Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-01-06

POETRY.

we give place TO the following ballad, conimuDl'
ated by anonymous correspondent, from dis
,osition to please him, and TO give interest to oui
columns. II we mistake not, we have before seer
I, among the ballads Of NJ. G.. LEWIS. and are
trongly inclined to doubt ts originality. five b'
wrong in this our correspondent can correct us, ant
We shall DEPEND upon him for whatever informa
lion We may gain upon the subject.
FOR THE LITERARY CADET.
'T,s midnight ln the western sky
The full. round moon, shines deeply down,
Where nightly rom her throne on high,
She wears the brightest, fairesi crown-
Where oh-full oit-fond p cts gaze,
Aud wake their hsrps OF poesy-
And sing Of love in olden days
Or tell OF beads aud rosary.
The evening breeze signs softly through
Lord Ormond's proudly waving grove;
And there are seen fair lovers two,
Breathing their tales # mutual love.
They meet by moonlight that their hearts
May beat M love aud sympathy
They meet by stealth -,by lovers arts
To own their warm dolatry.
80 Emma, Emma, have loyed,'
Young Edward cries, and grasps her hands-
Wand darst-wish'st thou TO prove
With me the joys OF welded bands?
Then rise thee-hee with me to night,
Far from thy ia hers base control
d haste .hee-let US wing our hight--
AMI will give thee soul for soul"
The maiden csnnot--darp not raise
Her look from of the green warm earth,
She cannot--dare not meet the gaze,
That from her lovers eyes beam'd forth
Aud yet--She wisi MT what TO do,
To leave the scenes Of early life,
With one whose heart was warm and true,
Or stay and bear a fathers strife.
Her lover gazed upon her face,
la cool, un tterable despair,
lie "out uni ou good omen trace
Upo her cheeks aud /" ehead mir
And -u',,y Cd, the heavy tear
Fell from ms full aad darkling eye,
He inward shudier'd at his fear
Twas strange! But yet he scarce knew why.
Another tear. That was the last:
The maiden has agreed 20 go;
The hour of inward fear was past
And he could meet both friend and foe
He took the maiden in his arms,
And bore her TO his gondoa,
Then safely freed from all alarms,
He rewed the light boat far away.
The moon had suuk-The sun had risn
Upon Lord Ormond's crumblin, towers,
The gay, serene, fair face Of Ileav'n,
i.nokd smiling upon Emma's bowers.
But where was she the joy and pride
Or all that's gay and virtuous too
o she-yes she was now bride,
And loveer than yon sky of blue.
Days mouths. rolpd on Lord Ormond bow'd
ii's mead to meet his hapless fate;
He dard not show his grief too loud,
F"r well he feared twas now too late.
His heart was chang'd: his manner 100
Was warmer than It was before
For hours he'd sii. and then renew
HIS future love for Emma DER.
a year rolrd r,und.-The monthly moon
Again lit up both hill aud dale,
And there appeared a warrior soon,
Clad in a suit Of darkend mail
And On his arm, in lordly state,
There lean'd lady youus and fair
Why does she lmger? why await?
'Tis to receive her child and heir!
The harp is strung again the sound
ls heard through Ormond's spacious halls;
AsaIu sheir cheerful vassals round,
Rally before the castles walls
Old Ormond too-ye. ne is there.
Aud tells of love which souls have tried,
And Emma, with her infant heir,
SIt by her iovin! hust,rd's sile. Il.