Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-22

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Irrexular ode On the death Of Loro Dyros

iFso~so.~ Ev~usng Edss.l
rrewular ode On the death Of Lord Byron.
ws,rrxs At pAsrs, ~ AN EsoLrsHSAs-isss
W. mourn ,hy wreck that mighty mind
, DID whirlwns passions ps,:s' s. mn Inclined
To omit the dangerous helm A.
Thou was, an Arg%y ; o. s Sos.
OF Gods The work, OF men the boast, 81
GLORY Inv port an. doom'd 70 gain t#Mae@
Thai splendid haven oaiy 10 be lost
Los, cen when Greece, with co1quss, bess'd,
Thy ga liant bearing haileai, Il
And iears Of beauty failed, f'rn
On! hadsl thou in the battle died,
& Triumphant cen In DEATH
The patriots ss the poets pride.
while bath Mnervas tw,ned thy wreath
Then had thy full career malice and fate dehed
what architect with choice design,
OF Rene Athens styled
Ere lett monument like thine,
AID all frsm ruos piled
a proucer motto ks thy stonc
Than Archimedes Tomb
He ask'd fulcrum-thou demandest none,
But, reckless OF past present, aud 10 come,
Dds, on thyssli depend 10 shake the worid aiehe
Thine eye 10 all extremes and eads,
And apostles coDi turn,
And like The congeiated lens
Gould sparkle, freeze. or 5urn
But in thy minds abyss profound,
As in limbo vast,
More shapes and mons srs did abound
To the wondering world aghasi,
Than wave-worn Noah fed. or starry Iuscan round.
Her car, aad owned thy spell;
Was hate thy theme that murky hend
For hotter earth lefthe
The paiaced ROW. the clustered cowi
Moved but thy spleen or mlrth;
Thy smile de saier than thy scowl,
In guise unearihly didst thou roam the earth,
Screened in Thalas mask TO ding the tragic bowl
Lord OF thine own imperial sky.
Thou soard'st where others could rot iy,
Aud hardly dared TO gaze..
The Condor thus his pennond wing
Der Cltapaxi spreads,
Nor chilling height nor bur. ing depth he breads
From AIDES crystal crag to ima'ss ullry plain.
Like Lucan's, early was thy tomb,
Ana than Bion mourred
For still such lights themselves coRsnae,
The brightest brief-st burned
But from thy blaziRg shield recoiPd
Pale envy's bolt ef lead,
She hut to work thy triumph toled,
And, mutteriHg curses. fed .
Thee tkine strength alone like matchles Milo, on ed
We prize thee that thou diast not fear
What stoutest hearts might rack;
That tempts. yet foisih attack.
We mourn taee. that thor ~ouldst not find,
While prisosed in the clay,
For friendship lasts thr o. lies leng day,
And doth with surer chain thanlo love or beauty bind
We blame thee thu, with ealefal light
Thou didst asteund the world
comet plugging from his height,
And into chaos hurpd.
Accorded King of anarch power,
And talent missppliei.
That hid thy God In evil hour
And the gifted blaze of thine brightness lowe
Thy fierce volcanic breast oercast
With Heclas frosty cesk--
All earth with fire impure could blast,
And darken beaver with smoke.
Ger coRtir eat and isle,
The conAsgration
TIL. from thy throne Of ice the while
Ddst the red ruin calmly scar,
And iuh'd Apono's harp with Nero's gbastly snile-
What new avais that muse Of fire
The notsing OF a name
Thv masier hand and metchlesk Tyre
What have they gained huti G!
Fame, fancy's child by folly fed,
Ga breath Of mcanes things
phantom wood In virtue'sslead
That envy 10 the living brings.
And SILENT solemn moe kerry 10 the dead.
Nicer since the deep toned Thebsn sung
Uato the listening Nine,
Hath slasss hill or vais ruag
With harmony like thine;
whe now shall wake thy widow "A Tyre
TIL breathes but ONE that dares
To that Mer eulean task aspire;
But less than thou for fame he cares
And scorns both hope and fear, ambition and desire
c. C. CoLros-