Rossetti Archive Textual Transcription
Document Title: Supreme Surrender (first corrected draft, Princeton/Troxell collection)
Author: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Date of Composition: 1869 (September or early October)
Type of Manuscript: corrected draft
Scribe: DGR
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- To all the spirits of rest love that wander by
- Across the love-sown bridal harvest-field [?] - lands of sleep
- My lady lay apparent; and the deep
- Called to the deep; and no man saw but I.
- The bliss so long afar, at length so brought nigh,
- Lay there disused. Methought proud Love must weep
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Added TextWhen in his jealous harvest [?] doth reap
- That by Fate's will he ever should make cheap
- The sacred hour for which the years did sigh.
- With the first touch of this warmed hand (I said,)
- With this hands touch, now warm beneath my neck,
- 10 How long did memory mock desire: and lo!
- Across my breast the abundant hair doth flow,
- Where one shorn poor tress so long was treasurèd long held the heart in check.
- Of gifts all hers the great last gift is she!
- O Love,—this service and this sovereignty!
- Whose service rears the her throne of sovereignty
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