The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-06-26

ms of an ancient temple. The night
MAS indeed a splc"did onc-Calcula
ted In give warmth even To an ~ j.
entail Imagination. had read ol
such nights in the glowing pages OF
Arabian literature. and in the lnlm-
liable descriptions OF The bard of 4
Won but had thought that they c&-
lstcd only in the imagination Of the
poet, who
--- gi'es To airy nothing,
local hahiation and A name
The sky VAS cIo0dlrss, clear, aud
:. purely beautiful" The sun Lad
long since set ; hut faint streak ri
red yet glinmcred aloug the west
ern horizon. The full moon had a
risen high in tie heavens. on rich
blue ground. Tie sultry heat OF
The day WAS tempered with the cool
sra-btcrHe Of evening. Man had
given his herds 10 repose, aud had
refined. himself. from his labofs.
No noise could be heard. save the
rostllng of leaves, the murmurings
OF The streamler, the distant how lings
nj the .Ihckal. aud Tie SCREENINGS u
the bird Of night.
At lcuglh reached the ruins-and
as | stepped upon the doorstone.
which, perhaps, Tor centuries before
bad not been tradden by the foot
steps ofci, illzed man. my blood ChIl-
led within me. came Tor obsrtN-
alton. YET | hardly dared TO look a
round. The owl, screaming ami
ilnttering from her hidden crerices
tile gIimuering light Of the mooo,
casting SHADOWS from the broken CO.
lnmns aud walls-my imagination
magnilyinS and distorting even y ob =
Iect-the sill ness Of the hour-thc
loneliness OF the spot--thc majesty
OF ihe scene. Il temple in ruins, al
most o, err anne me. The cold sweat
t,iCkled down my forehead. | "a,
down upon a broken Shaft 10 recover
from my asilatcd feelings ; d. while
leaning upon IA pedestal, and reCll-
ming my head upon my hand. ! sank
into profound sleep. Aud | Urea
mcd dream. Melhoughl there ap-
p.attd before me, a spiritual, pale,
With the hoary lDohs oil age waving
about his neck, aud with long aud
flowing White robes, as if Just arisen
from the tomb9. | t,tmblcd not,
lor it looked upon me With conIle-
nance full Of midncss and brncNo-
leuCc and in accents Of tender re
gardthus addressed me.
know, o youth, thy generous
views; ! know tiny lcrt cit asplra-
tions !; | know the purposes Tor which
thou hast come hithcr. know thai
thou longest To examine the reIIcks
OF ancient aIt-tO trace out the mo
numents erected ID ancient Nalor-
Ia tread the battle ground, immor-
tallZed by the poets spng--to SEE
every spot which can cEknldle clas-
sic enthusiasm, OF holy zeal. am
the Spirit of departed ages. RIse
then with me, and thine eyes shall
be gralliied." At that Instant, |
felt the ground giving way under
ne, and myself mounting aloft, led
by my genius. through the air. The
objects Of this earth kept continual
/, diminishing, and soon The ruins,
whence | had arisen. We're lost from
my sight. found myself goi 9 o.
yer mountain alter mountain. each
one higher than the last until. AT
length. reached one that overlook
ed all the rest. My genius, who
bad. hitherto. kept "a profound ST.
lrncc. now exclaimed - Here we
are, on the summit Of the highest q,
the ldeau mountains, on the top Ol
Gargaru, itself. Let Us stop. Cast
now thine eyes around thee. e graf
ify thy sight / looked around, \
ue,er-ne,er can forget the rlrh.
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