THE ANSWER.
I HAVE asked, and you have answered:–
Be the cunning work fulfilled,
Be the soul that’s tried by fire
Tender-hearted, warrior-willed.
Steel for strength and gold for beauty,
So shall be the heart you hold;
As a sword of keenest metal
Yet may have its hilt of gold.
Fan your furnace, hotter, hotter,
Till you win the weapon true;
Golden to your touch, my dearest,
Steel, to meet you foes for you.
(Louisa Sarah Bevington)
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