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Title: The origin of will o' the wisp
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Muller, Donizetti Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, former owner. DLC Charles E. Feinberg Collection of Walt Whitman (Library of Congress) DLC
Subjects: Will-o'-the-wisp
Publisher: N.Y. (i.e. New York) : Republic Press
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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lies,With anger in his voice and eyes,Behold how gods can jest!1 take thy vow ! glib boaster fair.Do these slight tasks, Ill grant thy prayer,Lo ! this is my behest:— F, ORIfllN OF WTI.I, O TiriC WISP. 24 XLVII. Paint a soii.i; uiioii the raiiibtjw ; Mend a broken bubble ;Make the desert overllow, The ocean cease its trouble. XLVIII. Count the countless stars in motion ; Hush the winds deep sighingCount the countless pearls of ocean ; Stop the clouds from Hying. XLIX. Chain the lii^ditnint,^ ere it Hashes; Still the pealing thunder;Stop the avalanche that dashes Mounts of ice asunder. THE ORIGIN OF WILL 0 THE WISP. 2^ L. Out of staiiit^ht make an earthquakeWhere the storm-god lowers ; Out of fire forge a snowtlake ; Wreath the moon with tlowers. LI. Seize the glory of the morning,With it bind thy tresses ; Dim the sky the suns adorningWith his last caresses. LIl. Hapless outcast! jilt of earth,Doubting my celestial birth!When these mandates are obeyedril forgive thee, pleading maid.
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^. i. THK ORU;iN OI WILL O THE WTSl. 27 Llll. Will () the Wisp ! of thee we sing,On earth, in heaven above; Thou art of all, the only thing That tindeth nought to love. LIV. The oceans, founts and streams would dryIf Loves sweet spell were oer; The sun, the stars, the earth would dieAnd chaos reign once more. LV. The heavens paint upon the seasTheir evry changing hue, And sweeter sighs the fragrant breezeWhen falls the evening dew. •HE ORIGIN OF WILL O LVI. 28 HuKe mounts pe;il forth a deep refrainTo clouds contending low ; Glad offsprin.i,^ of the sun and rain !Love causes thee to mUjw. LVll. L.ove binds us all with rosy bands,Love coiuiuers the perverse ! Love ,u:uides us with his dimpled hands,Love rules the Universe! W13 6? ^i> .^^r c.y ^* %. ^.ti- ^..^^ .*J ..o->lJ ^- .^^•V. ^^^. cK. ••\-x.-^ ^^ /Jfev \./ .^»i^o U,^^ /Jfe\ V,/ ,>«^ V,^^ /Jfe\ , 0 • , 0 K^ -. ■° f °oVj ....... .^^^^, «5°x« :■ iO. J ^

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