The Rosicrucians

CANTO I.

What he has said, and above all what he hopes for.
Jule Likely a variation of the name Julius; Jule appears to be the "young hero" or a companion of Raoul mentioned in the previous scene. is cherished, Rénisthal is odious;
They fear for Jule a necessary combat;
From Olside A female character, possibly a lady of the court or Jule’s beloved, whose name suggests a Germanic or Nordic influence common in Romantic literature. one sees only silence and tears;
And her sorrow passes into every heart.
What! does heaven thus take revenge for its own gifts?
Is there never pleasure without bitterness? original: "plaisirs sans mélange" — literally "pleasures without mixture," referring to the idea that pure happiness is always tainted by sorrow.
No; too often the distant cloud,
Whose birth the eye can barely perceive,
Grows slowly, unfolds in silence,
And threatens the end of a perfect day.