Chapter 6 of 9 · 55 words · ~1 min read

XIII.

Hammer the iron! Deal thy blows Heavy and hard, as a gypsy knows. Poor, yet ever—how poor!—remain; Heart full of bitterness, full of pain. Ah, how well would it be if there I could but in yon furnace glare, Till soft it grew, my love’s heart ply; No man were then so rich as I.