Conversed with us.

SHIRLEY. 'The Grateful Servant'






[Sidenote: The following Vision was originally printed as the ninth book
of 'JOAN of ARC'. It is now adapted to the improved edition of that
Poem.]






THE VISION OF THE MAID OF ORLEANS.


THE FIRST BOOK.



Orleans was hush'd in sleep. Stretch'd on her couch
The delegated Maiden lay: with toil
Exhausted and sore anguish, soon she closed
Her heavy eye-lids; not reposing then,
For busy Phantasy, in other scenes