The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-06-07
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I've hare pen read Nth rapture te poetry Of tie IN
eesfous SELLEcK OSBORNE. lie unifes an a gooa
degree the b,ec son Of Popc, e sypbathetck touches
ef Coupler, and The simple humanratre" Of Shake
spea,e In 1904, many fugittpe pieces mere Publish
e5fsm his PEN among sghich sOas The JSils.Ving Er
truck from an unfinished Dramafick .'hanscrin =
ne hare sraited re..h impafience for new eGnsions
efhis nuse lis SUSPECTED the destruction Of domes-
ssck and connIJiat felicity, consed'en on some Ten or
fsveluc month"; imprisonment urder me blue laws 81
Connecticut, has suspended hi, harp UPON the 1eeep
ing wi1oss. lie Is no.c a Lieutenant Of dagoons IN
The United SfGtcs service. N. H. Pat.
pIsstPArEp YOUTH rEcLAIMEp.
IMET, as near the forest skirts strayed,
remnant OF q man wooing the gloom
Of twilight shade, congcnal to his soul.
lie threw askance look of wild reproach,
That seem'd to say, aunt unknd intruder,
These haunts consecrated to DEspAIR!" J"
Then turning, sought the bosom of the wood
folowd him aloof and oft obsery'd
His comcly, though emacatcd form,
Alternate, gliding meath the hemlock boughs
Or slowly climbing DER the craggy steep
At length beneath huge and shelving rock
lie sat him down its high projecting brow
A hemlock met, whose thick entangled limbs
Flung DER the ground beneath som5rcus shade,
And near the root IN subtciraneous course,
A grimbling sireamlet flow'd, whose hollow sound
Rose through the cranniCs of the broken carth
sc Fit temple of despair lie said, and then
With eyes that Glcarn'd sucn satisfaction,
lie view'd the gloomy scene. Here, haggafd fend,
Thou st'st, enhron'd, in ghastly majesty
Here will raise an altar and thereon
Lay these weak limbs, wretched sacrifice ~
Then from his bosom he phial drew,
And view'd it with grim hysterick smile
o precious draught " he said" thou art to me,
Like cool fountain to a thirsty pilgrim
Thy cordial pow'r shall lu the ranking pain
That wripgs thy torturd heart - Then to his lips
lie rais'd with eager hand, the deadly potion
" Hold wretchcd man % Icred-and rushing forth,
Sciz'd his rash hand-wle with 4 ghastly stare,
lie ey'd me, az an evil genius, sent
TO cross the fondcst purpose OF his soul
His cheeks were lean and haggard, ard he seem'd
\ wreck Of man, monument Of woe
Il saw him once in happier days, when JOY
Beam'd in each feature, and the adrniTIng world
Deny'd him not the early wreath cffamc-
But in sanguine moment OF his youth,
Fell Dissipation led his steps astray
Then did no friend with mild solicitude,
Reach out gentle hand, TO stay his course,
Or to restore him to the path Of virtue
Then, 'lorn and destitute, he keenly felt
The scorn of an uncharitabc world ~.
Whose cool reproach, and frown contenptuous
weigh'd
His spirits down, and drove him 10 despair y
press'd bis hand, and with tender smile
Proifer'd my servicc--and, while yet spakc,
saw y tear roll down his faded check,
Which stranger therefor scorching grief
Had dry'd, long since the moisture OF his eyes,
And then met,ought 1 saw CLEAN of hope,
Tornc in langud Smile, illuminate his face
A gradual increasing smile, which secmd
Like the returning Of the vernal sun,
Which comes to chase the wintry cloud away,
And bid rcvivng nature bloom again
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And now, with he alth and happiness eiatc,
He lives to virtue and to friendship truc--
Oft with the grateful musick Of his thanks,
bic sercnades my car--and hlesses oft
The guardian powr that led my curious steps
To the intended scene Of self destruction.
Now l do feel more pride, in having thus
Rcstor'd youth, from misery and vice
10 Writ Us path---his sorrows sooth'd, and pourd
7he balm Of frieI. lshp on his wounded heart
Pluck'd from his breast the canker OF despair,
And planted hopes deli ghtful promise there,
Than should feel to rule the state alone,
Or. wade, through bleeding millions, to throne