Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-09
POE'EiCAE.
NIGHT WATCHING


s,.,.s,, b6siIe her lover, and her hand
y ' '1,, mon his cay-c forehead. Death
" now calmly ste ding Ger him, and his life
w., al, by silen, chickering's when his eye
w. m from It's dim leharsy, and cast
p n41y looks of foudness on her. He was weak,
re weak to utter all his heart His eye
Was now his only language, and II spake
H., .aacb he tet her kindness, and the love
r. r., %, when all had Acd, beside him Nigh.
w Gar uoon lis watches, and The voice
\ .af n.,n,e had no sound. The pure blue sky
] svas fair and lovely aud the many stars
Look d down in tranquil beauty on an earth
/ fbot smiled in sweetest summer. She looked gu,
Through the raised window, and the shcecd bay
Iay IN quiet sleep below, aud shono
win the pale beam of midash t-ar was still,
And the white sail, that Ger lhc disart stream
Nosrd With so slow pace, It secn,I ~ res,
FixI IN the CLASSY water, and W Il care
sfunnj tie DARK den o. pesslsns=, 90u stole
Painfully from the tainted gals Arelthed
Softly along the crlspins way -,.t san
Hung loosely on its yard, III - - l,na'd,
r4ugIt moving undlAllons zr.n he nSht
fla, seatly came down, and gave the hills,
And spires, and walls, and roofs, TINT 50 pale,
Den.h seen'd on all the lanisc tpc-Jut SO still
Who would have thought tGat any thing bot peace
And beauty, had dwelling there Tho world
Had gone, and life was no, within those walls,
Only few, who Ijnser j family on,
Waiting The nom mt OF departure; or
,S4, tending at their pillows, with love
Sa strong ii MASTERED fear--and they were few,
l ND she was oGe-and in lonely house,
/ FL from all sight and sound Of living thing,
4 she watched the couch Of him she loved, and dew
Cja;aslon from the lips That were to her
ESil beautiful as roses, though 50 pale
/ fhey seemI Ike thin snow curl All was stlll,
4 And even 50 deeply hush'd The low, ta'nt breath
Elhl trembling saspd away, came through the
| night
! As lonl sound ofawe. she passd her hand
pyt hose qulverjng lips hat ever Sfe"
Pagl aud colder, a, the ony sign
fJoea her life still lingcs 1T went Ont
3Apj her heat sank within her, when the las,
4 Wax sigh OF life was over and the room
$Srm Ike 4 vauIcd sepnlehre, 50 ione
lSte dared NJ, look around and the light @'ad
That p,ay'd among the leaves ana flowers That
grew
ktn freshly at her window and waved back
Ilhe curtain with a rus Ing sound, Ia her,
, her intense ahs'raction scemd the 7o'te
tfa departed spirit Thea she hearl,
u east in fancy heard, i @atsper breathe
4 osc u, her ear and tel het all was done,
LAni her fond loves were ended She had watch d
q al her love grew manly, AM She checked
q he lers tha, came to flow onA ucrved her heart
H. the ast solemn duty. W th a hand
Fla aeabled not, she closed the flien lid,
I'D pfess' d the lips, and gave them long Hiss
'Y!dea ienenlly spread over all L shroud;
8 All siling W .th IA look Of ing ring love
Il fIse IA tcHias' passioa, rose at irng,h
Aad pftssin, both her hnnas upon her brow,
| Gave loose to ak her gushing GRIFFIN showers,
Which, as "a fountain seaId I'll II had swclfd
10 is lust fulincss, HOW gave way aud How'd
Ii ieep stream Of soro@. She grew calm.
sud parting back the curtains, look d abroad
pom The ooulgh loseliness, ait sunk
on unbiokes silence, save tie moan
rem the lone room OF death, OF the dull sound
the SLOW moving hearse The homes OF men,
| ,e,e Il g., ISOLATE, AID darkness there.
' And solitude and silence took heir seat
!nhe deserted streets, # ,he Wig
destroying angel had gone by,
EA4d blasted all existence AMI had changed
| The gay, the busy, ana the crowded mart
Ioone cot speeches. city of the dead