New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-25

And my soul became sanctuary OF the great and
| awokc TO the true life o.! man; felt myself
No longer orphan. no longer Effected
From the soc iety OF men, who indeed
Greeted not much the young poet
AS the iayeTite Of the Danish prince, attended
By horses and servants.
The world lay before me Travelled through 1t;
Sometimes here sometimes there, but digent in my
studies, depression.
Nv mind now preferred words as the medium of
Instead of the arr earlier chose. You left me free.
The time was tateful-decisive
1t the epoch when the youth OF Europe combined,
Impelled by one manly deslre.
Among the young OF all the nations,
Al once in Germany Greece, and Italy,
Was stirred national feeling that founded on virtue.
Recognized It's noble aim.
Ennobling of the nation within ITSELF
The perfection OF human nature was the aim.
My inward impulse accorded with this spirit.
And even then, my songs announced
The direction OF my efforts.
To harinouze my action with my words Rome
went TO Greece, thence sick and batied passed 10
Where anew was most deeply moved
By fresh marks OF your goodness TO mel
The strife for freedom In Greece
Was then crime in the eyes of the Danish Prince,
Though the Greehs were called Rebels" like every
Which proudly lsvishes Its blood, until people
Policy takes possession of the advantage
And throne is built up the corpses OF the people.
Rebellion" then becomes Legitimate
Recommended by you TO your ilustrious friend,
The Crown Prince OF BAVARIA | passed
Through Switzerland to Munich.
At that time my mind seemed dead. Experience,
And grief and care. bowed me down.
After my return from Greece
| kept afar from Prince and Court
Silent and unpretendng, till another Illness
And the full cure that followed revived my powers,
From inner conflict rose victorious
The power of song and all my thoughts took form.
offered my gifts 10 the theatre,
And then, emboldened by applause,
Made of my credentials,
Ae Ambassador nj friendship between Princes.
The i" Poet Kiug's" favor wan not denied me,
And many courtier envied me place and name.
So was formed more by life than by the schools.
MY innate powers defed outward Obstacles
Obstacle only made them rise to higher energy,
So soon freedom was attained
By the warfare OF mind against matter;
STILL down TO the foundation Of being
Reached the chaSm between me aud the earthly world,
Which kept me stranger, disrusitul
OF the false maXims In Church and State,
On which the Social System Is built up, back,
The clearly UNDERSTOOD myself, the more drew
Unable to serve under tho rule that now swsys the
world
To the scorn alike OF nature aud Of reason.
And more powerful than my spirit my feelings
Bore ME on through life.
In harmony with myselt my look directed
Toward a star in the bright world OF souls
pursIcd partly through knowledge ano party throusn
presentiment
" An aim that stands higher than our time
That stands higher than this earthly lie;
And the Mysterious depths OF my being
Aud rs the deed springs from the teehnS
And the destiny OF man uutods. step by STEP
So became the maker OF my own iot
While shared the conflict OF my great age .
Continp,np in the path which had led me TO Greece
True 10 myself and true to the way OF thinking
Which had become my settled conVicuon'
I followed with devotion the higher duty oil man.
Sobccsme what am and became so, SIRE
On the way which, under your own eye,
The youth took 10 ripen 10 manhood,
IT, as Il man, ! took part with four nations
For Greece, Germany, Poland and Italy,
saw IN each struggle the same principle
They were struggles OF the people for sacred rights
For the progress of humanity 10 It's full Developments
saw Tho spirit which, from century 10 century,
Makes its way only by shedding blood.
saw IN all these efforts
Which unfolding huds constantly new forms
Divinity as the idea OF power on EARN
LII did not deserve punishment Tor the part
took in Greece,
And i, seems | did not in your eyes.
Neither could for the course pursued In other
The striving in all of them was for tho objects,
Aud only in name the ,yrants differed
Il | sang as Phiheliene full OF inspiration,
And you took pleasure in the lay OF The young Scald
No lees than his course, when ii:peded oy obstacles
o sire, might not then, far more, expect
Your applause when offered up my whole fortune
and my life;
When the spirit which no letters can ever tame
S,.ll rose again and again, Rrrning the nations
Desputism conquered yet once again,
Ralhc1 in blood, tyranny tIlumpheo
OTer the deser, graves OF Poland
And The prisons OF Europe were iull
Blu, no, on :heir scatfoids can perish
The spiri, which. ever upwards striving
Anirns,es the glance OF the martyr as he looks
On chains and prisons and the rage oil blinded men,
Opposed 10 the prayers OF humanity.
Over me too the staff was broken
was bsnished put under ban, snd III used
Because in this glowing heart cherished
Sympathy with the lot OF man,
And because my mind enlightened oy al iaeS
Transcribed the limits Of our ers;
was regarded IS criminal
Because had isi,h IN God and human nature,
In reconciement and justice on earth,
So WAS the HcH persecuteo II me,-in me nan
The i5es OF human nature
And now price being set upon ray head.
From the duty OF self preservation. became fugitive
And sought YUM In a tree country" Bat
Rurthtned BY the ans:heua OF Tyranny.
was ot,rr sent back IRON the frontiers.
Or found reposs only behind prison bars
Yer in my twenty prisons
Al las, reached England thai botsny Bay
Ofthe Princes where they SEND those
Whom they have condemned 10 Gle BY starvation.
The fruits OF my whole life are lost To me 'ies
My WORKS even those which have no relation 10 poll
Are severely prohibited N Germany as well as In ny
sssg own country,
Nv intellectual properly is connseated
The curee Of desporisrn has fallen
On nv name and on whatever my naro Gas touched
Besst BY ireachsry often, escaped
Nv foes only through guardianship o. The higher POWER
Even SrouH willing TO sell mo.
rr,,, the hands OF the bsihf rushed
Into the waves seeking grave But even oeafa
Refused ME an asylum
Ywent 10 Brazil bat notwithstanding The charms
M outward lie, there home-sicAness
Drew. ,,.s back 10 Europe
/ hoped 20 be received IN my own county
Which had not seen tor twenty years
Baron Won Irgen,Bsrsh, then Charge d'Af airs IN
Dresden ,s =, ,ss, t,-,. Charge
Through Baron Noa broeas'ee' - 1e' ~
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