Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-06-21
lmmenSIty Of Space.

This extract from a paper Of Dc Quin'
cy's on Lord Ross Telescope. and the
wonderful nature Of i,s revelations, is
well worthy Of pcrnsal. II j.; partly a
translation from that most ren'n rkablc
OF German writers, Jean Paul Richter,
and presents to tho mind an i!ca Of the
vastncss of space, which is truly start
ling and sublime.
God called up from dreams mnn in
to the vcs,ibu!c Of heaven, saying Come
thou hiihcr nnl see the glory Of my
house AMI TO the servants ,hn, stool
around his chrome, he said--Tdkc him
and uniress him from his robes OF flesh,
cleanse his vision and put new breath
into his nostris; only touch not with
any change his human hcart-,he heart
lha, wceps al trcmblcs.' II was done;
aud witt, mi iah,y angel f,r his guide,
the man stoo rea !y for his infinite voy.
agc; AMI from the terraces Of heaven.
withou, sounl or farewell, ni oncc they
wheeled away into endless space
Sometimes with the solemn light of an
gel wings they lcl ,hIou h Zaafaaphs Of
darkn ,ss, lhrou-h wilderness Of death,
tina, divilc the worl s Of If; some
times they swept over frontiers, that were
Iuickenins unaer prophetic motions from
G,l. Thea from distance that is coun'
trI only in heaven, light dawacl for
a time through Il sleepy film; b. unoster
erablc pace the li-ht swcplto h.sm, lhcy
by unu t.; b, pic, 20 the li-h,; in
momon: the rushing OF planets was up
, on them; in momsnt the blnzin.s o
suns was around them. Then cane C.
lern:ties Of twilight, that revealed bn
were not reveoc |. To the ri sht han,
| and 10 the .c,t tlowcfe mighty constclla
tons, that by sellrtpc,ilions an al
swefs from alar. that by counter position
bult up II uInphant gates whose archi
raves, whose archways-hor!Zonlnl, up
/ right. |, rose-aL attitudes, b. span
. -tlat SCENE sh os,ly from iniiatu lc
Z Without measure the arlLi raves, pas
num5>f were lie a! hways, btyon
L memory the su:es. Within were stair
: lha, scaled the c,crnitics above, that de
t seen led TO the elcrnilcs below; abov
e. was below, below them was abo:e to til
II man stripped OF gravlla!ing boiy; dep,
II was swallowed up in height insufmour
J.. table, height WAS swal!cwe! up in dept
y unlalhomabc. Suddenly as thus the
Il 70 lie from infinite, suddenly as thus the
Ii lii!el over abysnal worlds, mighty CT
arose--ihat systems more myslarlou
IS thu, worlds m,re bilowy--o;he; height
:, AMI oh r ,!epihs--wcre coming, were I
e hanL. Then The man sighed and s,ni
II pc |, shu ileIe,l an wcpl. HIS ovar!.
ii den heart uttered its.i in teas; an
} said-'AnAcl, | will 90 no larthef. F'
~ The spirit 0! man aches with this in[ni,
j ils rabic 5 the glo y of Col. Let II
lie iown in The gra.c from the prose-
of lions oil the inliinity; for en.l | Sc! the
4. is nonc.--AnI from all the lis!cnl!
0, stars that shone aroun issued Il chor
voice, 'Th, man speaks truly; Ell the
,c is none that ever Yet we hear Of III
l.. is there none! the angel solcmnly d
h, mandel. is there i'idecl no end! Al
n; is Ills the sorrow that kills you! Bu!
=. voice answered, that he M hi answ
a. himself. Then the angel threw up /
IN glo,ious hands to the heaven; saying,
ID En- IS thern none to the universe
o. COLI Lo? also there is no beginning,