Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-09-19
PORTRX.

From that very interesting work, ";he Military
Sketch Book" we c'rpy the beautiful ballad,
entitled Allemar and Ellen. I, is full Of the
pathetic, aud though it be written altar tic
inapner of Monk Lewis, celebrated, and lu-
dricous tale Of" Giles' .'allop the Brave and the
Brown Sally Greene il a. the same time a.
socirtes the feeling, AMI pa,hos whie', is hap
ply combined, in Doctor Trot,er's pathetic bal-
!ai ofibe sasw Storm.
ALLENAR AND ELLEN.
Along by the sea a-c!ifl as Allemtr he1,
To wear she sad moment. away,
W tn sorrow he viow'd the increase of the tide.
l.coa'd o'er the dark breast tf Tie uce.n, and
sish'd,
MY Ellcn--oh! why dosi thou st,y.r
Three sun setting hou's did lac visit the shore,
Thrice viewed the slow ebb of tho ii Ie:
For Tho slip was eSpeotel full three days bc
fore,
To crown all his hopes npl his Ellen restore
Ills gentle, his beautiful bride.
The twilight was iap,ily lesscnip, his view,
Black hIlocks uprose on the nisio,
Now sironger AMI stronger the whis;lIng wind
blew,
Ani clouds through the heavens ,apilly now,
As thought across All.niar's brain.
Tho surf now began 10 rcIouble ts force,
As II broke al the foot of the rock
Wave rose upon wave their hurryins conrae.
Yhe raven iew home, while his cruahiHs so
hoarse,
As ac passed. sceuicI the surges to MOCK
Now cones the loud thunder. now flies he bleak
TalJ,
Nov llash after lash cplows IN,
Ii horror poor hhemdr Looks DER tic main,
Now turns he away, anl now ga2cs again;
There's The ship--scc the flash--ts Sun'
Iii the call of distress 20 the heart Of the brave;
Enonyh--he determines io dare
Every fury that rode the l. trib,e wave,
ADD ,I!>rc, midst their horrors 70 perish or save
His Eilon--oh. shouid she be thGre!
Hes away in his bark m all clear of the shore;
"iIoiy Mary" the fh?rman pray;
lie Piled at the SAIL and he Pile at The oar,
Aud he tossed for an hour in the b!ows uuroar,
Bu. the ship-she WIS still far away.
And no io..ci AMI lie tossed on the fa,l.on,es,
grave,
N The n,iis; Of thc mountains Of foam,
While fast cane the aight, and still faster the
Back, back with thy bark anu lbyse,f seek TO
For the ship has already her doom.
Nt-onWdTu ne Ncl', tlll across fS dark way
lie perceived by tho lightning 50 bright,
A plank Of TIE wrcck--thc,a n white figure ,ay
Washed over AMI over by every rude seu--
II was Elon-Oh, God! what sight
Ere passcd the red flashes, he .iczcd on his prize
Oh, think how tho lover was blcst
Ilo chafed her, he kissed her, shs opened her
eyes
"Tve saved thee, my Ellen" poor Allemar cries,
As ho presses her close TO hs breast.
How dccaitful and vain were his hopes AMI bis
boaf.
lie saw not the i'll that was agb
Thciast ray oftwilisht in darkness was LOST,
And alas! he was more than a mile from the
roast,
No, a star could be seen in the sky,
I've saved thee. my Ellen! he wildly repeated,
life rose in her heart at tho sound,
I've nrc safe she repliei-but how suddelly
nnetel
The false light Of hope which their love had
createi,
The horror of truth WIS around.
Still loud ragged the storm, AMI still wild rolled
the wave,
Will not Heaven The fond lovers sav4?
They embrace, aGl Itcy cling, and thoy sllioli
%, dismay
Break, break hot Upon them, dark hiilow!-
away
Il past they are sunk in The wave!