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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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