Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-04-22


villa and the mountain of the earthly paradise, day de
chned Adamah wandered in the dark dewy vaes.-
ne branches of the palms OF Tabor aud of Hermon
still threw their shades the earth.
But as the last day trembed the mountains
top as the forms in the distance vanished. solemn sh
verng seized the rstborn. In the gloom of the weeds
ne thought he sped strange fitting FORMS the waters of
the river Pison murmured amongst the reeds, and like
the tram OF light of soaring angels shone the
face OF the stream the departing beam of the day.
sudden sound arose Adanah -trembled. The noun
tans bent and the depths reoced for the glory of the
Lord passed on the wings of the tempest. Peace
turned; and alteration from all creation In the
depths of the darkness eetiug splendour oft burst
forth, AID lowered DER Adamal nclodiOs sounds trcm
oed on the breeze; from heavenly harps the sounds
arose, and struck with JOY the mortal But Maya
Ion exalted himself the clouds of the evening, and
round him shone an host of angels. They flew aloft
with the beams of the setting sun, and tarrcd the
twilight They adorned themselves with the colours of
heaven and dipped their in the evening gold.
hlaSaion stood amongst them in all his beauty, all
created beings, the most beautiful. His countenancc
nder than the spring of the divine Eden, the motion
his sunny wings, the music of the spheres. And lie be-
gan, aud the voices Of the angels joined in the song.
Thus the chorus sang:-Arse. Daughter of eternity.
| ARISE! o sacred night, Hail. Hail Hail! Praised b,
thou before all thy darkened sisters praised before all
thy glorious brethren, the days. Behold the eternal
selected thee from the beginning. The glory of the
Lord hovcrs on the earth: the breath of the reator
speaks IN thee. Arise We guardians OF the night We
sacred stars arise, to behold the work OF his hands
But IN the east, the approaching night. stood AZ
rae the angel of death, and sleep Around rang
ed ah host ot angels. dewy clouds. And thus the,
| answered the chorus in the vest
She comes; from eternity Is she born she rises in
Tenn sllence in her the dark majesty of Al-Eah, Be
hold he has taken compassion of life on the EARTH The
lame and the breath of life shall be eXtinguished
tie will call genera from generations and creation
VIII be new bo n in the creatures.
RcI Ice ye beasts the field. lift thy head, O ce-
da let the of the field rejoice; TO YOU gwen re-
hp al,
creation and the forms of Eden return Her is
SPRING The hat OF the Almighty, the creators, let
II Oe, shall pass from generation To generation
i Is the chorus of the west answered-Wby dost
thou weep sister soul? w eep no more. The goodness
OF the Almighty has the of Paradise; they are
numbered, and they shall not flow again Weep nc
more Adaiaah heard the heavenly chorus; at that mo
ment heavy sleep fell on his eyes Azrael the angel
OF deaih of night, and of sleep, approached him. He
opened his breast, extracted blood from his heart
ana rendered the precious drops 10 Magalon. With
gentle touch he Embossed the bands which bind the as.
pirng spirit TO the groveIing dust; he broke them,
not as IN the hours OF death. Now as mother takes
her infant in her the angel took the unconsci-
Gus soul, and behold the cherb the winds of midnight
ms wings raised him ao His rapid flight shone through
the iirnameut and at distance cleaned the pale star
OF the earth. With his eternal fires Orion famed
The galaxy with ITS mlriads of worlds burst the sight
OF Adamah, and now he saw at distance, the bounda
ries of the divine Eden.
And behold, sudden the lghtning's fash the gates
OF Paradise flew open; train of light spread itself wide
streaming DER the space of night.
With awe and reverence the soul Of Adamah fill
ed; shaded by the wings of the angel il rested ON the
, plains of Hewila.
As tranquility rests the eyeds of seeping chill
ren, nexpressible peace and the calmness OF eter
nat life, rested on the plains OF The heavenly Eden
Spring clothed IN the colours of original light lowered
over the yallies. Flowers ETHEREAL hues dipped in
the nts of the evening clouds, and the trees of life gilt
tering with the colours of the rainbow reared their
heads in splendid pride. In the interior solemn light
trenbled over ALL The soul o.. Adenah seized with as
tonishmen, raised itself reve in the bliss of Paradise
Nlagalon appeared in the dewy pain his garment bril-
liant as the sapirc's hue formed of the snow which
lies at the throne of the Almighty The angel entered
the sanctuary where the secrets of the Creator rest and
the angel of death followed at distatce bearing the
soul overwhelmed with But in the depth of niplI
three springs ocverastng purity burst forth bright as
the beams OF the glowing in the eastern heaven The
first Achiar the of love, and springs to
the throne of the eternal As the springs of aphtha or
AbscheraD, it flows filling the air with perfume and
spreading life wheresOever it flows. It's is sweet
er than the honeyconb. The second is Magin the
source OF Poesy The spirit of God rests its waters;
whatsoever drinks of it, his eyes behold the things of hea
ven, his ComPrehcnds the language of all creatures:
and all the voices of heaven and earth, and double
edged sword is given him in his mouth. The name of
the third lisa Nargi the ofhope Ii is pure as
crystal and noursing milk from the breasts of the
mother The flowers of Paradise bloom around it, with
golden cups, like the spring which the an
gels collect the numbered tears of earthly sucrings
Amidst these springs, the souls of men formed
called by the word of the eternal from their original
nothing. The seraph Magalon had entered into the
sanctuary OF God and stood amongst the springs. lie
bent i'll alteration, and silence like that Of annhiIa-
ton brooded over the The harmonious murrnurs
OF the springs were stopped, and the winds of heaven
stayed their courses. On sudden, the springs burst
forth The chorus Of the scraphim resounded through
heaven from host TO host the rapturous concord sound
cd on distant worlds the blessed spirits sang the song of
JOY and hosts of cberubm sang haeIuahs TO the Al
mighty
To soft and duce sounds the heavenly anthems sunk
for, behold the eternal had created had finished the
work of his hands. And now the soul of GIcwa, the
first woman from the night by the murmuring off
Achiar 1t lowered round the springs Of love aud hope
angels hastened and carried the daughter of divine
breath to the plains of IIewila. And Azrael angel of
death, bearing the soul of Adamah followed with rapid
fight.
Now Magalon, the beauteous scraph, became the
angel of love and of spring. He returned 10 the
of the suns, and called forth the autunal moon
opened the womb Of the Garth; the winds and the row
ing papilios Obeyed his orders TO carry from flower TO
flower, the ructif ing dust. Amidst the Chorus of the