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Alone he rides, alone, The fair and fatal king: Dark night is all his own, That strange and solemn thing.
Lionel Johnson
Now from the broken tower, what solemn bell still tolls, Mourning what piteous death? Answer, O saddened souls! Who mourn the death of beauty and the death of grace.
Lionel Johnson
Vanquished in life, his death By beauty made amends: The passing of his breath Won his defeated ends.
Lionel Johnson
Which are more full of fate: The stars; or those sad eyes? Which are more still and great: Those brows; or the dark skies?
Lionel Johnson
Our wearier spirit faints, Vexed in the worldâs employ: His soul was of the saints; And art to him was joy.
Lionel Johnson
Dark Angel, with thine aching lust To rid the world of penitence: Malicious Angel, who still dost My soul such subtile violence!
Lionel Johnson
Thou art the whisper in the gloom, The hinting tone, the haunting laugh: Thou art the adorner of my tomb, The minstrel of mine epitaph.
Lionel Johnson
Ill times may be; she hath no thought of time: She reigns beside the waters yet in pride. Rude voices cry: but in her ears the chime Of full, sad bells brings back her old springtide. Like to a queen in pride of place, she wears The splendour of a crown in Radcliffe's dome. Well fare she, well! As perfect beauty fares; And those high places, that are beauty's home.
Lionel Johnson
Imageries of dreams reveal a gracious age: Black armour, falling lace, and altar lights at morn. The courtesy of saints, their gentleness and scorn, Lights on an earth more fair, than shone from Plato's page: The courtesy of knights, fair calm and sacred rage: The courtesy of love, sorrow for love's sake borne. Vanished, those high conceits! Desolate and forlorn, We hunger against hope for the lost heritage.
Lionel Johnson