Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-23
PCETRY.
TIE wren OF. tine GRAY THORN.

IL e unnscesnry Ea W. 70 invito the admirers Of tie 1t
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eealy Tohn<ned ny MI hoSos efiiued He "hch o. 'hc
Gay 1horn. As a posn,, h n schly worth perusing, and
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WI 70 ""'S' "''
"Thn. old wru.isi held ,ne, t,1i erone Of lin night,
(.a,,e read me- INV yisiun. And read IL Alright
ror VI snd thou ir,s: insight the piciure q sem
liar oa.wsui Lsyaad the existence OF man-
Aud i,id,ss tisce sssycr finn eve Of the day,
;.a nL,s an m. uisbt .winI uway AMI away
On =. rA,.,d crs Valley. N, he,n,,sx or reed.
10 h,rous IN chu, III. arr. and barsss ths dead,
ia hrlJ.,ne derl,,c thee and yiye M, tn ws
IN s,,nd A. de III. nj sncI, d, I'M. .s I'M. %,
&c Ma n,est nc I,chaeery. 1 k,ioy tbn. to well.
Though thus ~ diseuI e thou l,as cens to my e.n'
Ike bi,J IN egr.v.r rand iIe skirs az III, ssv-
~ al aser shs s.sss I'm nv sl,alL,p Of s.sIu.
ri, ~ What nv, touyIe ri 6euh d,tcs na l, tell,
s,,,sses - + nav ms x,s, INV yisis, hath hea.
Ere = word / have ie,ri. or a sirn i hive sen;
RsssL.s n. btgh iurst dbailc,lv I see
Ard n,;cst ~ ine,a,r.rv. m, teI h, 4, thee
M fw L,v. an reward ri, II tutbi.s me scy.
II, lave one in nv rr..ence 1 scorn and ahh,r.
:. TI,o, did,t d,es,n of curuun; bLlzin. wi a rl'.
That WAS h,i;cd iv lin yo,na. and ADMIRED by lie ID;
Aud thou hairt q longiig Tie ,iios 10 obtain;
iini IN IN, hjd rsy;rss 4, rench N We're vain
When To- t,,;n, own r,itrr aro,e from Inv crown.
Ami m.s,,srd n,off' xlJlst the o,ler sank down
u ,pcun;ed and nec in a circle Of aare,
stlnlst ,s,,,ars' ,r wr,,,sr ami sa.nnis III ,ecla.n
rrbe Crown into d,rkiess dcscended aoarc.
And thine yyas exshei ON high in IL nlac,'
Thou s,yv.st nm the red biosi ran du,yr in n sfrc,m.
m" s,s,I"nd , =, y, ter and nj, was \ dream,
Irira, thai was thy dneam-and thou musa-'is decrced;
fnf dmwn lie ArcRbEhop, and rise in his s,eal!"
% I1ou liet. taui ia lag. Win the cunning of he'll
Than d,resf me 10 ruactice ,y,raf thou dp~t fpt,tcl
En- there both Inv master and thee in DEFY,
Yet iIra was Isy vision, l may ma feny.
N,stod.s,s being. unlJ.st and unshtiycn,
PRAY. hid'ri thos, that sacncf fnan he'll or from heaven!
a. had IL, proud priest, from a fountain sublime,
,rIaat sy.ns heyond nail,is' and streams bryond time;
And ,l,onrh fon lie snrne .nuce Inv warning might come,
Ye; mine xyns tha essence and thine bar the srIim.
/ Lclld and I saw, wl,ai il tion iad'a hut seen,
A tcn,s ihy mort,l existence Ind been;
For u.oa h,d,s, grown rigid M stntli, ot lead
A b-acnn of terror for sinners 10 dread.
1lmn, ,b,uk,s ths hast leaning and knowledse in,pn
Frs,i pr,cSt Of %lnchraItry. / laugh thee o. seorn!
,rluaa knoyyest les of nature, where spr.ts rrin free,
Than n mole drs of Heaven. or a worm d -, Of tipe.
@ I,erune with tiy gold, tRy ambition and pride;
7 have fold thee Inv vision. and solved il beside,
va dare NOT to dpuIa the event | f,retll-
iiS, I%o% ~ s,snccd nd, in Heaven and he'll.
Th,, thou, mn arch traitor, mns, a, a & Nd deaL,
ri S"%n w tss n ~. Asiss VAN III, e rns a and So%,
And ,isi,ns az or ,udeur disturbing his sui!;
Aid n, Inc rode on. to himself thus he SAIL
,sTle enunsels of ii,Ayen mra Ill be otcyei;
Nor throne. cIa,rrh. nor state. can security have,
JN that hauytty prlrte be lad in his grave.
Iri That nerve my ara,, and my warrarrdiee be."-
l.eI anil. fi,cst c,nd Abbot a inchaa.ry!
Tho Arshblsa 10 had rlo,ei tao iccp In the state;
The mi,es were moved 'painsi the man Of their haze;
yLe Monarch VS. r~ouscd-aDd pronounced in his wrath
4 s.r,snce ,,,sesInly-,hc Arcl,bislmp's death
Il, thlt very might that hs doan wa dlercei,
4 pr.yate assassin accornIi shed the deel.
ftc CONT were amazed ; for loud wlisDerings came
Off deed tL uihaIuwed and horid TO name
Ab,oad rushed the nlinoir, and would not be stcmmed
The murderer IL cllfuyet, convicted, condemned
(.onicIunei n bc ining like a dog on a tree.
"Wbo s the assassin ?-pray who may it be!
Tia! the worthy good ALbut Of Incha.fe.y !"
In darkness ind claims the lpor Abbot Il laid,
And soon his death warrant IL to him conveyed;
his hour Is announced, but he laughs IL TO scorn,
And sends an express ff the Witch Of Gray Thorn.
She came nj his cal, and though hideeus her form,
And shrivelicd and crolcled like a crane in a storm,
Yt in her din eye that was lalowed by time
The low Of Demon was cleaning sublime,
And win n weak laugh, 'twixt a scream and a hiss,
She cried, g Fray, great Abbot, Is all came 10 this ~"
WLeie now thy bright omens, thou bag Of tho night.
Coma read me this riddle, aud read il Alright,
20 far thou said,st truiit-the Archbishop il dead!
Thy budement confm-shall | rise in his stead ~
ives. mn 70 the rnllows ~ the ieidame replied,
% This day the Archbishop had suffered and died
Eat he1dl1rr on death I have caused thee to run.
la h.. ! / have conquered and thou art undone 20
q ii, had j tpc hands which these letters degrade,
tn scar ,ut Inv tongue for the lies il hath made
q As, e,lnc lhon away to the theme ! agree;