, like embodied song,