The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-03-04
GOD of the glorious Ly.e

When through golden clouds descending,
Thou didst hold Thy radisu fight,
Der Natures lovely pageant bending,
Til Avon rolled oil sparkling 10 thy sight
There, OF its bank beneath ibe Mulberry's shade.
Wrapped in young dreams y wid-eyed Minstrel
Lighting there snd lingering long, Lstrsyed.
Thou didst teach the Bard his song.
Thy fDyers strung his sleeping shell,
And round his bcows garland curled,
d, his lips thy spirii fell.
And bsde bin wake and warm the world
Then SHAKESPEARE rose!
Across the trembling Strings
His daring hand he hiDgs.
And, 10 |! n new creation giowsi
There clustering round, Submissive 10 his will,
EAte's vassa tran his high commands tuhi.
Madness with his irighIful scream,
Vengeance leaning On his lance.
Avarice with his blade and beam,
Hatred blasting with glance,
Remorse that weeps, and Rage that roars,
And Jealousy that doals but dooms, and murders yet
Mrih. his face with sunbesms lii, Iadores.
Waking Laugb,er's merry swell,
Arm in arm with fresh eyed W.T. Cbell
That waves his tngling lash, white Folly shakes his
Prom the feudoi tower pale Terror rushing,
Where the prophet BIRDS wall
Dies along the dull gale,
And the sleep monarch'g blood is gushing!
Despair that hsunts the gnrgiing stream,
Kissed by the virgin moons cold beam.
Where some lost maid Wild cbsple's wreathes
And swsn-lise there her ow0 dirge brcathes,
Then broken hearted sinks to rest, lbreast.
Beneah the bubbling wave that shrouis her maniac
Young Love, with eve Of tender gloom,
Now dropping DER the bsilowrd tomb
Where his plighted victims lie.
Where the, met, but met to die
And now. when crimson buds are sleeping,
Through the deWy arbor pecpng,
Where Beauty's child, ihe frownng world forgot,
q Youth devoted ale ia teulnP.
Rapture ON her dark lash giistening,
While fairies 'esve their cowsp cells and guard the
Thus rise the phantom throog, happy spot.
Obedicnt TO their Masters song,
And lead IN willing chain the wond ring soul along,
For other worlds Wars Great One sighed in vain,
Ger other worlds see SHAgrsPgARB and reign
The rspt Magician Of his own wild lay.
Earth and her tribes his mystic wand obey,
Old Ocean trcmbles, Thunder cracks the skies,
Air teens with shapes, aud tell.,ae speotres rise
Time yields his trophies up. and Death restores
The moudered victims ut his voiceless shores
Nights paerirg bags their fearful orgies keep.
And fsth,ess Gull, uoseas the lip Of sleep.
The freside legend, and the faded page,
The orme that cursed,th deed that blessed age,
All. all come forh-,hc good TO charm and cheer,
To sconrgc bold Vice, and start the generous tear;
With pictured Fo,'y gsang fools 10 shame,
And guide young Gorys loo, along the path OF fame.
Mark the sceptred Traitor sIumbering!
There fit the slaves Of Conscience round :
Sleeps leaden portals catch the sound.
In his dream ut blood for mercy q0aking,
AT his own dut scream behold him wskng!--
soon that dream 10 fate shalt turn,
For him the dvny uries burn,
For him the vulture sits on youder misty peak,
Aud chides The lagging night, aud vets her hungry
Hark! the tumpets warning breath Gbeak,
Echoes round the vale OF Death,
Where through the msddening ranks the God OF
CSiaugh,er rides,
And DER their spou,ng trunks h,s rcekirg axle
.tgui les
The painting ryrsn' scours the field.
Vengeance! he meets thy dooming blade!
The scourge OF esrth the scorn'of Heaven,
He falls !unwept and unforgiven,
And all bis guilty glories fade.
Like crushed reptile in the dust he lies.
And Hates last lightning quivers from his eyes.
Behold yon crownless King.
Yon whtelocked, weeping Sire,
Where Heavens unpt'iar'd ch ambers ring.
And burst their streams OF food aud Are!
Nc gave them all the daughters Of his love;
That recreant pair they deive him forth Grove.
In such night of wo.
The cubess regent of the wood
Forge,s to bathe hes hngs in blood,
And cavcrns with her foe
Yet One was kind.
Why fingers she behind D.
epi'y' view him by her dead form knee'ngs
Even in Wild frenzy holy nature feeling,
iiis aching eyebaiis strain
To see those curtaned orbs unfold,
That besuteo.s bosom heave again,
But all Is dark and cold. ..t.
In sgony the Father shakes,
Grcts choking note II, .s
swells in his throat, .
Each wi,hered beWts,ringtugs sad breahst
Round her pale neck his dying arms he wrcsthes,
And her marble ups his 'asbs death kiss breatbe,
Down trembling ng-shAn insect weakness keep
The ssn.deiying Eegle's swept
4 mortal strike celestial strings,
Aud fseby echo what serspb sings -,
who nov sha grace the glowing throne,
where all unrivsIlsd. all s,one, . -
ppld Sh,tespears set. sad loohed creation through,