The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-04 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

rim TIZISTING PL.4CS.
Tie the greened spot of the ?airfoil rile,
And Uwe the loveliest shadows sail ;
The moon-bean plays
Her silver rays,
And the souls of the blest in their midnight flights,
Yet gazing with joy oil ..te dearest of sights,
Are hovering round, or flitting by.
Thi ugh not to be seen by mortal eye.
The rivallet's voice is nin-aniring nigh.
And every breeze is a loser's 4161; ;
The bliss Ail tow
l' breathing now.
And the Angel of Loess is recording ids truth ;
While the trembling maid and her piitlited youth
1i :zebrine the token suit the ginner.
Then lightly o'er the veto sod dance.
In the stillness of night their fords would sewn
Airy and thin. as those spirits I deem
Are wandering neut.,
And dropping a tear
Of joy, on the spot where their Heaven began ;
%hen first to their bosoms the soft tide ran,
Which wafted them first to mirth') love.
And then to holier bliss abuse.
Then haste ye. tote! to this Nitwit vale
And it's greenest spot, ere time shall fail ;
Vne little mound
Doth marls the ground
Which tinny hese sought. and many have fonnd ;
And whidt furies are said to :told reset around.
'then list thee, lose! and we'll pledge the troth.
For ever, sod aye. shall hind its both. H.

seinbled at midnight around Roderick's tomb, for the pur-
pose of watching and invoking the disturbed spirit. Mratood
sad the villainous Calotro are also there, and the rontrast

betweirn the faultering mention of the nap. and the cool de-
tontine(' hardihnodof the other. i• well drown. end prodneol

a striking effeet. Gregor/0 (rettroti), the abbot of is
neighbouring convent, on the approach of the hoar at which
the Manton generally appears. desires those aronnil him
to Lneel down. The rest cor ply. but Mentoui kneels not.
het remains In teeth!! and enconsciont abstraetion. He is
tousril from his reverie by the address of Geeprfe. who
leads hint to his brother's tomb; where. ague ''lrnding a
short time. he sees his brother's shade (invisible to the rest).
and. exhausted by the violence of his own aritatios, sinks
powerless into the arms of his attendants. The next scene
discovers an inte-view between Calatro and itosolvina. who
bad been promised by her father to the former. as the re-
I ward of his serviees. and the price of his secrecy. *She re-
jects his addresses with erwitempt. Meanwhile Sebastian
himself, disguised as a monk. arrives at the castle, and.
under the impression that he is a wandering pilgrim. is
questioned respecting Arhas!tan. His answers touch kon-
Isiers fears. and the fictitious monk is dismissed to his cham-
ber. Colatro. unconscious Pr the truth of his story • Informs
Montoni that Sebastian has returned;--he tells lam that his
possessions must becutue the property of Sebastian. unless
the latter is dispatched. lie himself undertakes the task.
upon condition that his marriage with Rootslrin3 shell take
place that very night. The unhappy father, loathing the
Idea of the marriage. yet distracteil by the danger which
surronnils him, Is forced to comply, and Resa/eima is sum-
moned and informed of the fatal necessity which exists for
her marriage with tolatro. Iler prayers and remonstrances