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faith�察�to pray�察�And wealth may lose its charm for him�察�And fame's alluring 

star grow dim�察�Devotion�察�avarice�察�glory�察�all The pageantries of earth may 

pall�察  �But   love   is   of   a   higher   birth   Than   these�察  �the   earth´born   things   of 

earth�察�A spark from the eternal flame�察�Like it�察�eternally the same�察�It is not 

subject to the breath Of chance or change�察�of life or death。 And so doubt 

has    no   power    to  blight   Its  bloom�察   �or   quench    its  deathless    light�察 �A 

deathless light�察�a peerless bloom�察�That beams and glows beyond the tomb� �

Go tell the trusting devotee�察�His worship is idolatry�察�Say to the searcher 

after gold�察�The prize he seeks is dull and cold�察�Assure the toiler after fame�察�

That�察�won�察�'tis but a worthless name�察�A mocking shade�察�a phantasy�察�And 

they�察�perchance�察�may list to thee�察�But say not to the trusting maid�察�Her love 

is scorned�察�her faith betrayed�察�As soon thy words may lull the gale�察�As 

gain her credence to the tale� �And still the bridegroom is not there Oh� �

why yet tarries he�察�and where�拭�



                                               V。 



     It was the holy vesper hour�察          �The time for rest�察�and peace�察�and prayer�察�

When   falls   the   dew�察  �and   folds   the   flower    Its   petals�察  �delicate   and   fair�察�

Against the chilly evening air�察            �And yet the bridegroom was not there。 

The guests�察�who lingered through the day�察�Had glided�察�one by one�察�away�察�

And then�察�with pale and pensive ray�察              �The moon began to climb the sky�察�

As   from   the   forest�察  �dim   and   green�察  �A   small   and   silent   band   was   seen 

Emerging   slow   and   solemnly�察  �With   cautious   step�察  �and   measured   tread�察�

They moved as those who bear the dead�察�And by no lip a word was spoke�察�

Nor   other   sound   the   silence   broke�察  �Save   when�察  �low�察  �musical�察  �and   clear�察�

The voice   of   waters   passing near�察�Was   softly  wafted to the   ear�察�And   the 

cool�察�fanning twilight breeze�察�That lightly shook the forest trees�察�And crept 

from leaf to trembling leaf�察�Sighed�察�like to one oppressed with grief。 Why 



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move they with such cautious care�拭�What precious burden do they bear�拭�

Hush�察  �questioner�   �the   dead   are   there�察  �The   victim   of   revenge   and   hate�察�

Of fierce Ottali's fiery pride�察�With that stern minister of fate�察                �As cold 

and lifeless by his side。 



                                              VI。 



     Still onward�察�solemnly  and   slow�察�And   speaking   not   a  word�察 �they  go�察�

Till pausing in their way before Mazelli's quiet cottage door�察�They gently 

lay   their   burden    down。      Whence       comes    that   shriek   of  wild   despair 

That rises wildly on the air�拭�Whose is the arm so fondly thrown Around 

the   cold�察  �unconscious   clay�察  �That   cannot   its   caress   repay�拭  �Such   wordless 

wo   was   in   that   cry�察  �Such   pain�察  �such   hopeless   agony�察  �No   soul�察  �excluded 

from the sky�察       �Whom unrelenting justice hath             Condemned to bear the 

second death�察 �E'er  breathed upon the  troubled gale A  wilder or   a  sadder 

wail�察�It rose�察�all other sounds above�察�The dirge of peace�察�and hope�察�and 

love� �

     VII。 

     And day  on   weary  day  went   by�察�And   like the   drooping   autumn   leaf�察�

She faded slow and silently�察          �In her deep�察�uncomplaining grief�察�For�察�sick 

of life's vacuity�察      �She neither sought nor wished relief。 And daily from 

her cheek�察�the glow Departed�察�and her virgin brow Was curtained with a 

mournful gloom�察�A shade prophetic�察�of the tomb�察�And her clear eyes�察�so 

blue and bright�察�Shot forth a keen�察�unearthly light�察�As if the soul that in 

them lay�察�Were weary of its garb of clay�察�And prayed to pass from earth 

away�察�Nor was that prayer vain�察�for ere The frozen monarch of the year�察�

Had blighted�察�with his icy breath�察�A single bud in summer's wreath�察�They 

shrouded her�察�and made her grave�察             �And laid her down at Lodolph's side�察�

And by the wide Potomac's wave�察�Repose the bridegroom and the bride。 

     'Tis said�察�that�察�oft at summer midnight�察�there�察�When all is hushed and 

voiceless�察  �and   the   air�察 �Sweet�察  �soothing   minstrel      of   the   viewless  hand�察�

Swells rippling through the aged trees�察�that stand With their broad boughs 

above   the   wave   depending�察  �With   the   low   gurgle   of   the   waters   blending 



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The   rustle   of   their   foliage�察  �a   light   boat�察  �Bearing   two   shadowy   forms�察  �is 

seen to float Adown the stream�察�without or oar or sail�察�To break the wave�察�

or catch the driving gale�察�Smoothly and steadily its course is steered�察�Until 

the shadow of yon cliff is neared�察�And then�察�as if some barrier�察�hid below 

The river's breast�察�had caught its gliding prow�察�Awhile�察�uncertain�察�o'er its 

watery   bed�察  �It   hangs�察  �then   vanishes�察  �and   in   its   stead�察�A  wan�察  �pale   light 

burns dimly o'er the�察�wave That rolls and ripples by Mazelli's grave。 

        Notes To Mazelli 

     Note 1。 

     ;And   how   its   long   and   rocky   chain   Was   parted   suddenly   in   twain�察�

Where   through   a   chasm�察  �wide   and   deep�察  �Potomac's   rapid   waters   sweep�察�

While   rocks   that   press   the   mountain's   brow   Nod   O'er   his   waves   far�察  �far 

below。; 

     ;The passage of the Potomac�察�through the Blue Ridge�察�is perhaps�察�one 

of the most stupendous scenes in nature。 You stand on a very high point of 

land。   On   your   right   comes   up   the   Shenandoah�察 �having   ranged   along   the 

foot    of   the   mountain      a  hundred      miles   to   seek   a   vent。   On    your    left 

approaches   the   Potomac�察  �seeking   a   vent   also。   In   the   moment   of   their 

junction�察�they rush together against the mountain�察�rend it asunder�察�and pass 

off to the sea。 

     ;The first glance at this scene hurries our senses into the opinion that 

this earth has been created in time�察�that the mountains were formed first�察�

that   the   rivers   began   to   flow   afterwards�察  �that�察  �in   this   place   particularly�察�

they   have     been    dammed       up   by   the   Blue   Ridge     Mountains�察     �and    have 

formed   an   ocean   which   filled   the   whole   valley�察  �that�察  �continuing   to   rise�察�

they have at length broken over at this spot�察�and have torn the mountain 

down from its summit to its base。 

     ;The   piles of   reckon   each hand�察 �but particularly  on the   Shenandoah�察�

the evident marks of their disrupture and avulsion from their beds by the 

most powerful agents of nature�察�corroborate the impression。 But the distant 

finishing   which   nature   has   given   to   this   picture�察  �is   of   a   very   different 

character。      It  is  a  true  contrast    to   the  foreground。      It  is  as  Placid    and 

delightful as that is wild and tremendous。 



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     ;For�察  �the   mountain      being    cloven   asunder�察  �she   presents   to   the     eye�察�

through the cleft�察�a small catch of smooth blue horizon�察�at                       an infinite 

distance   in   the   plain   country�察  �inviting   you�察  �as   it   were�察  �from  the   riot   and 

tumult roaring around�察�to pass through the breach�察�and participate of the 

calm below。;Jefferson's Notes on Virginia。 

     Note 2。 

     ;Save the plaintive song of the whip´poor´will。; 

     That the   Indian mind   and language   are not   devoid of poetry�察                   �the 

names      they   have    given    to   this  bird   ��the   whip´poor´will��       sufficiently 

evidence。      Some     call   it  the  ;Muckawis�察─       �others    the   ;Wish´ton´wish�察─�

signifying ;the voice of a sigh�察─�and ;the plaint for the lost。; Those�察�who in 

its native glens at twilight�察�have listened to its indescribably melancholy 

song�察�will know how beautifully appropriate these names are。 

     Note 3。 

     ;They�察�the foul slaves' of lust and gold�察�Say that our blood and hearts 

are cold。; 

     It   has   been   advanced   by   some   writers�察  �that   the   almost   miraculous 

fortitude often displayed by Indians�察�under the most intense suffering�察�is to 

be accounted for by their insensibility to pain�察�resulting�察�they allege�察�from 

a   defective     nervous     organization。      From    the   absence     of   a  display    of 

gallantry and tenderness between the sexes�察�they argue also�察�in them�察�the 

nonexistence of love�察�and its kindred passions。 This we think unjust�察�as it 

robs them of the honours of a system of education�察�which is life´long�察�and 

whose sole object is to attain the mastery of all feeling�察�physical or mental。 

The view taken of this subject by Robertson�察�in his History of America�察�to 

us�察  �seems   most   accordant   with   truth。   He   says�此   �The   amazing   steadiness 

with which the Americans endure the most exquisite torments�察�has induced 

some authors to suppose that�察�from the peculiar feebleness of their frame�察�

their   sensibility   is   not   so   acute   as   that   of   other   people�察  �as   women�察  �and 

persons of a relaxed habit�察�are observed to be robust men�察�whose nerves 

are   more   firmly   braced。   But   the   constitution   of   the Americans   is   not   so 

different in its   texture�察 �from  that   of the   rest   of the   human   species�察 �as   to 

account for this diversity in their behaviour。 It flows from a principle of 



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