The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-11-12

~ his falcon went,
md on the wild deer's seen
/Ilst he came to the earth,
chance of broken girth
Psoon in her rags was seen
Nd where Plenty ers, had been;
guests SMILED not us they smiled before,
Me song Of the minstrel was heard no more
M base migrate, who was his foe,
iiecnuse little month ago
tie had cut him down, with friendly ardor,
From a rusty hook III an Ogre's lurder,
Invented an utrociOus fable
Aud llbcled his fame at the ROYAL Table:
And she At last, the worShiped one,
For whom his valorous deeds were done,
who had heard his vows, aud worn his jewels,
And made him fight so many duels--
She too, when fatc's relentless wheel
Deprived him Of the Privy Seal,
Bestowed her smiles upon another,
And gave his Letters to her mother.
Fortune and Famc--he had seen them depart,
with the silent pride ola valiant heart:
Irallorons fricnds-hc had passed them by,
with naughty brow and slled sigh.
Boundess and black might roll the sea,
Der which the course of his bark must be;
But he saw, lhro' the slorIns that lrowncd above,
One guiding star, and its light was Love.
Now all was dark; the doom was spoken!
His wealth all spent, and his hear. haf-broken,
Poor youth, he had no earthly hope,
EScep, in audanum, or rope.
lie ordered ont his horse, and tried,
As the leech advised gentle ride.
pleasant path he took,
Where the turf, all bright with the April showers
Was 'rangcd with a hundred flowers,
BESIDE murmurng brook.
Never before he had rovcd that way;
And now, on a sunny first of May,
le chose the turning, you may guess,
Not for the laughing lovelneSl
or turf, or flower, or stream; but only
Because it looked extremity lonely,
lie lmd wandered, musing, quite mile,
In his melancholy mood,
When, peepng . cr Il rustic siilc,
lie saw little village smile,
Embowercd in thick wood
There were small cottages, arrayed
IN the delicate llSmine's fragrant shade;
And gardens, whence the roses bloom
Loaded the gale with rich perfume;
And there were happy hearts; for all
In that bright nook kept festival,
And welcomed in the merry May
With banquet and with roundeIay.
Sir lsnnbmS safe giving there,
With folded arms, and mournful ait
lie lLn'led-'t was an Idle whim--
That the village looked like home to him.
And now gentle maiden came,
Leaving her sisters and their game,
And wandered up the vale;
Sir lsunbms had never seen
\ thing so lalr-except the Queen;-
But out on PASSIONS doubts and fears,
Her beautlu! eyes were full Of tears,
And her cheeks were wan and pale
None courted her stay of the JOYOUS ,hrong,
A. SHE passed from the group alone;
And he listened, which was very wrong,
Aud heard he singing lively song,
In very dismal tone:
= Deep il the bliss Of the bcIted knight,
When ha kisses at dawn the sken glove,
And goes, in hiS gliltering armor dght,
To SILVER lance for his Lady-Oye"
That thrilling voice, so soft and clear
Was it familiar TO his carr
And those delicious, dropping eyes,
As blue and rs pure rs the summer skies
Had he, indeed, in other DAYS,
Been blessed in the the light Of their holy rays
lie knew not; but his knee he bent
Before her in most knightly fashion,
And grew superbely eloquent
About her beauty, AID his passion.
lie siid that she was very fair,
And that she wirb'el ike a lnnet;
And that he loved her, though he ne'er
Had looked upon her I'LL that minute.
lie grieyrd To mention that Jew
Had seized Tor debt his grand pavilion;
And he had little now, twas true,
To offer, but heart and pillion:
Bot whit was wealth IN many fight
Though he, who should nj say it, said it
lie still hid born him like knight,
And had his share ol blows and credit;
And, Il she would hut condescend
To meet him at the Priests Tomorrow,
And be hencefbrih his guide, his friend,
In every toll, in every sorrow.
They'd sail inst1nler from the Downs;
His hands just nor wsre q1i,s at leisure; I