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Pray�察�lady�察�that the sad�察�soul´searing blight�察 �Which comes upon us
when we tread the ways Of sin�察�may not be suffered to alight On thy
pure spirit in its youthful days�察�Or like the fruitage of the Dead Sea shore�察�
Tho' outward bloom and freshness thou may'st be�察 �Stern bitterness and
death will gnaw thy core�察 �And thou wilt be a heart´scathed thing like
me�察 �Bearing the weight of many years�察 �ere thou Hast lost youth's rosy
cheek and lineless brow。
IMPROMPTU�察�On The Reception Of A Letter。
I would love to have thee near me�察 �But when I think how drear Is
each hope that used to cheer me�察 �I cease to wish thee here。
I know that thou�察�wouldst not shrink from The storms that burst on
me�察�But the bitter chalice I drink from�察 �I will not pass to thee。
I would share the world with thee�察 �were it With all its pleasures
mine�察�But the sorrows which I inherit�察 �I never will make thine� �
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THE OLD MAN AND THE BOY。
;Glenara�察�Glenara�察�now read me my dream。; Campbell。
Father�察 �I have dreamed a dream�察 �When the rosy morning hour
Poured its light on field and stream�察 �Kindling nature with its pow'r�察�
O'er the meadow's dewy breast�察 �I had chased a butterfly�察�Tempted
by its gaudy vest�察 �Still my vain pursuit to ply�察�
Till my limbs were weary grown�察 �With the distance I had strayed�察�
Then to rest I laid me down�察 �Where a beech tree cast its shade�察�
Soon a heaviness came o'er me�察 �And a deep sleep sealed my eyes�察�
And a vision past before me�察 �Full of changing phantasies。
First I stood beside a bower�察 �Green as summer bow'r could be�察�Vine
and fruit�察�and leaf and flower�察 �Mixed to weave its canopy。
And within reclined a form�察 �As embodied moonlight fair�察 �With a
soft cheek�察�fresh and warm�察 �Deep blue eye and sunny hair。
By her side a goblet stood�察 �Such as bacchanalians brim�察�High the
rich grape's crimson blood�察 �Sparkled o'er its gilded rim。
As I gazed�察 �she bowed her head�察 �With a gay and graceful move�察�
And in words of music said�察 �Drink�察�and learn the lore of love� ─�
Next I stood beside a mountain�察 �Of majestic form and height�察�Cliff
and crag�察�and glen and fountain�察 �Mingled to make up its might。
On its lofty brow were growing Flowers never chilled by gloom�察�
For the sky above them glowing�察 �Dyed them with a deathless bloom。
And I saw the crystal dome�察 �Wondrous in its majesty�察�Where earth's
great ones find a home�察 �When their spirits are set free。
By its portals�察 �I espied One who kept the courts within�察 �High he
waved a wreath and cried�察 �Come up hither��strive and win� ─�
Then my vision changed again�此 �In a fairy´coloured shell�察 �O'er the
wide sea's pathless plain�察 �I was speeding�察�fast and well。
Suddenly�察�beneath its prow�察 �Parted were the azure waves�察�And I saw
where�察�far below�察 �Yawn the vast deep's secret caves。
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Where the Syren sings her song�察 �To old Ocean's sons and daughters�察�
And the mermaids dance along�察 �To the music of the waters。
Where the coral forest o'er�察 �Storm or tempest ne'er is driven And the
gems that strew its floor�察 �Sparkle like the stars in heaven。
Treasures�察 �such as never eye Of the earth has looked upon�察 �Gold
and pearls of many a dye�察 �There in rich profusion shone。
And a voice came to my ear�察 �Saying�察�in a stern�察�cold tone�察�Such as
chills the heart with fear�察 �Seize and make the prize thine own。;
Then across a clouded wild�察 �Lone and drear and desolate�察�Where no
cheerful cottage smiled�察 �I pursued the steps of fate。
Ever bearing in my breast�察 �Thoughts almost to madness wrought�察�
Ever�察�ever seeking rest�察 �Never finding what I Sought
Till I gave my wanderings o'er�察 �By a black and icy stream�察�Deep I
plunged and knew no more�此 �Father�察�read me now my dream。
The old man bowed his head�察 �And pressed his thin hand to his
withered brow�察�As if he struggled with some rising thought Which should
have kept its place in memory's urn Till he had cast the shadow from his
soul�察�Which for a while had bound it in a spell Born of the bygone years�察�
then thus he spoke�此�
Now listen�察�boy�察�and I will show to thee The import of thy vision��I
will tell Thee what its scenes and shapes of mystery Foreshadow of the
future��for full well I know the wizard lore�察�whose witchery Binds e'en
the time to come in its wild spell� �And from approaching years a
knowledge wrings Of what they bear upon their viewless wings。
Along life's weary way of pain and care�察 �From earliest infancy to
eldest age�察 �Forms�察 �viewless as the soft´breathed summer air�察 �Attend
man's footsteps in his pilgrimage�察�And if his destiny be dark or fair�察 �If
Pleasure gilds�察�or Sorrow blots the page Whereon is traced his history�察�still
his ear Will ever catch their warning voices near。
And theythose guardian ones�察�who�察�while thy sleep Hung o'er thee
like a curtain�察�came around And fanned thee till thy slumber grew more
deep�察 �Flung o'er thy rest�察 �so perfect and profound�察�A dream whose
mem'ry thou sbouldst ever keep Bound to thy spirit�察�for altho' it wound�察�
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Thy young heart now�察�perchance�察�in after years�察 �'Twill save thee much
of toil�察�and many tears。
It was a dream of life�此 �of boyhood's strong And soul´consuming
yearnings after love� �His eager search to find�察�amid the throng�察 �Some
heart to give him thought for thoughtto move And mingle with his own�察�
as twines the song From Beauty's lyre and lips� �to know and prove The
dearest joy to care´cursed mortals given�察�The one with least of earth�察�and
most of heaven
Of manhood's ceaseless strivings after fame�察 �The veriest phantom
of all phantasies For which he wields the sword�察 �or lights the flame
Whose red glare mocks a nation's agonies�察 �Or by his star´outwatching
taper�察�plies His pen or pencil�察�to gainwhat�拭�a name�察�A passing sound
an echoa mere breath�察�Which he�察�vain fool�察�dreams mightier than death� �
And of a later period�察�when the soul Forsakes its high resolves and
wild desires�察�When stern Ambition can no more control�察 �And Love has
shrouded o'er its smothered fires�察 �When Expectation ceases to console�察�
And Hope�察�the last kind comforter�察�expires�察�And Avarice�察�monster of the
gilded vest�察�Creeps in and occupies the vacant breast。
And then the last sad scene�此�The sick heart�察�sore And fainting from
its woundsthe palsied limb The brow whose death´sweat peeps from
every pore The eye with its long�察 �weary watch grown dim The
withered�察 �wan cheek�察 �that shall bloom no more The last dregs
dripping slowly from the brim Of life's drained cup��behind all gloom�察�
before A deep�察�dark gulfwe plunge�察�and all is o'er� �
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ACLE AT THE GRAYE OF
NERO。
It is a circumstance connected with the history of Nero�察 �that every
spring and summer�察 �for many years after his death�察 �fresh and beautiful
flowers were nightly scattered upon his grave by some unknown hand。
Tradition relates that it was done by a young maiden of Corinth�察�
named Acle�察 �whom Nero had brought to Rome from her native city�察�
whither he had gone in the disguise of an artist�察�to contend in the Nemean�察�
Isthinian�察 �and Floral games�察 �celebrated there�察 �and whence he returned
conqueror in the Palaestra�察�the chariot race�察�and the song�察�bearing with him�察�
like Jason of old�察�a second Medea�察�divine in form and feature as the first�察�
and who like her had left father�察�friends�察�and country�察�to follow a stranger。
Even the worse than savage barbarity of this sanguinary tyrant�察�had not
cut him off from all human affection�察�and those flowers were doubtless the
tribute of that young girl's holy and enduring love� �
Whose name is on yon lettered stone�拭�whose ashes rest beneath�拭�That
thus you come with flowers to deck the mournful home of death�察 �And
thouwhy darkens so thy brow with grief's untimely gloom�拭 �Thou art
fitter for a bride than for a watcher by the tomb� �
;It is the name of one whose deeds made men grow pale with fear�察�
And Nero's�察�stranger�察�is the dust that lies sepulchred here�察�That name may
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