The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-11-26
By r. G. LEwn, Etq. antbor Of The Monk.
A ROMANCE,


lis Ofric--the Lion his nephew who leads,
and fwf up the cracking old ftaircafe proceeds,
Gains the hall, and quick cloies the g,te.
Now round bin young Caroman eating his eyes,
Surveys The FAD icene with diim4Y and furpriie,
And fear Ress the role from his cheeks;
His fpirits fOrlake him, his courage IS flown;
Tie hand of Sir Olric he clafps IN his own,
And, while his voice isulters, be fVoaks:
+" Dear uncle" he murmars, " why luger We here?
IT'S late, and thele chambers damp and drear,
= Keen blows thro the ruins the blaG
g On! let US away and Our jou insy purdue;
g Fair Blumenberg's cattle viii riff on our view,
- Soon FAkenleins foreA Is pah
why roll thus your eye balls? Why glare they 70 wild
9 Oh Glide my weakness, irown that a child
: Shoud view tbele apartments with dread
For know that full of have heard from ny nurfc,
= There It'll Cd this cattle Ia. relied curfe,
" Since innoceu. blood here was fhed
e She faid TOO bad fPirits and ghoH al in white,
Here ufe t. relort at the dead time of nighr,
" Nor van,h till brea, of day;
& Ard ftill AZ thcir coming i heard the deep tone
OF bell loud & awfui-Hark bark twas groan
(" Good uncle on let Is away Z"
Peace. ferpent N thus Ofric---the Lion replies,
While rage md m4Ignity gloom in his eyes !;
Thy journey and lIe here mua ciOie
:" Thy caa!e's proud turrcts more that thou fee;
g No moe be,wixt Biumenberg's LordinP and me
g Shalt thou RanI, and my greatneis oPPoie
My brother lies brssthlefs on Pallet mes plains,
q And thou once removd. 10 lis noble domains
+" My rght can no rival deny;
g Then, tripling prepare on my dagger TO bleed
= No fuccour is near, and thy fate !, dccreed,
Commend thee TO Jcius, and die ="
Thus flying, he leizes the boy BY the arm,
Whele grief ends the vauted halls roof while alarm
Fis heart of all fortitude robs
His limbs fink beneath him diltrsGed with fears,
He falls at his uucles feet battles hem with tears,
And" Spare me Q lpare me y he lobs.
But, ali It's in Va n that he lrves to appeafe
The mIcreant; in vain does he cling round lis knees,
and fue in foft accents for life
Unmov'd BY his foTrow, unmov d by his prayer,
Fierce Ofric has twiied his hand IN his hair,
And aims at bis bolom knife;
But ere the Re-l bluilIes with b 9od arrange to tell
Sell nruck does the tongue of he h7llow-ond bell
The Prefruce of midnight declare
And whie with 1mazement hia hair briftes high,
Hears Olric voice toud and terrible cry,
In POUNDS hezrt-ap Pain3 ~" Forbear r.
Straight cules & hres through the chamber rebound
With hell4h mirth ming cd the walls rock around
TIE ayoaning root threatens . fall;
Loud buiows the thunder blue Eghthings ai hafh !;
The cafements they cater chains a.tle doors c4ll
And flames I'll ed their waves through the hall.
The Glamour increafts the portals expand;
Ger the pavemcnts black marble now run band
OF aaemons, III dropping with gore
IN vilAgs 70 grim, and . InonttrOus m height,
That Carlonan rc.eaus IS hey bura Oh hi. fight,
And Gnks wtbou. ,eGe GA the floor.
Not 70 his fell uvc,c /; he re. that the ,hrong
Impes loudly lhriek.ng female along,
And well the lad ipeCtre he knows
The dsmons with CURES ner itsPs onward urge.
Her Glouder with whips form oflerpen they fcourge,
And taft from her wounds the blood flows.
"Oh welcome 1e cried, and her voice fpoke difpair
90 Oh welcome. Sir Ofric, the to nents to lnare
Of which thou haa made me the prey.
. Twelve wears have languilhd thy oomng TO fee,
UIIilda, who perilhed dhonor'd by thee,
I" Now calls thee 70 znguilh away
My ruin complicated, thy love became hate;
Thy hand gaze the dr4ug which con6gad me 70 fate
a Nor thought death lurkd in the bo.,l:
Unfit for the grave tan with guilt fwe dwith pride
50 Unbels'd unsbfolv'd, unrepenting, died,
q And demons aTaigbt feiz on my foul
Thou com and with tranfPort feel my brea fvell
Full long have lufFrrd the toFmen:so Of he'll,
Aud now lhal Id pleafure DC mine
See, fee how the hends thirf TO thy blood
Twelve years has myPanGing heaufurnlhed their food
leone, wretch. lei them tealt upon thine -,
She faid, and the demon, their prey flock q around
They dalh'd him with horrible yell on The ground,
: Aud blood down his limbs triekedfaG 81
His eyes from their ocsets III fury they tore,
They fed o. his ehtrsils all reekiug with core,
And bis heart was Ulriidas reP8a
But now the grey cock told thecorning Of day;
The nends with ih1il victim 1raight vanifh'd away,
And Caroman's heart throbb'd again
With terror recalling the deeds the night,
He role. ana from taIksnGein lpeeding his fight,
soon reachd bis Paiernal domain.
Since, then, all with horror the. ruins behold;
10 1lepherd, Though Qr4yd Be lamb from his fold,
no mother, though Ioft DC her child.
The fpgtTye dares IN fhcfc chambers to feeL-
Where lends n.ghny revcl, and guilty goas fhriel-,
In accents NOT earful an wild
Oh lhun them, We Pilgrims though late be the hour,
Thongh .oui howl the tempeG and al althe hower,
Prom Falktnltein caae be gone
There itiu their Cad banquets Heis denzens flare;
There Ofric---thc Lion, fill raves in delpair
Rreathe : nrarrr 81 lis fntil and nafs ON