Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-12-18

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1850 Pale star, that with thy soft, sad light, .a
suodi Game outupon my bridal evep sra1f, .a
have song to sing tonight mid ,1icm
nei,ig Before thou takest thy mournful leave, VI
Sinceatb SO softlytime hath .stirr'd, o., ,i,a
add THAT months have almost seemed like hours,
u And am like little bird 5Js 7nCh II gglt,
.'gs1Thats slept too long among'the flowers,
hf3 And, waking, sitswith waveess wing, ,n
-a' Soft.singing mid the shades of even; oa"
20 But.oht with sadder heart sing .i 5|j.,
l' ..' sing Of one who dwells in heaven. D. Il
The winds are soft, the clouds are few,g hut
bIBo,And tenderest thought my heart beguiles,
,qoiAs floating up throughmist and dew, sg@a
30 The pale young moon comes out and smiles,
o And to'the green resounding shore PISS.
-'lGo1In sil7ery troopsthe ripples crowd,
81 it'll all the ocean, dimpled DER, i.ia' ~ ~.
-',' Lifts up its voice. and cries aloud; '"i'' "'
And star on star, all soft and calm, l
''' Floats up yon arch, serenely blue; III
And lost to earth, and steeped'in balm, We
My spiritIfoat in ether too.T
la Loved one. though lost to human sight
az" feel thy spirit lingering near, .'.' p,
As softly as I feel the light ,.,l 80.
~' ",1 That trembles through the atmosphere,
,Asip some temples molly shades, ,,i ; n
.ryr, Tho mute the hymn, and bush'd the prayer
sneA Solemn awe thesoul Pervades, ru,, 7.. g..
l,rtrr Which tells that worship has been there;
-za Abreath of incense left alone, ..r,... 4,
ma Where many censor, swung arouud, a.r,
ai Will thrill the wanderer, like tone, f. .,y,.
a. - Who treads on 0consecrated ground. ~ 81
know thy soul, from worlds of bliss
That stoops awhilet to dwell with me-,
A., Have caught the prayer ! breathed in this,
Al .- That | at last might dwell with thee, ....
,r, | hear murmer from the seas, ,..,.,s..
.a,- That thrills me like thy spirits sighs7-o
.y 4 hear a voice on every breeze, rl9.l.. .sa e.,
.ai-- That makes to mine its low replies Ell.
dai A'voice all low and sweet, like thine; ir,
vi - 1t gives an answer to my prayer "a .nn
-as And brings my soul from heay'n a sign ~
,iJll, That it shallknow and meet theeihere
on err - bnB :.uea.t LuG niui. U0a..Ea
IN I'll know thee there by that sweet face, IT,
.,,y.y Round (which a tender halo plays, q, ..,.,.
.!1aStiil touched with that expressive grace, r..
That made thee lovely all thy days; .
By that sweet smile that DER it shed
1000 beauty like the light of even. .' =
AGO Whose softexpression never tied, Il
"gradEven when'its soul had flown to heaven;
uo'I'll know thee by the starry crown
512d That ghtters in thy golden hair: u aH
Oh! by these blessed signs alone, a
llknow thee there--I'll know thee there.
1854 For ali! thine eye, within whose sphere
The sweets of youth and beauty meet,
That swan in love and softness here, o.
Must swim in love and softness yet.
o, For ah! its dark and liquid beams, . ..r
Tho sadden'd by thousand signs, -.
Mere hplier than the light that streams
Down from the gates of Paradise
"a Were bright and radi ant like the morn,
yr-a Yet soft and dewy as the eve
20 TOO sad for eyes where smiles are BORN
Too young for eyes that learn TO grieve.
wonder if this cool, sweet breeze,
-, Hath touched thy lips and fann'd thy brow
For all my spirit hears and sees,
Recalls thestc my memory 'now;sG
pr For every hour we breathe apart Wgg1 4
s,. Will but increase, if that can be, 20 A..
The love that fills this little heart, aloo2A
Already filled full of thee,
..s Yet many tear these eyes must weep
And many sin must be forgiven
Ere these pale lids shall sink to sleep
Ere thou and shall meet in heaven.
Louisville, Ky. Ky. J,.' '' AMELIA
Two gentlemen angling in the Than
at Newman lately, could not agree up
the appearance of one of their favori
haifc tha h,,rea N,,s5,oJ ,ba.y o0raod