The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-21

Full many an hour and many day
And many year that hath passed away;
And many . hope and many dream
Hath glided away on times dark stream,
Leaving behind them manya token rlfg
Speaking to hearts now lone and brok en-
Since In the Stiffness Of evenings hour.
stole me away and sough; me . bower
r A shady bower where many bloom
And lowers bending In rich perfume.
Gave TO the ambient evening air
The wealth OF their fragrance pure and rare.
And there In the stiffness ofthat blest hour,
Beneath the bending blossom and flower,
A vision beautiful pure and bright
llluminsd my soul with its tender light
And fairy held golden chalice
To my lips, and grand enchanted palace
Sprang into being, az quick and bright
A the sudden fash Of the meteorss light.
But not like the meteor passing away
Into nothingness ere the behoiding could cay.
"See see how BRIGHT" Oh no! but long
Andsweet was the spell Of that spirit Of song.
She epoke of the beautiful everywhere
In heaven and earth, in sea and air:
She spoke Of the maiden's trusting heart
She spoke Of the spoilers wiles and art: :.
She spoke Of love and never on earth
Before hal such beautiful language birth:
She spoke Of love beyond control,
which lives in the true and trusting eoui:-
She spoke of the sordid arts and wiles-
The deceitful words and treach erous smiles,
And the stony heart no words can sof ten,
Which lures 70 luln eio9 100 OIten,
And rewards with tears and deep unrest
The passionate soul and trusting breast.
And abe said arouse thee! slumbering boy,
From thy sleep, bring thee wealth and Joy.
And, long ~ the green earth and the sky
Shall cherish holy sympathy
Aslong a. thou shalt truly tell
To the sons Of men, that AZ long and wcii
Asthe earth has loved the skys deep blue.
So long hath fairies loved the hue
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The tairy's love Of each beautiful thing
In an rth or sky, 90 long shall thou
Be lord oftss palace thou 'es's nov
within tina. pal. &c woman's form.
With the hues of life all fresh and warm,
Sat sa.inr upon me and never on earth
Had such beautiful being b!ch:-
At least IthsxHhf that never :eforo
Had earthly creature such beauty wore.
And In my waking hours deemed
That the lovely being OF which dreamed
Existed above In the bright ideal.
And was ne'er to be met In the tvus-ths real.
But lady! beautiful ladyi now
Since have gazed on thy pure brow
And looked but once In thy loving eyes,
Which far outvie the south's warm skies
Since have listened TO that sweet tone
Which, beautiful lady, 10 all thine own,
(For not In all earth's regions dwells
A being whose voice In music swells
So rich 40 thine.) feel that At last
The being who stood In the shadowy past
Az fairy beipg-an ideal form,
Hath stood In my presence pure and warm,
With the life tints fresh on her beautiful cheek
Yes have seen thee aud heard thee speak;
Aud on, sweet lady. . rapture thrills
Zach nerve tonight and my bosom nils
With Doyish romance, whose vi sway
deemed had long since passed away.
Beautiful creaturei deem not mine
A heart e'er 10 give one pang to thine.
know that have no claim TO speak
Ofthy marble brow or snowy cheek:
Yet lady, feel that face like thine
Must be the mirror Of soul divinei
And though know that my face and name
Are strang ers alike TO thee and fame,
feel that the angel in thee will plead
For the gracious gifl OF the minstrers need.
Thy love 1 ask not--that were gem
In a kneeiipg monarch's disdem.
Had metthee In earlier hours pcrchance
Thou hadst woven SPELL of soft romance
Around my heart, which ere had known
Had beat to the measure OF loves own tones.
But now, sweet lady, only ask
In the light OF thy matchless beauty TO bask.
airland PLACE. May 10. less. RnrpoLrH.