Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-09-05

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Good without effort, great without a toe
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How many ties did that stern moment tear
From thy s'res, to his humblest lmcnai'sl breast
| Is linked the electrical chain Of that despair,
W hose shock was earthquakes s, and Oppressed,
The land which ov'd thee SO, that none could love
thee best''
CHILDE HAROLD, Canto Nv.
Forgive thee, forgive theer' responded
Rosand, indeed will, and even if thou vert
to blast me, still would Iingcr fondly on thy
bosom, love thee for thyself, think all thy
crueies but acts Of kindness, hang to thee as
my last hope and solace, and dying, bless the
Gods that made thee. But we will never part !;
the world may frown, the malignant foes to
virtuous love may assai US, the tempests may
howl around us, the wild winds whistle, and
the thunders roar, still secure in our mutual
love. we will smile at the impotent railings of
| tho elements, and in some secluded cottage far
( from the hauuts Of men, breath our lives out,
and hail the return of each succeeding day,
that dawns, but to add new joys. and unnun,-
bered bIessingsr'
| O'Connor, let not such idle imaginings, such
passionate emotions fill thy gentle breast, for
we soon must part, and part forever. have
no hope Of happiness, no prospect of prefer
ment; all, all 's dark and gloomy 1.-THE world
and have long since closed our friendships,
and bate IL But for thee, Rosalind, would
! remain in my native country = for thee would
be happy But what avails it, that wish so'
remain among the native hills and forests Of
my ances'ors The die is cast, must away;
hence then all IDLE hopes, all fcctng joys. and
every flickoring ray of happncss"'
O'Conner would unccremoniously have
left the dwelling Of Rosalind, but she detained
him; and begged ere he left her, that he would
not depart, till he had given assurance, that
: he would return again, and not loavo her, in
all the distressing agonies Of suspense.
cannot longer remain said he, must alb
sent myself, lest in a moment of imprudence,
make promises, and pledges which shall new
er be enabled to perform = pledges and prom
ises, which in the end, would only prove acts
of duplicity and double dealing, and injurious
to the happiness Of us both. "My situation
in life is well known to you, my good Rosa
lind" ho continued, "and why then would you
urge mo to the acceptance of your society,
when il must be apparent, that that accept
ance, will only tend to our mutual unhappi-
ness, and lead TO consequences which both OF
us ought to study TO avoid. OF wealth / am
destitute, friends have none, and if should
consent to the qualification of your wishos-if
we were welded, | should not only violate the
principles which have ever regulated my con-
duct, and which ever shall regulate it, but
aniction, which when enthusiasm has subsidcd
will only compel you TO weep over your own
folly and sorrow amid your own modification -
selected solicited and courted
"Talk not Of wealth" replied Rosalind
"docs the possession of gold render the bed OF
anguish less affecting, or can it secure to us
the Joys Of other worlds can it purchase hap
pincss--disarm the malignant foe, still the
raging tempest, or smoth the passage to the
tomb. Wealth! despse, and hate it, fol
it is that which bursts the ties Of friendship
ausunder destroys tho hopes of the constant
makes the marriage bed the loa,hsomo rocep.
taclo of crime, bcgets unkindly feelings be.
tween all ranks of society, and shows its bale.
ful influences even among the hallowed rcla.
tons which ought ever TO cxst between par
cnt and child, between the lover and his
mistress For me, know Of no wealth, like
that which can bo afforded by tho unfailing,
unerrng sources of mutual love, and to thee
can I oxclam, in the language Of the faithful
the heroic daughter Of Priali,
" Iflovc be treasure, well bo wond 'rous rich;
havo 50 much, my heart will surely break with't;
Vows can, express it.
Oh! | will love thee, even in madness love thoc;
Though my distracted senses shouid forsako me,
I'd find some intervals, when m. poor breast
Should 'swagc itself, an1 be let loose TO thiEc,
Though the bear oarthbc al our resting plics,
It's roots our food, some ct our habat
III mako this arm p,lluw for thing head;
And os thou sghine lyst and swcl'd with sorrow,
Creep to thy bosom, pour tho balm OF love
Into Thy soul, and kiss thee 10 thy rest!
Then praise God and watch thee till tho morning
"Ccasc, idle girl" said 'Connor, those orc
but the wild and unsatisfactory exclamations
Of an enthusiastic virgin; soon, soon, will they
be forgotten; and when am gone, as ! soon
shall be, thy attachments will be bestowed
upon some moro favored one, and thou wilt
forget, that such a wretch rs am, ever exist
cd It was but yesterday, and was nothing
to thee. to morrow I shall be the same. the