Van Elsen's heart grew fat
And proud thereat.

God spake the third time when the great world smiled,
And in the sunshine slew his little child; 10
Van Elsen like a tree
Fell hopelessly.

Then in the darkness came a voice which said,
"As thy heart bleedeth, so My heart hath bled;
As I have need of thee 15
Thou needest Me."

That night Van Elsen kissed the baby feet,
And kneeling by the narrow winding-sheet
Praised him with fervent breath
Who conquered death. 20

_-Frederick George Scott_ (_By permission_)

By what means is the introductory line kept distinct
from the rest of the poem? (Introduction, p. 10.)

How does the reader indicate the comparatively long
space of time which elapses between the events of the
first, second, and third stanzas respectively?
(Introduction, p. 9.)

Show that each of the first three stanzas falls
according to meaning, into two parts. How does the
reader indicate this division?

Why should the last two stanzas, in this respect, be
together treated as one of the preceding? Illustrate by
means of Pause.

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PIBROCH OF DONUIL DHU

Pibroch of Donuil Dhu,
Pibroch of Donuil,
Wake thy wild voice anew,
Summon Clan Conuil.
Come away, come away, 5
Hark to the summons!
Come in your war array,
Gentles and commons.

Come from deep glen, and
From mountains so rocky, 10
The war-pipe and pennon
Are at Inverlocky.
Come every hill-plaid, and
True heart that wears one,
Come every steel blade, and 15
Strong hand that bears one.

Leave untended the herd,
The flock without shelter;
Leave the corpse uninterr'd
The bride at the altar; 20
Leave the deer, leave the steer,
Leave nets and barges:
Come with your fighting gear,
Broadswords and targes.

Come as the winds come, when 25
Forests are rended,
Come as the waves come, when
Navies are stranded;
Faster come, faster come,
Faster and faster,