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Poem
September 22, 1888
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
A lyrical evocation of awe in a vast cathedral during an organ performance that rumbles like an earthquake, with music soaring and a procession of holy figures in amethyst robes singing psalms amid rosy incense smoke.
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THE
CITY
Of Dream.
Hast thou stood
in some vast cathedral's organ loft
While the great organ throbs, the stone
stirs,
begetter of the deep ecstatic awe
A rumble like earthquake underfoot, the flame
Of the bright silver flutes shoots heavenward
And music like a darkness and a flame
Gathers and thunders wrapping in it
The great enthral in its inaipt
Marmoreal stairs
Borne in high dignity during the peal,
all in a gaudy robe of amethyst
processions of the holy, singing psalms,
While smoke of incense swung in censers bright
Blew round them, rosy as a sunset cloud.
—Robert Browning
CITY
Of Dream.
Hast thou stood
in some vast cathedral's organ loft
While the great organ throbs, the stone
stirs,
begetter of the deep ecstatic awe
A rumble like earthquake underfoot, the flame
Of the bright silver flutes shoots heavenward
And music like a darkness and a flame
Gathers and thunders wrapping in it
The great enthral in its inaipt
Marmoreal stairs
Borne in high dignity during the peal,
all in a gaudy robe of amethyst
processions of the holy, singing psalms,
While smoke of incense swung in censers bright
Blew round them, rosy as a sunset cloud.
—Robert Browning
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Cathedral Organ
Ecstatic Awe
Holy Processions
Amethyst Robe
Incense Smoke
Robert Browning
What entities or persons were involved?
Robert Browning
Poem Details
Title
The City Of Dream
Author
Robert Browning
Key Lines
Hast Thou Stood In Some Vast Cathedral's Organ Loft
And Music Like A Darkness And A Flame
Gathers And Thunders Wrapping In It
Processions Of The Holy, Singing Psalms,
While Smoke Of Incense Swung In Censers Bright