The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-06-21
LOVES LAST MEETING.
(Modernizcd from an old Manuscript found
among the Records otthe Medical School at
HolorAa

(Modernzcd from an old Manuscript found
among the Records ofthc Medical School at
Bologaa)
The days Of my youth the days of my youth!
how deeply do your recollections dwell with
in my soull-how wildly does memory recall
YOU, and the deeds to which YOU gave rise! your
bright hopes, your burning Wishes your blight
Of heart, your absolute despair. lie who re-
cciyes stunning blow early in life, will lprofably
through physical strength, rise, after time,
from under it; and, ifhc be thrown into full COL
lission with the world, the wound will heal over,
though from time to tune, the scar whichit leaves
will ache. In his breast there will be the re-
verse ofthc oasis of the desert; for however the
larger portion Of the soul may b,oom--to what
extent soeyer il may be feite--thcre will be al
ways oue spot Of barren and burning waste, to
contrast with and to check the Towering meads
around it.
Oh, Florence! thou whted sepalchre OF out
war! bcautv--thou nwatd ci,incl house Of III
4 nv happiness-of my souis hopes!--how bitter
lv do | hate what others love so much--thy
streets of palaces, and thy tlowiig Arno With
what a lcaden heart have looked down. from thy
surrounding ampitheltre Of hills, upon thy far
| villas, glittering among the dassy olives; and
thy noble church, rising like crown to complete
this scene Of queenly beauty! What, indeed,
is tie loyencss Of natural object, II the asso-
Citations connected with it be sad II the IT,
dings be mourniul, ot what avail is the speakers
voice,
I When went again to Florence, after long
years, it was recalling into new life the great inc
one misfortune Of my youth. Ny heart beat a.
Cainst my side with the tulnnltuous throb OF re-
awakening agony; felt once more the desola-
ton ofa buried spirit. Alas! how strong are the
! gIfE
cane over me asI passed the house where -
Beauty bealned upon her brow-Lovc flashed
| from her eyes, and inantled on her glowing lips,
III. full confidence and utter unreserve ofyounS
affection, gave TO lcr the dignity Of their own sin
pleness and simplicity. What, indeed is more
holy than female love in its first force and purl-
ty-beforc the world has chilled it, or repetition
snllicd the exquisite bloom Of its unity and a.
bandonment! 1t is one Of the highest and most
intense Of the mysteries of human nature--one
of the most beautiful of its Phenoinena--the
most engrossing Of its impulses! The soPhisti-
Gated NAV sneer at its simple fcelings-the cor
rupt NAV mistake its purity for GOODNESS; out tilat
yey simplicity is the cause, at once, and the ei-
fcct of its strength and condensation: the very
nurity of the flame betokens its immense heat!
How beautiful she was!-Hcautyt oh, beauty
which mal's the scnscs drunk, and the spirits
reel under thy inhuence-whlch like the Wild
Ihoney of the ancient story, art delicious 10 the
taste, but maddening to the brah.--hoW thy
force and thy sweetness, are they not increased
when we behold thee in the woman OF our soul 5
loye Here is her picture! How lovely are their
features!-their fine outlnc--tliclr rich devel-
opement--their placid expression iioW inc
eve feasts upon thcm!--hoW the soul is lea py
the deep, calm thoughts which that countenance
exbalesi Yet does not this treasured image more
f,.s nt q
Eve. than it falls short of the same face, when
LIGHTED with the fire of loves hcaven--when the
cestus of affection added to it the lustre OF ITS
charm.confering spell In my bosom hast thou
been nestled for years; the pulscsot my heart
have beat under thee, thou hast been to me what
the figure of his patron SAINT IS to an anchof'.e-
/, treasure far more than earthly! Yet couldst
tbou but for a moment possess that look OF love
which those eyes were wont to shed upon me
that smile, which spake of fondness' as tie
glance did of intensity would be content 10
part with thee for eyer-aye even tnouSn my
be,rt should burst i'll the effort it would need!
Truly have compared the feelings with which
I rerard this amare to those excited by devotion
u,ired love" has all the force and warmth oi
earthly passion freed from all the grosser parti,
cles of eartll;---t has all the ETHEREAL purity Of
snrittlal alteration, with fervour and reality su
peradded, which, alas our corporeai nature car
scarcely ever feel towards that which is only
spiritual. Our thoughts are turned towards .
being whom we have ahored when IN the hesh
who now is raised to a state more exalted ano
nurer than our own: The passion we feel toi
the woman, is tempered by the reverence with
which we regard the spirit; and the two feelings
united, form, probably, the highest and bes
which enter into the bosom of humanity
The moon was struggling through a swift racf
which drifted over her; her light fell iitfuiy up
, on the stream, and on the distant dome OF tht
cathcdral the water rushed past our feet, a.
though swelled by the torrents from the noun
tans;-but we needed not the gloom; We did no
note the marks of recent tempest; our heart
communed together-,ce were together!
: We parted that night in youth, IN health, II
b;ph hone. For once, ''the course OF true low
Seemed TO run smooth" 1t is true we could no
: vel he united: was as yet only student at 10
;. lorna. and had mother and sister who MANI
depended on my exertions Tor support but u
, few wears my studies would be tinlshedi shonl
: he settled in sphere Of humble usefulness; m
: homes. nv wishes, were fixed on domestic en-
ioyments--on that happiness which is to be tas
:. ed no where but in happy home! 1t is one
: the frequent effects of a strong and vrtuous pa
e sion in early life to accelerate, by many year
i that taste for simple and domestic pleasures
:, which all men feel as they approach the dechn
6 IF wears. have since been wanderer-l hav
e travelled over large portion Of the earthi bu
n if the hopes of my youth had been realized,
Il should have been happy-oh more than hapF
ii in the narrow crcl. around my humble hon
I 11ar tfc Anfrn