The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-05-04

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passaess in Eneiish literature. The Shi-
ming Ones, and the beauty and glory of
their conversation /; the angels and their
u,6lodious nvsss ; the Pilgrims among
them, sin Heaven a. Il were before they
came st il : the city itself is in view, and
sll the bells ringing for joy Of welcome
sihs warm and joyful thoughts they had
about their own dwelling there with such
company, and that forever and over ; the
Istters Of gold written over the gate tho
ssans6guration Of tho men as they entered,
and the raimsnt put on them that shone
like gold the hsrps and crowns given,
thsn, tho harps to prase withal, and the
crowns in token Of aonor : the bells in
the city ringing again for joy the shout
Of welcome, 'ESrER YE ISTo THE JOY OF
QUA LORD : the men themselves singing
with loud voice, Blasting and Honor and
Glory and potper be uato Him that slteth
upon TIE throne, and unto the Lamb, forever
and ever.
'Now Just as the gstes were opened TO
let in the men, looked in after them,
and behold, the city shons like the sun
the streets we're also paved with gold, and
inthem walked many men, with crowns
upon their heads, palms in their hands,
and golden harps TO sing praises withal.
They were also Of them that had wings /;
and they answered one to another with
out intermission, saying, 'HoIy, holy, ho-
ly, IL the Lordp And after that they
shut up the gates whieh, rhen 1 had
seen, I 'eished myself among Them
That CRY! The genius of Martin
fails to deIineate its architectural spen-
dros. Yet his is magnificent cngrav-
ing. Those mighty domes, piles far
stretching into dimncss, city after city
sinking at length into indistinguishable
plendor, and lost in light
--ws s.und and uaxs
Onthoss bright steps that Hcavcnward raise
Their practical way.
Come forth, 20 dropping old men, look abroad
And see 10 what fah countries ye are bound!
Ia thinking Of Pilgrims Progress, and
sf Bunyan its author Of his labprs and
sufsrings, his sins, repentance, and for
giveness Of the wave Of happiness he
has set 10 motion to roll on through time,
and not 10 lose, bDt grow deeper and
broader, as il swells into the Ocean of
Eternity and Of the overruling Provi-
dence 20 remarkably exhibited in his life,
we wish our readers to apply the remark
Of ons, whose writings are treasure Of
philosophical ard spiritual wisdom, Henry
J. ,oore.
The whole Of the world being contriv-
bv Infinite wisdom and goodness, we
innot but surmise that the most sad rep
'sentations are but show, but the de-
ight real to such as are not wicked and
mpious and that what the ignorant call
svil in this Universe, 10 but as shadowy
stroke in fair picture, OF the mournful
notes in music, by which the beauty OF
the one 10 more lively and express, and
melody Of the other more pleasant and
melting
In the Pilgrims Progress, there is a
charming passage, descriptive Of the Pill
grim's entertainment in the Palace Beau
tiful, which was thus The Pilgrim they
laid in large upper chamber, whose win
dow opened towards the sun-rising the
name Of the chamber was Peace where
he slept till the break Of day, and then he
awoke and sung.'-A great and faithful
Poet, Who Hoves the flower as his own
child, and sees a beauty in the ragged
barr, hos written poem, with this SEN
fence as its motto, which he has enti-
tied 'Dsybreak,' and which closes with
the stanza.
How suddenly that straight and glitterng shaft
Shot 'thwan the Earth!--ln crown OF living g. Q
Up comes the Day! A. Gihcy. conscious. quafsd
The sunny food. Hill, forest, city, squire,
Laugh in tho waksning light Go, vain Desire
Tho dusky lights have gone 20 thou thy esyl
And pinning Discomfort. like Them, expire!
Be called my chamber, PEAcs, when ends the
day;
And let me with the dawn like PILcRIM, sing
and pray!