Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-10

And 10 heaven up rold thc streaming mist,
And food over food rose higher,
AS ii never exhagsted or spent it could be
Til the depths Should give birth to another sea-
The fearless struggle at length is ended;
And tnthomlcsS, dark, and drcar,
As If to the pit OF He'll it descended,
\ horrible gulf yawns near,
And again, down its Vortex deep and Lack
Aud boiling bows roi! rapidly back.
And now, ere returns the raging tide,
The youthto Heaven doth pray,
Md cay OF horror sounds far and wide,
Ks A., the Wild torrent sweeps him away,
Eull swiftly over that youth so brave.
Closes the dark and o5livious wave.
Now calm OH the surface the pillows IL.
But beneath they rage and roll;
While from mouth to mouth resouu6s the cry
Farewell, thou gallant soul"
Now louder II ruaIs, ard more near and near
As they watch aud gaze in Suspense and fear.
And if thou hadst bid me thv crown to bring,
From the depth Of yon boiling sea;
And If thou hadst said, LET him be Kino
W 10 brings IT," 'twould tempt not me.
Ior no daring mortal shall live to reveal.
What the howhng depths ofthe Ocean conceal.
For nany ship, both gallant and tall,
Hath srHk here those waters rave;
And their kcels, and their shattered masts are al
That have 'scapcd the devouring wave.
i5ht loud as the sound when the wild wind blows
~" HS~AS4 llic luinUII rose
And 1t boiled and buhbled, and roared, and Missed
AS when water is mingled with fire;
And 20 heaven up rolled the streaming mist.
And wave over wave rose higher;
ME, with noise like the sound of distant thnn-
der,
Roaring they rushed from the black gulf under
Aud now, where the dark food rolls along,
II naked arm CLEANS white,
Snd youth is seen IN the current so stronr
10 SLruOpIe and swim /,
Us he! It's he! and with ipyfuI air
lie waves tlSgoslet IN t'iuhph there.
And deep and length m breath he i -esy -
as he gr eeted the light OF day.
While around was heard the cry anew
''ThC'blliows have lost their prey.
For hia living soul that youth SO brave
Has snatchd from the dark and deyouripg wave"
Now he comes from t,e crowd rejoicing there,
And before the throne he bends,
And 1.-THE King gives the sign to his daughter fair,
As the goblet he kneelIng tends:
And she fills it with wine Of the ruby red
While thus the youth TO the Monarch said.
Long live the King and rejoice all We
Who dwell in the rosy day,
For beneath IL is dark, and fearful to sec;
And TO Heaven let m1rtals pray
= nat never those horrors may meet their sight,
Nhlchlt has conceald ould darkness and night
with the llghtnng's speed the wave closed Ger,
And hurried me down below
10 the rocky gull, where, with ccasclcss roar
Two raging currents flow;
Rad,thay whlrld ne down to that fearful night
'Iwere vain to- contend with that torrents might.
Then to God in my utmost need cried,
And saw where dark and steep
There rose a rock, whose rugged side
grasPd and escaped the deep,
And close to the spot where trembling clunr,
On coral branch that goblet hung
beneath me lay the depths profound.
Mid the purple darkness spread,
and though on the car there broke no sound,
ct the eye with horror and dread
Nigh see how that darl; and heIlish food
Teem'd with the Lizard and Dragon brood.
and there from the black and hideous swarm.
Which in fearful masses lay,
The Hanlmor-fsh raised his horrid form.
with the Dog-fsh and thorny Ray,
w hle the ravening Sea-wolf opened wide
HIS tFiple-arm'd jaws, and his victim eyed
'Ihch the thought cane DER me, in deep despoir.
How no human aid was near:
ana felt alone mid the myriads there.
One human sos IN that solitude dear
Where never the voice Of man had sounded.
Deep IN the Ocean, with monsters surrounded.
'Shuddering, saw one creep forth slow,
= And us hundred arms outspread
20 drag me down to the depths below;
when, o'ercome with the madness of dread
/ !, 'oo'ed my hold, and the whrlpoors might
" '"v' ohu DOIe me To lie and llnht!'
ncn, IN deep amaze, thus spoke the kim,
RAd sad, That cup is thine own,
" ~ uhlne, too, shall be this sparkling rirr.
Enrchd with q costly stone;--
J5lt tdlngs bring from those stormy waves.
" mat thou sccst in the deepest of Oceans cavet;
Bn Il, with soothing tone, and with pity sore.
Thus spoke bis daughter fair;--
Oh, LEI this Fearful sport be DER,
lie has done what none other might darei,
And wished IN her heart, that lovely dame,
That thcg illont page all the knights might shame
lie flung the goblet where deep and black
The torreu; rolled in It's might.
Aod criod--"Now bring inc that goblet back.
And be- my nobest Knight;
IAd The lovely Maiden who stands by Thy side.
. aoa shut 500 her, snl win her, and claim be-
Thy bride."
row spork.sl "ii,. hope 'h1i vouf' kccn eve.
and with courage he armed bis breast.
For no sees The blush on hcrpa.o check die,
4 'hc sints with fear ,pprost;
n''y0 'r VIM
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