The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-01-22
THE DREAM OF LOVE

nave seen a Du0Olo blown into its
circular and indescribable beauty; on
it's brilliant surface were painted the
most inimitable pictures Of light and
life; gra ceful clouds foatsd in the bosom
Of the mimic sky; tiny sun irradisted
the little world, and cast all the magic
Of light and shade over landscape of
most bewltching spIendor, \ creation,
as bright as poet could imagine, glow
ed before me; but wave of the air
broke The spei! Of its transitory, but
beautiful existence, and it was gone. II
was like dream OF love. If there is
one happy being in creation, it is the 10.
ver in the luxury Of his visionary aspir-
alions-if there ls single blissfuI mo-
ment, like star sparkling in the shad-
owy 6lmanent of life, it is that which
discovers long nourished affection to
be mutual.
The moon, as she rides on through
her itfnity of space, has no, greater
effect upon the ocean.tide than has the
passion of love upon the tide of human
thought-now permitting it to settle
down into state Of temporary tranquil
i,y-sgaln bidding it heave and swell
by the magic of its viewless power
Without it, what would be the worldl
as d creation withou, life: yet, posses
klng It, as we do, how does it dlscom.
pose the soberest plans Of reason? How
dn tie IoliIest bulwsrks Of stern phioso!
rhy bow down and disappear before the
fragrance OF it's breath? 1t is the poe.
Try ofthought, when reason slumber.
on her stately throne, or wanders away
in happy Dreams. 1t is scarcely TO b,
defined, for ii seems ina perpetual ha'
10 Of soft light which tdazzles while /
iascInates the minds eye. II 10 to tht
soiril wha, sunshine is TO the flower.
Turing the fragrance from its bosom, a
brInglug out all the energies ofIts youDI
nature, or onshe hand OF beauty TO III,
s'umberng lutte, pass ng over the sllen
chords, ill sit doth discourse most ell,
oquent music"
| had a young friend just rising into
manhood fiery and uu use.tled as th'
warrior steed IN battle, his career wal
Mngnided by prudence or thought. A
never. failing flow of spirits made hin
always agreeabe-he was full OF sens,
and frolc. He could bring tear int
your eye before the smile had left you
lip-he was all hope and happiness.
Suddenly he stood before me an al
tered being; his eye had grown melan
cholv and full of meditation. Its mois
iure was often succeeded by flash;
it's fire again extlnguished in the trem
bling tear. He shuuned The rude cIan
or OF the busting world. aud would ste
away into some SOLITARY recess, and /
the still shade Of the ttoteel ponder o
the sweetness of his own sorrow. Ill
mind became almost a world by ilsel
and tho usands of visions rose obedIer
10 the call ocrealive thought-his sou
lifted high on tancy's wings would ex
plorc, in it's wild and beautiful career
the falhomiess regions Of imagination
through all the variety Of It's magnIticer
domain. He loved deedIy, devoledly.
was NJ re than low ;it was alteration. Tn
object of his passion was all that woma
could be. There is no object in all CT
alton half so splendid ao such being
the charms that are diffIsed through
The whole universe seemed gathered
her.
When the sun is going down in tn
West he leaves behind him brigt
light, bu, is insipp,ed 10 the light of he
eye. The fragrance of the rose wa
not 30 delicious AA the warmth Of he
breai music could make no melod
like The thrilling tones of her voice. He
motion is more graceful than the heav
Of the sea, or the change of the clouC
and the magic Of mind cleaning throug
heF words, and looks, and actions, che