Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-05-10
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THE MESSENGER OF MORTALITY.
DEaTH AND THE LADY.

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DEATH AND THE LADY
DEArE.
FAN, Lady, lay your costly robes aside.
no longer snay you glory in yonr pride:
Take leave Of all your worldly, vain delight;
i'yecome 10 summon you away this night
LADY, go So
Wha, bold attempts this pray lei me know
From whence you came, or whittier must soi
Shall I, who am lady, stoop or bow
To saeh pale-faced image? Who art thou1
DgArgi
Dcss ihcu NOT know mai I willteli thee, then
'Tis that conaucr all The sous Of lDcn;
No Prince OF hnnour from my dart Ia tree--
NY naue Is Deaih-have yon not heard of mel
LADY.
Yes, I have heard Of sl:ee, time after tune,
Bur being in the GLORY Of iny prime.
did not think that iiioa would'st call so 9oon
Why should my morning sun so down al noo'i'
q. DgATH. ;
Talk no. Of noon, thou badst as wclibc mute
Th,s Il no time to argue or dispute.
Thy riches. Jewels, gaid, and garments brave.
Thy kouses. lands, mnst all new masters have;
ybo' tby vain heart TO riches was inclined,
u mus be now unio Gad's will resigned.
- LADY.
NV hear, Is sad-I sretnb.e a, the news.
Aud gold will give, if you VIII u,e excnse,
Ard sieze on lhase whose poverty and pain
So dreadful are, tiey would not here remain.
Are there not many. bound III prison strong,
WHOM their grief Of soul have lapguished long,
Tbesa all woald Sud the grave place OF resi-,
Freed from The grief with which they are op'
pressed
And many too, there arc, almost p'errome
By length Of days, approaching 10 The tomb.
Release shou them. whose soTrowsare so great
And spare my life To have longer date.
81 DEaTu.
Tho, they be fnll of grief, or age. or PAIN,
Till their appointed time they must semain
I come for none before my warraut's sealed.
And when il is, they must submit aud yield;
1 inke no bYibes--seiieve me Is Is true:
Prepare yourseifio go--l COME Tor goa.
LAnY.
Death. be rot 20 severe let me obtain
A iittie longer time, 70 live and rrisn:.
Ea;,, syo,,id I stay ifyou my life would spare;
4 hnyr daughter, beautiful and fair,
7,d live 60 see her wed whom uhurei
Gruns me but this, and will ask no more.
-. DEATR.
A slender. frivolous. and vain excuse!
yhaye yo,, fast, and wiilnotle yon loose
Leave her 10 Provideure. for you must 60
Along with me, whetl,cr yon win or no.
Z. Death, command each King To leave ii's
crown,
Aud d, my feet to lay his seepire down.
lfunio Kings this favor III not give.
Ba, cut them oil, can yon expect 10 i've
Beyond the limits your time and space
No, must take you to another place.
LADY.
Come. learned Doctor, use your greatest skill,
And le, no, Death Of me obtain his Will;
IL, me find cordial crmfo,t ei your band,
And bags Of gold shall be a'youi command.
DEATu.
Eorbcar 10 call; THEN skill will never do;
They arc l,u, nprtuis here. rs well as yol'.
eiys The nioital wound; my dcrt Is snrc;
Nifs far beyond Doctors eki to cure.
Has freely you can LEI your silver Fly
Tn purchase lie. rather than yield 10 die.
Nm, while Won Hourished here in all ..our store.
You gave mo-, Of your wealth 10 bless the poor !:
Tho in Gods name, their suit 10 yon they
make.
Eou would nof spare itiie ioi lnct sSNe
Ba, now (alas. too late y your gold is free;
To spare your life. you'd give !. all to me
LApY.
:. i.Oh. heavy news must no longer stay;
How shall stand in that great judgment dayF
And from bet eyes tho tears began 10 flow.
She said, "none knowe,h what undergo;
Unot, bed Of sorrow here lie;
My carnai life u,akes me afraid 20 die
No mercy due TO tue doth God dirTpari,
My sins are great, from haid'ning os my heart
And Oh, how nainesous. too. las noS l see,)
NV cruel deeds! Ln,d lei ma pardoned be !"
Then with dying sigh her heart did break.
Aud al tho pleasures of ibis world iorsake.
Tis ,hns we see the high an,i mighty fall,
For cruel DEATH shows no respect a. all,
To auy one, Of high or low degree
6yea, men submit to Death AZ well rs we;
Tho they are gay. tbeir lives src bat span-
q lump or ci.y--so poor o thing is man.