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Lyrics of traditional song, with chorus

Spring comes less dramatically to Provence. Essay focuses on the appearance of the narcissus: with its scent comes “the Everlasting Past, a rustle of the Wind of Death." The essay references troubadours and love songs; quotes an Old French ballad.

Poetry

5 8-line stanzas, ababcdcd

6 quatrains abab

Cover of pamphlet

The advertisement combines letterpress in all capital letters, a decorative initial T, and a decorative tailpiece.

14 couplets

quatrains abab

King Gralon escapes to forest for refuge; at the Druid healing stone, he has a vision of Virgin; when he dies, Virgin promises to create “a race of singers” called “the nightingales of the Virgin." Story includes some Celtic (Breton) songs.