To that gaunt House of Art which lacks for naught Of all the great things men have saved from Time, The withered body of a girl was brought Dead ere the world ’ s glad youth had touched its prime, And seen by lonely Arabs lying hid In the dim wound of some black pyramid.
But when they had unloosed the linen band Which swathed the Egyptian ’ s body, - lo! was found Closed in the wasted hollow of her hand A little seed, which sown in English ground Did wondrous snow of starry blossoms bear, And spread rich odors through our springtide air.
www.besuche-oscar-wilde.deAraber hatten ihn emporgebracht Aus Pyramidenschoßes düstrer Nacht.
Als man gelöst das alte Linnenband Von der Ägypterin Leib - ach, man erspähte Ein Samenkorn in ihrer dürren Hand;Und da man es in Englands Erde säte, Gedieh s in wunderweißem Sternenflor Und hauchte reichsten Blütenduft empor.
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