Douglas Ainslie (b. 1838). Two Songs from the Sanskrit: II. The Archer. Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. 1922. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse

Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse. 1922.

Two Songs from the Sanskrit
II. The Archer

By Douglas Ainslie (b. 1838)


THE ARCHER, the Archer!
Though formless, alive;
His bow is of blossoms,
His arrows but five.
So mobile the mask and	5
So formless his mind:
How then can he harm me,
The Archer that ’s blind?
But the pain that I suffer
All doubting removes,	10
And the truth of this nonsense
’Tis loving that proves.