Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-08-15
Dashing's Diary-Shakspears's Cithv.

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The cool sea breeze, that is SO lovely after warm
and turbulent summers day. is playing amidst the
gauze curtains of my window, and tanning with
the wing of zephyr, my throbbng temples. have
just returned from long walk with the fair friend TO
whom your letter introduced me and who has been
kind enough to point out the beauties both natural
and artificial, that surround the town.
we went today to the summit OF the celebrated
hull, called Shakspeares Cliff which rises perpendlc
however intrude my description of scene, made
sacred Dy lis connection with the bard OF Avon and
OF which bis own sublime ideas have been handed
down TO US in the lines
There Is = Cliff, whose high and bending head
How dizzy ris to cast ones eyes 50 low
The crows and eheughs that wiag the maw az air
H..gs one tina. gathers ssmphirsi dresdiotrade:
The fishermen that walk upon the beach
appear IKE mice and yon TALL apcLsring bark.
Almost too small for sight
We sat ourselves upon the very edge of this ire
mendous prscpice. The sea, whose roar scarce
reached SO high, broke foamng ridges on the beach
beneath the distant cliffs of Calais like blue mist,
slept on the bosom of the waters. And the LOFTY
Castle on a neighhoring hill, formed like porty 81
ant, over the rich vale, wherein is built the town of
Dover. As we were gazing on this scene, there cane
little bird, and It sat upon thorn very near US,
and il sung the sweetest song ear ever heard" and
then it ceased and then again its notes were horne
w,
were left to wonder why il came, where it WENT
Strange, said |, half musing, and half aloud, could
almost fancy the spirit of Our sweet bard was in that
shape revising the place Of its former musings. How
peculiar the life of poet How interesting the at.
tempt TO discover the influence either of nature
or circumstances that induce the favore of the mu-
dedicate his mlna time thoughts talents, day
dreams and visions of the night to the one hope-the
hope of Immortality -the one love-the love of the
beautiful. These ideal beings, however generally as
sumo some earthly form, and by embodylRg them
selves with the changing natures of human passions,
give variety and depth 10 the feelings Of the poet
Shakspearcs early life was not passed altogether in
the lap of luxury and ease. In Mary ChawOrth BY
ron found divinity call firth the first efforts of his
pen, ana tinge ssprt witaa dread and melancholy
here in future life. Tasso's Leonora ha3 glded his
name. and made his misery and fame unite. Laura
ewes her existence in my mind TO Petrarch and his
sonnets inspired by Laura, Milton Kirk White,
and Burns, all felt the influence of malignant stars
Thompsons Melancholy, and Cowpers Sadness
were not without come shew OF reason. Virgil in
losing his farm, made the discovery of his muse; and
in all ages poet and unforuaate have been most
intimately coaneeted:
NV lovely friend tosk my hand, and locking with
her laughing 6iue eyes full in nine, asked me if l
were poet.
'1f Iwere I shosld not have far to lsok fer d.
vnity."
Sand if you locked to me, would do all / could to
make you miserable, lest deprived the world Of
poet"
u
'sNo For the muses. are as poor as charity, running
about barefoot in streams and rivers and their oyo-
rites are generally very much like them"
Then must be content with my present divinity.
"Bat you would get nine for one"
Well, never mind the odds"
She boxed my ears, called me sagcy fellow, and
bounded off along the edge of the cliff, and after her,
though my head felt somewhat dizzy when saw the
birds Aying 80 far beneath me, and when one false
step would have sent me 700 feet INTO the waves be-
low.
soon overlook her. and we descended the cliff by
narrow path worn zigxag on It's surface by the rain
and other means. l was surprised TO with what
ease my little fairy skipped from place place. and
when oil at once she stopped, and pulling off her
straw hat, crept cautiously step two out of the
path 10 ensnare a painted butterfly that was idly
basking the upon the scented petal Of a wall
fswer that grew wild upon the chalk, fairly trem-
bled but having secured her luttertng prisoner she
again bounded down the cliff, stopping every moment
to gather flower or observe a curious ascot
AT length we were ence more upon terra firma, and
covering her sylvan treasures with her snow white
handkerchief the pretty Jane was scoopng with her
taper fingers basins in the beach that were quickly
Giled by the rising tide, whose waters she contryed
ever and anon to splash into my face.
am bat Geld hearted fellow IN self but should
| have been more than brute could have renamed
unconscious of the attractions of this lovely creature
had seen her in society," and none surpassed her ia
eegance-n her study, and II seemed her natural e.
ement-at her devouons, and she knet pure and
meek before the throne oi God-and in the bold amt
romantic scenes of natural beauty, and she seemed to
/ find kindred spirits in
Eash flower that eped ia fragrant lip,
r. allure TIE bee iis sweets TO sip,
For not nuuerng insect there
Cozld be more lovely, pure or fair.
When she had tired herself with her amusements
she put her hand within mine and we walked towards
the town. Immense masses Of rock overhung the
path on the left hand-the sea was on the right COW
cred with little boats, full of men, fishing for shrimp.
and mackerel.
"Janie," said l, ''you have dispeled my dreams Of
poesy, and called my thoughts back to this world
Would God that they could always rest on some-
thing pure and lovely as yourself
The hand relaxed It's hold, and fell coldly by her
side-her eye glanced hastily on the barren place on
which were and then rested reproschfully on me- l
would have given the worlc TO have recalled that
ment-but her anger was past. She again placed
her hand in mine, with look that sald-"I have
trusted you as a brother" I pressed the snswy fin
gers my lips and answering the look, rather than
anght she had spoken, l exclaimed, )" JAMIE, when
deceive you, may perish from the earth forever
CouRr or SESSIONS, Tuesday.-JohA Williams
alias Ssrthard convicted OF Burglary IN oreak-
ing open with felonious intent the premisesef James
vich; William Douaherty and Susan O'Ncil, were
convicted of receiving stolen Goods James Brans-
field and his wife were found guilty of assault ana
battery under aggravated circumstances; Richard
TrucsaslL implicated with john Williams we're coa-
victcd Of burglary.
Mr.arp m Ngw YoRK LAST EvgSIse-we ar.