Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-10
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OF oil ihpse Spanish gardens whero the pomeg bos
SUNS beside the cypress Her gadncss was like burst
81 sunlight and II In her sadness she resembed night
II was night WEARING her stars. might describe and
describe laever bu should succeed 10 poriraynv
f,eefia she was muse grace. variable child, .
dependent wo" an. the Italy Of human beings" n
| lie writer OF The above. ms sll the literary world
knows married few years since, Mr. Fletcher, mis-.
sonarY, and died altar she foot the shores VI
india Sumo very interesting letters Of hers, written
on The voyage oni, appeared IN % Lond,n Aihepcum.-
She had fiyen pronse of high and varied powefs-but
like poor L. h. L. she died Early far away from the
land Of her birth.
II has been slated. with how much truth know no,
that Mis- llemans was. nj one period Of her life,
invited 10 take mp her residence in the city Of Busvn Cor
lhe pnrose oi conducting periodical work. Perhaps
was well that she did not accept Tho offer; for this un-
CERTAIN and variable climate would, all pn,tshiIftv
have put alli earlier stop 10 her career and deprived
The Word oil many OF her sweetest productions. As 10
The rase with mosl mol all those who write day after
day e The head that perlshoh she endured rahef than
r,nyeo life. \ heart disease, with all its distressing
aeeoe panimens, hafsssed her mind. and wore away
her frame, which. Ne are told. became towards the last
alnoa etheiealld At the comparatively early age u
laty one, on The OF the Sabbath, her spirit passed
away 10 enter IN tho sabbath o eternal rest earth hav
M scatee "ptoan,d what was born for the skies"
When was IN Dublin, owing 10 some onaccouni able
htgellnhtes, omitted 10 pay apass'ug tribute 10 ,hs
genius oi the p1eiess, by visiting her tomb. which 10 III
VI. Anns Church, Dublin and over which is inscribed
one o her own beautiful yefscs-hef mos, appropriate
epiioph
"calm ON the bosom Of thy God,
faii SpIt inec
Een While with ne thy footsteps trod
Ills seal mas liy brow.
Duain tho narrow home beneath
Soul 10 its place on highl st
They that have seen thy look IN death,
No more mny enf TO de-
While was last In lIyerpoo waiting for the sailing
Of The chip IN which came 10 this country was sitting
one mornng idly nj the windows Of tho Adelphi roN-
sldtfnR how | should get through tho day. AZ art
aed nondefod siago with the name WAvEnrnEE pnsss
cd by. aud recalled 10 my mind the pleasant visit had
onoe paid 10 that village will 70 once again, thought
!, II only 10 STE what change has wrought there. l
sum put my resolution in practice, and long once
note s,oud beure the well remembered house. The ~
lie flower garden was more--but rank grass and
weeds sprung up lns0fanty--ihe windows were many
ul them hroken-tho entrance gate was off its hinges
The vine, IN funt Of the house, alled along the ground,
aud bond, with lhis house To LETT upon il, was psiE
ed over the door. entered the deserted gardcn snd
loohed into lie little paror-unce full of tnsle aid ef-
egnnce II was gloomy and cherries. The paper
spotted with damp, aud the spiders built their webs in
The corners lnyounlary turned away and during
my homemard walk unused upon The probable home and
ennymenis Of the lwo gifted creatures whom had
seen nj Naverlrer Buh now beyond tho stars.
Like OF them, about 10 quit inv own perhaps
10 die in foreign land aud while Thousand things des
pressed my spirits. 10 almost bitterness of heafi, ex-
claimed, with BURKE lasl what shadows are, and
What shadows we pursued"