And yet, because thou overcomest so, br Because thou art more noble and like a king, br Thou canst prevail against my fears and fling br Thy purple round me, till my heart shall grow br Too close against thine heart henceforth to know br How it shook when alone. Why, conquering br May prove as lordly and complete a thing br In lifting upward, as in crushing low ! br And as a vanquished soldier yields his sword br To one who lifts him from the bloody earth, br Even so, Beloved, I at last record, br Here ends my strife. If thou invite me forth, br I rise above abasement at the word. br Make thy love larger to enlarge my worth.