Excerpt from Tristan and Isolde: A Tragedy Waking the tones that slumber to a lay That stirs the embrous heart to rapturous fire. The west wind, rising from the sunset pyre Where flame the dolours of the dying day, Sweeps threnodies that weep, yet fondly say The dawn will burst again in carol choir, That augurs day will come. So, Poesy, To thee I turn when mourns my evening wind; Thou art my solace, pledge and prophecy. I turn to thee distressed and unresigned, In sunset anguish for the joys that flee; Thou art the glamour that is left behind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.