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XV.
As drowning men a lifetime's former sin,
Without a break or flaw,
Recall at once, all bare and clear within,
I felt, I heard, I saw,
But neither word nor sign allowed.
I followed, bound as in my shroud,
Without a break or flaw,
Recall at once, all bare and clear within,
I felt, I heard, I saw,
But neither word nor sign allowed.
I followed, bound as in my shroud,
XVI.
Through my old hall; its banners stirred
As moved by a strong wind,
Yet as we passed no sound, no step was heard;
The burnished shields which lined
The walls were lit as with a flame,
And clashed together as we came!
As moved by a strong wind,
Yet as we passed no sound, no step was heard;
The burnished shields which lined
The walls were lit as with a flame,
And clashed together as we came!
XVII.
Through the arched porch its gloom a warning shed;
But that pale form shone white
Before me, and those snowy robes outspread.
I followed through the night.
My bloodhounds knew as well, yet why
Howled they so loud as we passed by?
But that pale form shone white
Before me, and those snowy robes outspread.
I followed through the night.
My bloodhounds knew as well, yet why
Howled they so loud as we passed by?
