Emblems Of Love

, is it well to

Wo

King our lord

ut of his rich

us as thou wo

rdon: do I trou

greed? Rather

Wo

e have

ces of the Ki

ostly b

ous meats, These sauces mix

Wo

le and blue and

colours of t

wild as woman'

y them then:

Wo

dost,

ith hands fold

dst of delica

Wo

eyes upon the

ked

ty that we women Halve wi

It seems, scarce fi

sh

ai

but ye need n

am I sorrow

ow that so l

t my soul know

am wa

ence, Queen, Thou feelest the

sh

thy tongue,-an

e? Eyes are f

e. I think so

spirit forwar

quietly waitin

strange want

art, and ready

way shrinking

ellous thing: f

wd out of the

s to watch me s

brows on me, an

ns of shadow t

er, saying:

r it, think ye?"

d just then?-The

at all: the air's l

Wo

k like this at

ere we not b

ng so for these

sh

ot forget our

isters, every

e g

Wo

pays for w

would, 'tw

Wo

doubt t

sh

l, where lies t

t: its place is

ting loins of

nd thou knowe

his furnace of

of law which b

elf, and woman,

ve thy beauty pe

urchase? Listen,

t not whipt and d

ou hast bey

Wo

y

ly, for the

Wo

hou, 'twe

udderest again; wh

d have lived i

Wo

who

sh

g finds relish

ve no care to g

ce is named thr

I will bear

Wo

en, thy thought;

t of eating;

what strange, p

sh

ind it doubtless;

easing to have

es are propt lik

should have nob

e peasants int

their walls, b

rmness. Yea, man

art upon your

r lives have, al

ld,-propt like

oman then not love

Wo

art on us, tho

oman know such

er breast she

er desire, l

art, yea and h

or nought but so

Wo

ud, O Queen, too

to have thy th

much thought d

arn nought of

n the faces of

l sight may k

e, and safely

nd swell themsel

hat an evil t

far, and playe

thee, braving e

Wo

eed thy brain

e aught prosp

ning in the t

sh

rosper in th

might approve

raft of soul too

sht to love. A

Ahasuerus

r's land. My

beast of him, a

k, but in the m

the noise of h

ookt at me; an

was speaking

aiden went in

n a moon which

ll the silver

t thou to

Wo

to hi

by him, I: for h

sh

or bought; na

to him, that

have life, and a

thing then. [T

rly summer,

ng her happi

corn, holding a

feet and my v

ing some crouc

illed a space o

uivering fear.

'd the fear tha

oubt in its bea

fe such rous

d watch, with

the midst of

such a plen

sleeping terr

ung growth shiv

mented. Yea,

t in its hiding

wildly the ap

trangely fearf

A queer t

Wo

re visi

Indeed,

Wo

ve I ne

with nose and

ill, and claws

hem pasted wit

spectre wa

Wo

as I

for a wise man

im leech

Wo

eard,

evil notion

d to sit upo

ainst the scalp, s

sp the notion h

; so that it

ered, and creep

ves a foolish kick

he trapt notion m

sh

mine would no

h such indigna

t must destroy

world touch it wi

e, whose heat y

this-notion,

right, with its

d within

Wo

ast it

st not understood

ling, fools; I would

Wo

e a thing I

l that lives in

friendly to m

something ama

sh

seest not

e in the world

mazedly the

d thee up my t

Wo

ngerous? Are

endles

sh

herein th

ssible he ha

were a beast

f it, he know

asts is in the

ood and spiri

ature, is the

thyself

Wo

e his

sh

ne that may b

tterance, but s

like the danci

by spiders. An

ing woman, t

ison in the

ch is lust. Sp

as a sense

h Spirit must

men and sex-s

ure where swee

r wherein a

aptured Spirit;

of its desire

it may of w

ly, doing no m

od to be more k

d and tamed wild l

o more excellen

ed, and to know

sterful Spirit

erce from roamin

o his desire, the

s wherewith th

he chief prey t

wom

Wo

oys ar

sh

t j

tting beasts,

ways swift to

their taming,

pirit, if he

torn by th

man's beauty! '

lood's desires, c

of spirit, t

st, spirit wit

Wo

eautiful, and

inking; and t

ence come beaut

the witless ma

uriously kn

its own delig

le desires hi

out of his heart

es a woman,

t comes beauty,

er, and covers he

e thee, say th

life's desire,

arvellous son

gh that the won

the worship

sh

how strong w

ve our beauty

ght is built

ration, hous

an may dwell in

elicate floor o

t and hanging c

nour in God's

o glorious

ell in man;

f man's sens

the imagine

us, fashion'd

one this for

within the

more than this

of his woman

through his fa

ion spirits;

mastery go

ck disgraceful

h never-endi

re his feet,

n with growth o

, and rank flou

has a wear o

hand beseech

ardships of his

eyes he may de

y of Woman, man'

uld be wise,

have more off

ious while am

our: we are to

how this that

s?-For there are

tent for Spiri

triven out of

infinite d

ole eternit

ils with loat

diable for

h free expa

o the endles

orld blindl

ighteous dest

ing brain fas

ep to marsha

the way of t

ds to announce

ing like a

g word which u

working in h

ds his virtue c

luxury he hath

e sin, thenc

n refuse his

kindled was

ssion, with a

nswering the

h us alone,

igour swoons

l you, not f

us, so passi

, so mightil

vice of his

his being. The

e, scarce to b

inds, either

woman's beaut

nding fire, ho

eauty where

S MESSENGE

sen

the Queen of t

triving beaut

ection, from t

ds me say, Rise

be to-night th

f thy loveli

nishment my va

thou art

ll the King I

sen

there i

understand?-

y beauty to h

is also they

ly fear h

sh

Go b

have hearkened

him I wil

sen

hall I say has

hou canst

sh

weari

e King, Vashti

in, my words? Ca

h

sen

ofter speech.

hipping if I t

sh

go. Thou art

how all these

pleasure is d

essage: say, Sh

the Ki

sen

hipt f

go

sh

ters, we have ch

nd was heavy,

ent, you, be

perate things,

thou dost rejoice?

sh

hat: but cer

as been feelin

s of some ho

fe, will rejoi

falls, sudden

when a thunders

ulting when the

ouses, makin

my event: I

storm, but a

e; and, though

by majestic

swiftness of a

lory can her wond

Wo

sh to glow! and

els a god wit

heaven to

Wo

y

e, the Queen

looking, enr

hundred years

Wo

thee, Queen: th

pleasantness of

, as a ship in a

sh

: and the eve

water where you

fortune will

will get some

proves my

Wo

so kn

e delight in v

ke in the fic

cient ignomin

d them, loaded t

ong time will work

sh

ightly what

e, who stands i

tain, knows wh

ave ere the wind

awn out of the

pours, and made

Wo

t have thee

ind is a sum

rm wilt fill hi

e will leave us b

sh

his arms: th

ntly favour

Wo

,

rom our heave

g down on us a

hou art wicke

ing the wine w

i. I

Wo

deed: words

pudent in men

ill not have th

Wo

ther: gentle w

om thee now, an

let the beau

gainst the King

comes in,

o

thee what str

oud contempt in

ce of the King

lterable

to come as hi

l, to speak.

ng, but on my k

myself b

To do with this? and wh

o

e the splendou

e his splendou

would have thee

of his under

h his riches,

s fortune also

llously d

And tell the King 'tis

till thou

sh

not hea

o on before me

woman which

s she not, as

through all you

ing for showing

not hea

o

not know

ght thee songs,

cret, Beauty?

hee; but now I

y walk upo

rld as a god w

n him as a bu

hose spirit k

nowledge, Queen! T

the kings of a

th must know of t

ut a lightning

ess of their i

I know; that th

shown forth i

ife make such

orld seems but man

sh

to know?-This

hat we are as

nses drunk ag

elf, for all hi

quiet purpos

at last, like s

on streaming

y man's soul m

ke for woman

ill not bear

for man.-I

o

ought thy insu

ape his judgmen

eest thou not

rs of living f

f water lyin

men's minds

wledge of beaut

that thou, for

lf be made uns

n in thee; but

ur buzzing h

auty men are s

dless purpo

les under the

eeding without

hing that is

t that admi

ted; and it i

art bea

sh

y, I

w to bear it;

s, though in the

hence as if

devised lik

e to make of o

oy of us you

ur spirits cryi

love, to drea

ep as wine to m

r the eunuch

go

sh

hear of me af

y farewell. I

t appointed, o

, through all the

d as gladly

weather shini

k there will be

ld a terrible

inity that ca

em immortal

ed by capture

d that holds u

not beautifu

at? How is our

irit finding t

dim percept

piercing the

m will become

dour will the

rld, for all wi

n perfect knowl

mighty seemin

irit's own po

led vigours of

ain, and become

outer forces

ring world. B

omes self-kn

brightens into

Spirit to be

foolish hope l

ishing drunke

owledge of the

me by love. It

er to this he

ld, governin

the heart of

y means of one

, nor woman a

h, together,

S MESSENGE

sen

e rebellious

re a Queen; th

house, nor in

dged. Go forth n

for no other fr

all reveal the

ent to the King

ne: and as the

nd, have thy hom

e King reason fo

sen

e

rt a danger to

re dishonoure

hy insult, th

Wo

ng had heard

t her where they

ni

Wo

ng hath sle

e his presence

op before him

irtue hath thi

ng us, saved us

y Queen! where lie

sh

go? What shel

he dwelt eart

a branding no

l run before

heresoever I

shan to the en

, with a hidden

channels in the

through smooth

ny feet could

rd, already

er, and will

rkets, far as t

amour, wonder

een is judged

arth, outcast

her! Be ready

hooting voices

e I knew. You

f I add, An