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ng star Of Creation, as the Angel Gabriel.
The foreground Of this picture is Tch in eolorng, lux
irant in growth and magnificent in its general effect
mbodying the wealth Of the tropical region, with ita
gigantc flowers, and towering palm trees To the right
the bower, crowned and wreathed with vines and
lowers. The first pair,
"God-like, erect, with native honor clad"
The eye is then attracted to the circumference Of the
Icene chain Of mountains the riRht-between the
Two lofty peaks is seen the angel Gabriel the morning
star
''One entrance high,
The rest was craggy cliff that OyerhUng,
Still Us it rose, impossible to climb.
Between these rocky plllarH, Gabriel sat,
Chief Of the Angelic GuaTt.
Between the foreground and the aabaster barrier, is
spread out most delicious vale and in IT, both reeum-
bent and erect is seen every variety Of the animal
tiOnbirds &c. The river Of Paradise waterfall cTys-
tai rocks &c. in its bed The earth, the sky everything
eposes in undisuTbed duieude, and insensbly steals
from the behoder all thoughts except those which may be
supposed to have dwet in the primal mOn with the
rents Of all mankind.
DESCRIPTION OF "THE VoYAGR OF LIFE. "
CHILDhooD.-FmsT PIcruRE.
A stream is seen issuing from a deep cavern, in
the side Of craggy and pTeeipitOus mountain,
whose summit is hidden in clouds. From out the
cave glides boat whose golden prov and sides
are sculptured into figures Of the Hours steered
by an Angelic Form, and laden with buds and flow.
ers, It bears a laughing infant, the Voyager whose
varied course the artist has attempted 10 dellneate.
On either hand the banks Of the stream clothed
in luxuriant herbage and flowers. The rising sun
bathes the mountains and aOwery banks in rosy
light.
The dark cavern is emblematc Of our earthly
origin, and the mysterious Past. The Boat, COM
posed of Figures Of the Hours, images the thought,
that we are borne down on the Stream Of Mfe. The
Boat atidentes the sub beet in each picture. The rosy
light Of the morning, the luxuriant flowers and
plants, are emblems of the jOyOusneys Of early
life. The close banks and the limited scope Of the
scene, indicate the narrow experience Of Child
hood and the nature of its pleasures and desires.
The Egyptian Lotus in the foreground Of the pic
ture is symbolical Of Human Life. Joyousness and
wonder are the Characteristic emotions Of Child
hood.
YOUTH.-SEcoND PICTURE.
The stream now pursues its course through
landscape Of wider scope and more diversified
beauty. Trees of rich growth oyershadow its banks,
and veTdant hills form the base Of lofty mountains
The infant Of the former scene is become Youth
on the verge Of Manhood. He is now alone in the
Boat, and takes the helm himself; and in attitude
of confidence and eager expectation, gazes on a
cloudy pile Of Architecture, ar-buit Castle, that
rises dome above dome in the far-Of blue sky. The
Guardian Spirit stands upon the bank Of the stream,
and with serious yet benignant eOuntenance seems
TO be bidding the impetuOus yOyager 'God speed.n
The beautiful stream flows directly toward the Brial
palace, for distance; but at length makes sud-
den turn, and is seem in glimpses beneath the trees,
until at last descends with rapid current into a
rocky ravine, where the voyager will be found in
the next picture. Over the remote hills, which
seem to intercept the stream and turn 1t from its
hitherto direct course, path dimy seen, tending
directly towards that cloudy fabric, which is the OBJ
ject and desire Of the voyager.
The scenery Of this picture-its clear stream, its
lofty trees, its towering mountains its unbounded
distance, and transparent atmosphere-fguresfoT forth
the romantic beauty Of youthful imaginngs, when
the mind magnihes the Mean and Common into the
Magnificent, before experience teaches what is the
real. The gorgeous cloud-built palace, whose most
glorious domes seem yet but half revealed 10 the
eyes growing more lofty as we gaze, is emblematio
Of the day-dFeams Of youth, its aspirations after
glory and fame; and the dimly seen path would in
Innate that Youth, in his impetuOus career, is for
getful that he is embarked on the Stream Of Life,
and that its current sweeps along with resistless
force, and increases in swftness as II descends to-
ward the great Ocean Of Eternity.
MANHooD.-TmRD PICTURE.
Storm and cloud enshroud a rugged and dreary
landscape. Bare impending precipices rise in the
luTid light. The swollen stream Tushes furiOusly
down dark Tavine, whiFling and f0aming in ii
wild career, and speeding toward the Ocean, which
is dimly seen through the mist and falling rain
The boat Is there, plunging amid the turbulent wa.
ters. The vOyageF is now a man Of middle age
the helm Of the boat Is gone, and he looks implor
ngly toward heaven, as if heavens aid above
could save him from the perils that surround him.
The Guardian Spirit calmly sits in the Clouds watch
ing with air Of solcitude the affghted VOyager.
Demon forms are lowering In the air.
ID Trouble is characteristic of the period of Man.
hood. In Childhood there is no cankeriBg care /;
in Youth no despariDg thought. II is only when
experience has taught US the realities Of the world
that we lift from our eyes the gOldOn veil Of early
life; that we feel deep and abiding sorrow; and
in the picture, the gloomy, ecliPse-lke tone, the
conflicting elements, the trees riven by tempest,
are the alegory; and the Ocean, dimly seen, figures
the end of life, to which the voyager is now ap-
preaching. The demon forms are Suicide, Intem-
perance and Murder, which are the temptations
that beset men in their direst trouble. The up
ward and imploring look of the voyager, shows
his dependence on a Superior Power, and THAT
faith saves him from the destruction that seems in
evitable.
OLD AGE.-FoURTH PICTURE.
Portentous clouds are brooding over vast and
midnight Ocean. few barren rocks are seen
through the glOom--the last shores Ofthe world,-
These form the mouth of the river, and the boat,
shattered by storms its figures Of the Hours broken
and dropping, seen gliding over the deep waters.
Directed by the Guardian Spirit, who thus far has
accompanied him UNSEEN, the voyager, now an old
man, looks upward TO an opening in the clouds,
from whence glorious light bursts forth, and an
gels descending the cloudy steps, as If to
welcome him to the Haven Of Immortal Life.
The stream Of life has now reached the Ocean, to
which all life is tending. The world, to Old Age
is destitute of interest. There Is no longer any
green thing upon II. The broken and dropping fig
ures Of the Boat show that time is nearly ended
The chains of cOrpOFeal existence are falling away
and already the mind has glimpses Of Immorta
Life. The Angelic Being, Of whose presence unit
now the voyager has been unconscious, is srevealeC
| to him, and with countenance beaming with JOY
shows to his wondering gaze such as mortal maj
has never yet seen.
We must now close this hastily condensed
aud rapidly penned sketch, and recommend tt
our readers, to bestow, at once, their patron.
age upon an Institution that yields faiI
equivalent 10 subscribers, and has, also, the
high merit of sowing all over the land, taste
for the rich, the beautiful, and the elevating
which, superseding grosser pleasures, adds to
the character and happiness of our country.
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