Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-03-11

'rwixt man and heaven her curtain yeG
When earth lay nea ser TO the skies
Taan in these da OF crime and wo,
And morJa saw. without surprise,
ia the mid air, angelic eyes
Gazing upon this world below
Alas. that Passions should profane,
Ev'n then, that morning of the earth!
That, sadder still. the fatal stain
Should fall on hearts Of heavenly birth
And Oh, that stain 80 dark should fall
Fran w oman's love, most sad of ALL
One evening, in that time Of bloom,
On nils side were hung the ray
OF sunset. sleeping 10 perfume,
The noble Youths conversing lay;
And, a. thew look'd, from time to time,
TO the far sky, where Da, light furl'd
HIS radiant wing, their brows sublime
BesJoke them Of that distant world
reatIres OF light, such as still play,
Like notes IN sunshine, round the Lord,
And thror n their infinite array
Transmit each moment. night and day,
Tne echo OF His luminous word.
Of Ieaven thew spoke and, still more Oft,
Ofthe light eyes that charmed them thence;
I'LL, yielding Sraduai TO tue sou
And BALM evenings ina ence-
The silent brest in. of the flowers
The melting light that neam'd above,
as on their first. fond erring hours,
Each told the story of his love,
The history Of that hour unhlest,
Wheu, like bird. rom its high nest
Won down BY fascinating ewes,
For wo!uaus smile he lost the skies"
The first angels story" is told by
himself Ia appears 10 have been one
o. The SEpHIRoTa or ema ,ations Of the
DEFY, with the sublime mysteries of
whose attribute. Tom Moore does not
appear to have been int4 mstely ac-
quainted. He shone, among the Hea-
Vsaly messengers, the unheavenliest
one"
This angel falls in love with the
beautiful EeA whom he saw bathing.
He deserts Heaven Tor her; but as
chastity and ambition are her sttri-
bu es. he never obtains possession. On
the contrary, she discountenances his
ETHEREAL passion, and seeks only to as
cenl among the stars. The amorous
angel, at length tired with her indiffer-
ence, exclaims-
sNay, shrink not so--a look--a word
Give them but kindly and fly;
Already, see, nv plumes have stirr'd,
And tire nble for their home on hi n.
Thus oe our parting cheek to cheek
One inmates lapse will be forgiven,
And tho e.. the next, shalt hear ne eak
The spell that pIumes my wing for heaven!''
He promised too much; but the pro.
niss was given, anu these we're the con-
sequences:
While thus spoke, the fearful maid.
OF me, and of herself afraid.
Had shrn sing stood, like flowers beneath
The scorching of the SOUTH winds breath:
But when nan'd alas, too well,
now recall, taolgn wilder'd then
Instantly, when aan'd the spell,
Her brow, her eyes uprose again,
And, with an eagerness. that spoke
Tie sudden ight that DER he. broke,
ssThe spell, the speli.-oh, speak it new,
And will bless thee"-she eXclaim'd--
Unknowing what did. inland,
And lost already, on her brow
stanp'd one burning kiss. and nam'd
The mystic word, till then ne'er told
To living creature or eartn Hoului
Scarce was it said. when, quick as thought,
Her lips from mine. like echo, ca ght
The holy sound her hands and eyes
Were instant lifted to the skies,
And thrice to heaven she spoke it out
With that triumphant look Faith wears,
When not cloud of fear or doubt,
A vapour from this vale of tears,
Between her and her God appears.
That very moment her whole frame
All bright and glorified became,
And at aer back saw unclose
Two wings, magnificent as those
That sparkle round tn Eternal Throne,
Whose plumes, as buovantly she arose
Above me, in the moon beam shone
With a pure light, w'lich-from its hue,
Unknown upon this earth knew
Wa light frum Eden, glistening through
Most holy vision ne'er before
Did aught so radiant since the day
When Lucifer, in falling. bore
The third of the bright stars awayk--
Rise, In earth's beauty, to repair
That loss of light and glory there!"
Thus was she lost to him for ever;
*"And his tail drew the third part of the stars
of heaven, and did cast them to the EARTH
Revelat xii. I Decent sancti saws Suarez
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