THE

TRIUMPH OF LOVE.

A

Mystical Poem

IN SONGS, SONNETS, AND VERSE.

BY

ELLA DIETZ.

LONDON:

E. W. ALLEN, 11, AVE MARIA LANE,

AND STATIONERS' HALL COURT.

MDCCCLXXVII.

LOAN STACK

953 C6495 tr

I believed, and therefore have I spoken.

PSALM CXVI. 10.

509

Prologue.

Two hearts whose love no words can e'er express, Laid down their outward life that they might be United in one heart of holiness.

Shall not that heart, O world, gain love from thee? May it not win all souls to tenderness,

And fill all human hearts with charity,

That they may see in love's deep sacredness
The very source and soul of purity?

If I unveil the workings of that heart,

It is, O brothers, that your eyes may see

How sin doth bring us every woe and smart,
Until 'tis conquered by love's unity;

And fight once fought, the crown's for ever won,
For what God doeth cannot be undone !