Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-12-20
POETRY.
For the Waterman and Journal
IDEALS.

rRoM SCHILLER
So wilt thou part from me uniathful,
with all thy kindly phan'asle, -,
with ali Inv pains, thy joys so grateful,
with all wilt thou Implying lice
60 swii thy flight thou canst not listen,
q ! Hfc's sweet golden time, TO me
,Tis yanl thy waves incossunt hasten
On to Eeriy's vast sea.
The brighter suns arc now cx'nguishcd
Which on my youthful pathway shonoj
The fair ideals are relinquishcd
Which sweed my taptured heart alone
II hus gone houcc, the sweet reliance
In beings, which my dreams did bcari
Yields to the actual compliance,
What once so godlike was AMI t1it'
As once with vshemoncc Of longing
Pygmalion embraced the stone,
Till spirits to its checks came tlfonging
And warmly glowing feeling shonei
go with youthful loyc's embracing
Held nature in my arms caross d,
Till lfc's warm flood was through her racing
Folded in my poetic broust'
Ard with my fiery impulse burning,
The spec chloss then language found,
And ny love-kiss 10 me roturtSg ...s.--
Replied TO my hearts joyful sOdnd
Then iivcd Tor me the trees, the roses
Then sang the fountains silver fall
The soulcss, even, sense discluscs,
Awakcd hy my liie's echoing call
Then stretched with all It's powor Of striving
The little universe, my breast,
To play its part among the living
In deed, word, form and voice expressed
How vast u world my fancy moulded,
Whilst in the bud 1t lay concealed
How small, alas has it uniolded,
This small, how little and how mean
How sprang then forth winged with bold glalncss,
Blessed in the Illusion of his dream,
Unchecked as yet by caro- or sadness,
The youth, on lifC's unsteady stream.
Up to heavens fntest constellation
Bore him the flight Of enterprise
Nought so remote, no elevation
To which its pinions did not rise.
EDWARDS how lightly wns he glancing;
Was nught too hard for youth so gay!
Aud how, before liie's chariot dancing,
Airy companions checred his way
LOVE, Of sweet gifts and joys indulgent;
FoRTrSE, with golden garland bright;
FAME, with her crown of stars reiulgcnt
And TkUrH arraycd in solar light
Bot oil long ere the journeys ended
My gay companions disappear
Fathlcss they turned, their wings extended,
One after one till none are here
Light footed FORTUNE, she had vanished,
The thirst for knowledge unuaYcd,
And doubts black storm the light had punished
Which once TRurH's sunny form arrayed
And then saw FAME's garlands holy
Unto the common brow protaned;
And LOvE's fair Time retired, not slowly
But swift, and scarce an hour remained
And ever stillcr twas, and thinner
The passing crowd ON my rough way,
And scarcely now a feeble glimner
Hope cast upon the datkcnng day.
From all the crowd that stood beside me
Vh0 tarred, loving cvermore:
Who stl doth comfort me and guide me
And follows me to Deaths dark door?
Thou FRIENDsHiP who with gentle healing
SUothest and curost every wound
The burden from litn's journey stealing
Thou whom early sought and found.
And thou, who with her gladly pairesi,
Like her the spirits storm canst still,
EMPLOYMENT, thou who never weaTest,
Dost slowly make, yet never kill
And to EteTnty's vast temple,
Though thou cnnst only grains supply,
Sii thou from Times vast debt canst cancel
Years, days, and minutes they n.y.