The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-06-19
A Vision Of cha Faaes.

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- a Vision Of ella Fanes.
n rad Gvision an The years sons BY
:. vssisH Of q vast sepulchrsi hall,
Reared on fissntie columns. blsrk and grim.
And III With tofcbes OF undyns knre.
Around the " slis stood pedes,AIs. wherein
Were ssisss Ruaibsrless the marble shapes
OF warriors. d.unrIe.- eaen.ins. ADVERT knights,
That In the stormy hattie days Of old .
Had won their right 70 thar proud eminenee;
And slood there crownd. Majestic shapes. in sOo,h.
Strong mbed. vizaged add with lie like EYES.
Thai seemd forever gIsring al gsunt Death
with hsres mockery;-sll mighty men,
Men Of renO~n ware they. foremost In hgl,t.
who-ensnes weTc blazonsd In the scrolls Of fame
For the wofld's worship. In their hand. hey held
Great swords. or ksea edged axes, and eseh foot
Was planted firmly on Its granite base
Win an lmmuiable wir as who should say
we take stand here tilI the eternal years
Bring 1f renewal Of our rlorioas prin,ei"
Above than hung old banners, thsi had waved
On many a stricken field, and with brief pause,
AIuEp>, hiAst reverbersle, awOke
The hollow echoes OF the vaultsd Als.es
Those banners rustled. waving TO and fro
As in The ruIb Of battle. and strange
And gho.siy nIurmIr seemed TO thrill arouni.
As II the marble lips Of those dead men
Were striving TO give utIsranes anew
To their old war cries. And whenever thu,
Tbs trumpet sounded, then netho1ghI saw
The spares Of the bail on sudden filed
With dense multitude, all hnesing low,
An pouring fouh the tide Of their hearts love
And sverentisi homage at the feet
OF those crowned knights Of war.
MusIng. I gaIsd.
Composed with sadde-i phanIssies Of thought.
TIL slowly wtned Ihc vision from my sight,
Chased by thu dawn. and 70 my waking ear.
wiIh the hrt Rsstn song Of happy birds,
Game rumors OF great hsttle- won sfsr,
HsTvssIs Of slaughter, gsrnsrd In by death,
And bOnOrs, by a words acclaim beslO~'d
On our victorious general
Time rolled on,
Aud once az ain. In dream, I seen,'d 10 stand
Within the portals Of thai hall OF Fame.
LOI change was busy thsre-etangs-sy the grand
Csn hIsdness that regned supreme before
Had vanished wholly; in It's place seen
Working he piiess rsvsge. fell Decsy.
sun burnt lhe torches though viii fading fires
SUN on their pedes;Is were ranged the shapes,
The efigies OF Ihose stern men Of old.
But ali The jewels In their crowns were dim,
And FROM the dropping hrows Of some the crowns
Themselves had fallen; phantom Ike they looked,
An unsutsGnlisl. ghA-tly, wan array,
ImPslpshe, nres--,heir glowing eyes
Grow meaningless and void, heir sstely hulk
shruhAeh ahd-s-aawy-S all Their Il sndeur gone
Al usif proud ts1rinE-scafrerssir mesgre hands
Could clutch the deadly symtols OF their sway
ntH rusted swords ana sIes--lotleTing,
IA fO'srnasIed by a fate saslime.
tn stood in scl TO fall ;--snd " bet The TRUMP
Broke gll- dresr silence. not II did,
In nOies OF sIulisiIOn loud and long.
But with a f-e'e me snchn!y moan,
Il wsks no recognition. ana o. died
Into - silence dresrier than hciors
Via Oien stood th- portals. hut In vain
Nsthrong Of worshiPpers spUshi entrance thore:
30 kRees were bent: no vOWs were paid /: pal. Deaf
Ano De-O!s,ion. and Decay alone
Sake like avengers through the lone dim sisls,.
SO Esd lie hours, an one by one the fame.
az the wasted torches hicker'd and went out.
Aud Pi;chy dsrknAs. hoverd overall
Ten suddenly. mighty thunder peal
Shook Tie huge lshric--Jhe tall columns rocked.
The "a "a iaeHsnis tremllsd, and in the niidsl.
whsI line The trumpet hr-sthsd he final blast
well Of !aHeHiGli9n aud dss7sir.-
Ao-t like The cTy Of lost spirits Voc
Down, beadliHg from their granite pedestss
Fell those false LO's, while amid the din.
AetaouEhi heard a solemn voice prurIain
Tie wore as Of an angel clear and strong
q ksEE
Tsstr glory AafA dc, srfsS GOd Latk ,ais.
ESsH Gss, tLs Lord oaHipofsn,, lara sad,
TAs0s SAGH BE- rarr
Oh blessed dream
look through the long vista o. the YEAR
] see The forms OF The meek men OF ptare,
The men with thong hfu. eyes. and broad calm brow
Thai In their patient lowlinsss OF heart
Have hesn upiifted 10 tho seats Of ROVER.
And from Ibs eminencs have scsrier'd down
View llghi and wider blessings on mankind
Sec them wear the crowns OF the WORLDS love.
lt earn 81 HOMAGE its enduring faith
Wear them. no. dsrkIy In sepulehrai halls.
Gut In the oPen sunshine. meath the SMILE
or the swer, heaven. I look abroad aud .csn
The rirh plains Of the PopuIou, earth. It's wales.
is mighty tiiiss: Ger the seas look.
Lii ~ win willie sails OF the inerch1n, ahins.
And In The length and breadth or The fair world.
] see no lingerie. tsken Of The reign
OF the destroyer. war. But TO my ear
Instead. the burden OF a solemn hymn
Steals floating upward from the souls OF men
Upward and onward still. from star to star.
ThF"u-h Ell the spaces of The Universe.
'7Asrs skaG &c 10 acre rsr''-oh blessed dream
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