Helen of Troy

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HE­LEN OF TROY

by An­drew Lang

“Le joyeulx temps passe souloit es­tre oc­ca­sion que je faisoie de plaisants diz et gra­cieuses chan­con­netes et bal­lades. Mais je me su­is mis a faire cette trait­tie d’af­flic­tion con­tre ma droite na­ture . . . et su­is con­tent de l’avoir prinse, car mes douleurs me sem­blent en es­tre al­legees.”–Le Ro­mant de Troilus.

To all old Friends; to all who dwell Where Avon dhu and Avon gel Down to the west­ern wa­ters flow Through val­leys dear from long ago; To all who hear the whis­per’d spell Of Ken; and Tweed like mu­sic swell Hard by the Land De­bat­able, Or gleam­ing Shan­non sea­ward go, - To all old Friends!

To all that yet re­mem­ber well What se­crets Isis had to tell, How lazy Cher­well loi­ter’d slow Sweet aisles of blos­som’d May be­low - Whate’er be­fall, whate’er be­fell, To ALL old Friends.