New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-09

For The Tribune.
THE FOREST.


Carr. Ies us 20 forh 70 The woods today;
There 10 ,ultry honess in The air
And our thin walls are burning with peni heat.
Then let us 70 forth TO the forest shades
where creep the cool the ffeshened ground,
And Health reigls ike Queen.
love the calm
And melancholy rest of these Old woods
Through the siin lap.e % years, while the small eo
Has fallen to decay and the mansion rOse
On its foundation and hath, TOO. grown old,
These huge rough have stood, and gentle winds
Laden with the pure sweets Of Southern fower'
Have wandered through their branches. and have sown
To die In the rough presence ofihe North
And resting from the carnage the toll,
Beneath them the rude Indian hath his limbs
Spread ou, and listened 70 his fathers voice
Murmurng in the swee, Cadence ofthe wind
In the high iree.tOp
-four minds are ful
Ofthe deep workings II the vieDies. Soul.
And Of the Principle Of our quick life,
These are our Temples from the midst our voice
Bounding through the wide aises and columns huge
Shall nse full ofihe spirit Of pure thought,
Nor rise In vain.
Here starting from the shade
Leaps quick stream a. fleeing from the dark
And melancholy stiffness, Il would seek
The abode OF light TO reye IN the vale
And sparkle in the sun.bearns Deeply housed
In it, small caves the n1nbc trout lies hid.
Or through the noisy ripple darts along
Like quick shadow. Trace il careful out
A ike thread Of silver II winds through
Tie plain enraptured with It's race. Till lost
In the far distance Nov rn1u sec'si II not
Yet flies II onward laughing in is course
Widening and deepening, I'LL with lazy sweep,
But strength ressiess il doth bear along
The noisy steamer. and the proud huge ship
Rich with the varied stores Of other cines
Or grim with the fierce frappings Of red War
Here let me draw lesson from the woods
And from the deep stiffness; for my mind is full
OF the calm teachings ofthcsc tran gull hours.
1e who would Gfr your souls above the earth,
And revel in the unurerable Thoughts
Rushing from the wild mysteries OF Time,
tn abode Of the great secrets Of the world,
Go TO the still forest, with a CAIN strong heart.
And stand amid the murmurng of winds,
The tnkling ofihe waters and the spell
OF the high Presence.
Here bend and feel
The ltleness Of my strong hopes Ifye
Would know how weak false desrcs--how tame
The highest aim Of all, save those who strive
BY good deeds TO como near the Throne of Good
How like maniac's daring seems the strife
For em,nence, by overtuI,ng Truth
And the unbendng law Of yiriue--stand
La the full calm and quie, Of these woods
TIL the iron visor from your soul fals Off
And you bear the true teachings which ofold
0addeDed your spirit, ere a stihed Peace
With usppngs rom the armory Of the world
We are all night wanderers and grope
Our way by topping ruins and by walls
browning through ivy, searching for the paths
Our fathers irod obscued by mould'ring stone-
And weeds rank with the dust Of ages old
For we, with all our vanity of soul
Build on the wisdom Of the Past. and halt
When the dim light goes out TN from afar
Some soul great with new thoughts and hoy hfe
Doth rise and bee kon us
Thoughtless an6 mad
Slow TO the lessons Of our better thoughts.
Led by our passions blind we tread afar
And, very Simpsons in our folhcs hur
Our visionary temples topping down,
And lay our idols crumbing in the dust
Crushed with their gbr ring oil.boughi jewels on
We passive pass away land as OF old
The Greek went TO his grave strive TO bear
Within ftrengthess jaws the play things vain
Which pleased our grownup childhood.
But go hou.
Laden with Love and Hope and Faiih and rich
With Honor, TO thy grave, and thou shalt be
Like one who bringclh costly gifts 10 Kings,
Led to thy seat with smiles and ROBBED and cro1 med
With Glory dartng from the Eternal Throne
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