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People, there are, who without ever acknowledging their weakness, for such a thing, are often seized with the strangest moods and cravings, a longing for sweet words, or tender caresses, or something correspondingly emotional in the abstract fills them up, they would like to lie lazily by some smouldering fire, on an easy couch, and have some gentle hand to smoothe away the wrinkles from their brows, or some loving voice to whisper suggestive little trifles, into their willing ears: when they see a flood of moonlight filling the earth with its soft stillness, they immediately long to animate the scene by their own presence, but, with some treasured beauty, leaning on one arm, and looking bewitchingly into their love-lit eyes, every emotional sight, sound or feeling, brings to them the possible intensity of a gratified love, the fruits, they might gather from their own sentiment, if they had power to indulge it.
Can it be?" There was a curious quality in her voice, a blending of incredulity and distaste, and yet something that savoured of satisfaction almost of triumph. Across her mental vision flitted a memory of just such eyes gay, laughing, love-lit eyes, out of which the laughter had been suddenly dashed. It was a merry party which had gathered together in the shady heart of Haven Woods.
And as the knight looked into her blue love-lit eyes he too learned the secret. Through love Undine had won a soul, which is indeed the gift of God to every mortal. Undine lost her wilful ways on her wedding-day. Her foster-parents watched her, bewildered, so gentle was she, so thoughtful.
'Tis all but life art could not save Thy graces, Emma, from the grave; Thy cheek is pale, thy smile is past, Thy love-lit eyes have looked their last, Mouldering beneath the coffin's lid, All we adored of thee is hid; Thy heart, where goodness loved to dwell, Is throbless in the narrow cell: Thy gentle voice shall charm no more, Its last, last joyful note is o'er.
Barely half a year had they rejoiced together in their love-lit surroundings, the most envied couple at the Point, and there is vast comfort in being envied, and Grace Truscott had never for an instant dreamed that so rude an interruption could come; but come it had, with blinding, sudden force, that for a time stunned and wellnigh crushed her.
For there is no mention of her at the tomb, as would otherwise have been most natural. Her simple love-lit faith could see, and could see beyond to the final outcome. This is the story of the Bethany faith, faith at flood. This highest simplest truest faith, that had come in answer to Jesus' patient persistent wooing for it, opens the way for the greatest use of His power on record.
Oh! she was a lovely girl, So pretty and so fair, With gentle, love-lit eyes, And wavy, dark brown hair. I loved the gentle girl, But, oh! I heaved a sigh When first she told me she could see Out of only one eye. But soon I thought within myself I'd better save my tear and sigh To bestow upon an older person I know Who has more than one eye. She is brave and intelligent Too. She is witty and wise.
Long and lonely he paced the dreary beach beneath a wintry sky, until the cold mists seemed changed to mellow light, the stormy sky to one of summer, gemmed by myriad stars and queened by harvest moon; the cool wind sweeping o'er the barren waste to music and the merry laughter of men and maids; and she was by his side, her love-lit eyes making the blood dance through every vein.
Perishable life and permanent matter are we, with a limit that may be prolonged in idea by such circumstances as we can dwell on with delight, one love-lit day being longer in the record than whole monotonous years. It is good to live and love, but if we possess the burden of life unrelieved by the blessing of love, or the hope of it, well why despair?
Through the leafy wood they drove, in utter silence, both understanding, both revealing, both waiting. He dared not look at the glorious, love-lit face, he dared not speak to her, he dared not tempt the heart that might betray his head. It was he who at last broke that joyous calm, and his voice was husky with suppressed emotion.
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