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Act IV.] THE VARANGIAN. 365
ACT IV.
SCENE I. A Room of State in the Palace of
Northumberland.
Judith and Osmond discovered. Lan-Ivan at a
distance with his harp.
LAN-IVAN.
SONG.
HARP of the South ! that long hast hung
On Corph's lone willow banks, unstrung
By seer and prophet-bard that sung
The wild chiefs martial story,
Who sleeps beside yon altar-stone,
Which on the desert stands alone,
Where the midnight wind and the sea-wave moan
For his departed glory.
Gentle harp ! thy melody
Sounds like Hope's soft voice to me,
When the clouds of darkness roll
O'er my woe-benighted soul.
When I touch thy golden string,
Thou of other years dost sing,
And radiant visions round me throng
That listened to thine ancient song,