BERYL DE SÉLINCOURT AND MAY STURGE HENDERSON.
VENICE
The sylphs and ondines,
And the sea-kings and queens,
Long ago; long ago, on the waves built a city,
As lovely as seems
To some bard, in his dreams,
The soul of his latest love-ditty.
Long ago, long ago,—ah! that was long ago
Thick as gems on the chalices