But now the silence was broken by a strange, distant, intermitted melody in the water.
Wild song, wild light, in still ocean's dark.
"What maiden, minstrel?" cried Media.
"The damsels three:—Taji, they pursue you yet." That still canoe drew nigh, the Iris10 in its prow11.
Gliding slowly by, one damsel flung a Venus-car, the leaves yet fresh.
Said Yoomy—"Fly to love."
Then came showering Venus-cars, and glorious moss-roses numberless, and odorous handfuls of Verbena.
Then the damsels floated on.
"Was ever queen more enigmatical?" cried Media—"Love,—death,—joy, —fly to me? But what says Taji?"
"Then spread our pinions17 wide! a breeze! up sails! ply18 paddles all! Come, Flora's flute19, float forth a song."
To pieces picking the thorny20 roses culled21 from Hautia's gifts, and holding up their blighted22 cores, thus plumed23 and turbaned Yoomy sang, leaning against the mast:—
Oh! royal is the rose,
Beware, beware the rose,
'Tis cankered at the heart.
Sweet, sweet the sunny down,
Oh! lily, lily, lily down!
Sweet, sweet, Verbena's bloom!
Oh! pleasant, gentle, musky bloom!
Lo! lily-hooded asp;
Blooms, blooms no more Verbena;
White-withered in your clasp.

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