The Captive Singer

Excerpt from The Captive SingerI'll sing thee songs of araby"I'll sing thee songs of ArabyAnd tales of fair Cashmere,Wild tales to cheat thee of a sigh,Or charm thee to a tear.And dreams of delight shall on thee break,And rainbow visions rise,And all my soul shall strive to wakeSweet wonder in thine eyes;And all my soul shall strive to wakeSweet wonder in thine eyes.Through those twin lakes, when wonder wakes,My raptured song shall sink;And, as the diver dives for pearls,Bring tears, bright tears to their brink.And dreams of delight shall on thee break,And rainbow visions rise,And all my soul shall strive to wakeSweet wonder in thine eyes;And all my soul shall strive to wakeSweet wonder in thine eyes.To cheat thee of a sigh,Or charm thee to a tear!"About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.