Yet to earth am resigned.

Cease thy shrill mockery, Voice,

Nor answer again.'

'O Master, thick cloud shuts thee out

And cold tempests of rain.'

MAERCHEN

SOUNDLESS the moth-flit, crisp the death-watch tick;

Crazed in her shaken arbour bird did sing;

Slow wreathed the grease adown from soot-clogged wick:

The Cat looked long and softly at the King.