The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-06
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From the HAN in the Noon to He..
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Batl,ed in food of silver light
Ny journey pursue,
q R.tedias, each sacceeding night,
On what I have in view.
From morning dawn 70 dewy eve,
From eve til glowing morn,
For earth silver sheen weave
Though sometimes in a-hon.
Pm cilangefal called; it is not 90;
I'm ever bright and clear, r...se
And constant pour living glow
Upon your humble sphere.
An orb opaque, like calumns,
May surely intervene,
Yet changelcss, on, cleayc a ses
OF silver light serene.
lweaye for human happiness
Each nieonlit scene and SPELL .e
That wins me Oft sweet caress
From those who love me we'll
Create tho witching time for blisz
To speak from heart to heart:
Each lover bleSses me for this,
Though feeling eapid's dart.
Each poet, with exalted horn,
Depicts my moonlight scenes:
and 10 . tide of rhyme is born.
For all the Magazines.
These blessings, by my high behes.,
Are freely brought: besides,
: With many more, It's shrewdly gHessod,-
i lightly rock the tides.
a Muse poetic. half divine,
Bends DER my pen, and smiles
With glee to think drop line
Two hundred thousand miles
The half-reproachful, playful fawn,
ADMINISTRATORS with truth
ne'er forget, though age creeps on,
The love-lght of my youth;
But still retain, though auburt hair
Succeeded is by grey,
The light Of feeling, strong and fair,
As on my youthful day.
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Pure Beauty sleeps; veil throw
Serene DER lake and lawn,
And fain would soothe the soul of wo
When evil days come on;
4 charm weave of fadeless bloom
Around her lowly bed,
And nlingle gladness with the gloom
That shrouds the early dead.
But hush! What may inly feel
would not here intrude-
Biography may not reveal
The hearts deep solitude;
Nor may name the scenes, nor sighs
know and nightly see,
Nor firt with soul-it loving eyes
That foiidiy gaze on me.
The head of Time has hoary grcwn
Since first he saw my light
What more reveal l must postpone
Twould I'll volume-quite.
But this, in passing: am bound,
Like other lights, to shine,
And faithful walk my nightly round,
Imparting light divine.
Y is said by some the very deli tI
Is in the moon for III, .lseszr 5
And borrowed charms her heart conceal,
And sway Che human viii.
Well, be it 50; and be 1t said
is nay besetting sin,
Externally battle the head
All dark aud dreer aeitkia. 81
If Darkness stole celestial gear
Its features to obscure,
Please do not tabnt at customs here;
II Is human natuFe-strre -
Kind sir, or madam, pray excuse
My prelude long; foE still
Some other thoughts, TO please the Muse,
Fast hover round my quill.
My spirit Graves to utter now,
That since creations birth, ..r .-
Or living brightness bound my brow,
Or wooed the charms of earth,
No fairer spot by light is blessed,
Within my wide domain,
Than that which licth toward the west,
Which Kansas waters drain.
The drapcry of living light
No fairer charms inclose,
Than those which struggle into sight
Where Wakartsa flows.
Republican and Smoky Hill,
Pawnce and Lady Blne,
Leap gleeful on, descending still,
As vther streanlets do;
Vermillion next, whose hlies csress
This lovelit home of mine,
And Grasshopper, in BIoolner dress
No burden" / opine: $500.
They. pour through prairie, wild, their eiel
Their living tide along,
While Beauty sits with ravished ear,
Enchanted with their song.
Sweet music streams their plaintivc moa
o;;servile sounds shall be;
But fweetly mingle with their tones
The anthem of the Free:
For see! all DER this best Of earth
Bluff, Woodland, lawn, and dell
A host who know fair Freedoms worth,
And viii defend it we'll:
Nor last, nor least in Freedom's van,
The Keystone Poneen- a
Who move for Home, for Truth, and Man
Through peaceful coming years.
The Muse witbdraws-iny guiding Ray,
Who taught my heart to rhyme.
Let He-no give response, some day:
Good bye-'tis supper time.