Three Virgins at the break of day: `Whither, young man, whither away Alas for woe! alas for woe!' They cry, and tears for ever flow. The one was c...
I laid me down upon a bank, Where Love lay sleeping; I heard among the rushes dank Weeping, weeping. Then I went to the heath and the wild, To the thi...
I travell'd thro' a land of men, A land of men and women too; And heard and saw such dreadful things As cold earth-wanderers never knew. For t...
I saw a Chapel all of gold That none did dare to enter in, And many weeping stood without, Weeping, mourning, worshipping. I saw a Serpent rise betwee...
Awake, awake, my little boy! Thou wast thy mother's only joy; Why dost thou weep in thy gentle sleep? Awake! thy father does thee keep. `O, what l...
I askèd a thief to steal me a peach: He turnèd up his eyes. I ask'd a lithe lady to lie her down: Holy and meek, she cries. As soon ...
I heard an Angel singing When the day was springing: `Mercy, Pity, Peace Is the world's release.' Thus he sang all day Over the new-mown hay, ...
The Maiden caught me in the wild, Where I was dancing merrily; She put me into her Cabinet, And lock'd me up with a golden key. This Cabinet is fo...
Silent, silent Night, Quench the holy light Of thy torches bright; For possess'd of Day, Thousand spirits stray That sweet joys betray. Why should...
I die, I die!' the Mother said, `My children die for lack of bread. What more has the merciless tyrant said?' The Monk sat down on the stony b...