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Io In Egypt.*
Gold cinctured billowing on the bosom sank Becorous to the bulrush sandalled feet ; Braided their hair on each dark front serene , Jet spiked by each smooth ear . Their almond eyes Dwelt mildly on the prostrate one , their hands Shook silverly the sistrum , while they
said—The land of refuge hails thee ! Hera ' s frown Melts in maternal Isis gravely mild . Come , Io—Io , come—and be our queen ; The millet thickens , and the joyous vine Kuns riot in the Marcotic marsh ; The palm is doubly plumed , gourds doubly gild The earth , by Io gladdened with a queen . "
I listened from the island i \\ the Xile , The waves were musical ; the wheeling stars Chimed in their courses ; from the looming fane Lowed sacred Apis ; and the voice of all Saluted Io coming to be queen .
A sound goes forth from Ethiopia ; The hills unlock their fountains ; burdened clouds Unshine their murky waters ; rills , with rain Koll , rage , and roar ; soon Nile with mighty floods Comes crowding on the land and blesses it—More blest with Io coming to be queen .
The dusky faces swarm into the streets ; They wait for thee with leopards leashed in gold , With ebon , ivory , frankincense and myrrh . The cymbals clash around Amenophis , Sole sitting in his royal scat ; his lords Look forth and hear him crying , " See ye aught Of my dark sisters and my golden queen ?"
Then went she with thcni . Through plains , water-like With the green millet's glimmer ; past the huts Huddled in date trees , -where the sifted sand Locked the laborious foot , and camels lay Cool in the shadow of the pyramid ; Through avenues enormous , sphinx on sphinx , And illar
p 'd streets and shouting multitudes . So to the palace niched with gilded forms Of god and sage , and bright with giant kings Warring for ever on the pictured frieze : Then the great court awful with deities , Where pressed Amenophis his vivid throne , That seemed a golden glowing apex , roll'd From the bent knees of his colossal godsi ?
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Io In Egypt.*
Gold cinctured billowing on the bosom sank Becorous to the bulrush sandalled feet ; Braided their hair on each dark front serene , Jet spiked by each smooth ear . Their almond eyes Dwelt mildly on the prostrate one , their hands Shook silverly the sistrum , while they
said—The land of refuge hails thee ! Hera ' s frown Melts in maternal Isis gravely mild . Come , Io—Io , come—and be our queen ; The millet thickens , and the joyous vine Kuns riot in the Marcotic marsh ; The palm is doubly plumed , gourds doubly gild The earth , by Io gladdened with a queen . "
I listened from the island i \\ the Xile , The waves were musical ; the wheeling stars Chimed in their courses ; from the looming fane Lowed sacred Apis ; and the voice of all Saluted Io coming to be queen .
A sound goes forth from Ethiopia ; The hills unlock their fountains ; burdened clouds Unshine their murky waters ; rills , with rain Koll , rage , and roar ; soon Nile with mighty floods Comes crowding on the land and blesses it—More blest with Io coming to be queen .
The dusky faces swarm into the streets ; They wait for thee with leopards leashed in gold , With ebon , ivory , frankincense and myrrh . The cymbals clash around Amenophis , Sole sitting in his royal scat ; his lords Look forth and hear him crying , " See ye aught Of my dark sisters and my golden queen ?"
Then went she with thcni . Through plains , water-like With the green millet's glimmer ; past the huts Huddled in date trees , -where the sifted sand Locked the laborious foot , and camels lay Cool in the shadow of the pyramid ; Through avenues enormous , sphinx on sphinx , And illar
p 'd streets and shouting multitudes . So to the palace niched with gilded forms Of god and sage , and bright with giant kings Warring for ever on the pictured frieze : Then the great court awful with deities , Where pressed Amenophis his vivid throne , That seemed a golden glowing apex , roll'd From the bent knees of his colossal godsi ?