Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-07-06
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The minstrel band have ciosed heir lay.5
Aud silence here resumes Der sWar. r
Her reign how awful and profound,
As through these yaalla and carerus round
She spreads 4 gloom that fivals death.
And makes As sfarte az our breaih.-
Whatis.the sIillncsa isn6Wa on e1rth.
Inmpated svuh thaVwhieh here gives birth
To fanctse dlrkest. widest brood
Alarms tile slft, feNeris The hlood,
Forth . the view bids specIres start,
, Benumhs lhe'tlmhs and shiils the heart
E,Thsts eien. At milnifhrs' rs;llest hour.
Tho xepltyF sports III rustlinR hover.
! The ripping brook goes habbiing on,
The night dos paurs Iis hungry moao,
An lprnwfag binds op fiuteFing wings
With oihof wltlTapd nameless things,
Dieturb Ihe slrmherng 80, liE repose.
With frcl,e no,es and uttered woes.
But hsrt--as though primeval gloom
Was hgoosliag over natures ,oInb-
AZ lhp0Rh crested hie was dead,
And Night inS Silence in iln stead
Such rs ere SINS or planets slnne,
Reienesf Iirough chnrlic space alone-
Had iroih their banishueni retnrn'd.
sIjMere 10 these deep sAaltsinurasd,
The stiffness q profound and dfear,
z Save when, Cur shuddering hearts 70 cheer,
We break the wizzaFd's lcaden chaana
With our owhaitered, echoing s,rains.
Not cen the deepsmouihed eaanan's peal.
Nor SAUNDERS voice, when mouniains reel
md oeean's depth are tempegs r.irF'd, ~.
Are ID these vas, reeesses heard.
lint list that little linking sound.a
Which makes the eiieare unFe proosnd
Drop alsf drop, like fairy bell.
u slowly rings from yander cell
And well Il might 10 Fame, = ear.
The sound of fairy's harp appear.
As Il with light and tiny wings
lie sofiiY touched he golden strihgs.
Rehela AMID lhete soiiades
Where hreete ~ Sunlight nc'er intrudes.
WHIST mopumen's q power sublime.
OeIy The Rtasp Of Giant Tine
llew like the Hsidnighi's dim-een skies.
Yon vasl and Harky arches rise
See, whefl4hose hfied lorrhes hlane
What splend5rs greet The dazsled gaze.
WhslehryEtal RslleFies hreak 10 light.
And hsrsiing thr1pgh the insolviag aigh'.
Aiaeni6cenl Rs ever shone-
II diamond hat,leneni AID ihrone.
With sheets Of drapeTy flowing round.
Add many snowy white sla;ne erowHed
Here, m, as framed in nature : spsss.
To grace her own imperial court
Fantastic, beautiful. aAd Wild,
In mingled groups together piled.
Or scattered. slngly, iar mud near.
A Thousand varied icrms appear.
MOI abide pride o. elotinrs Rome.
No pomp thar deeked fireriaa desne
40 oft<utnC11h mouoIl Ky,
With these romantic scenes cnn We.
Well might lhey Germ u fancy's view,
When eothesi with earh eomnihRlinr hue.
That hriilianf light aFoaad fhem ihrous.
The ahagming regions % discsoee.
Where happy FeRn love 70 dwell
AMI pour M = Joys RON harp ard shen.
no that helsolds Yen Inam u,Aiie s,crp.
Where wayeF 10 pelfilacfion sieep.
feelsnot ilneinA magic porstrs.
Transport him - enchanled hosern1
What matble lofu.s n PariaK u.ine
So fair y lhese bright pilIars shinef
Or Whsre n iairf fIotn nr1 foand.
10 clothed n helfly, SLED wi,h sound
Sunh hTnai and polished sAef,s e INV.
A. SPARKLING here viii gem md ptnri
Drpeudonl Inn ibnse arches hieh,
AlIracs and ~ he rap.uEed eyef
Sill uonlSrs here a. wpnders crowd
Hat wrapped II their pfimesal shrond
Their charms nn1nnH uusl saw rrualn.
Eara N ih1 renii'6 o1rornei rtf1in -
For q. OR Efltl are uxnina fAsl.
Aad beauiyss lhongb1 ara koueWnrd ca1l1
Hkiie horror stalks n1nid1l tie nIonn.
4 u tids q s.lnl he EancFidf doom
NJ lhnte.s = hos. y his nflher realm.
Eicrnal darkne1s nay o'eruhflI1!
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