nought

Good-night, my lad, for nought's eternal;

No league of ours, for sure.

Their fighters drink the rivers up, their shafts benight the air.

And he that stands will die for nought, and home there's no returning.

The Spartans on the sea-wet rock sat down and combed their hair.

Forth thrust a white neck, and red crest.

'Te-he,' cried ladies; clerke nought spake:

Miss stared; and gray ducke crieth 'Quaake.'

Ere this, perchance, though love know nought,

Flowers fill them, grown in lovelier lands,

Love can think of nought but love to bring

Fit to serve or do him sacrifice

Veiled with vapour and void of sun;

Nought in sight or in fancied hearing

Now less mighty than time or fate.

At my bright hair;

Nought else exalts or grieves

The rose at heart, that heaves

At Thy command, O Lord, he went,

Nor nought could keep him back.

Then let Thy promise joy his heart,