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lhad a vision, and l thought saw
The monster Death, the Terror of the World.
His ghastly vsage struck my soul with awe
His sblood-red banner to the breeze unfurled--
Had there been breeze to fan it, but the winds
Were hushed in silence as he came; his touch
Had paralyzed their motions Shadowy fiends
Surrounded him in silence all-and hushed--
They built of bones and grinning skulls throne
For Death, before my wandering gaze; and
then
The monster grim enthroned himself thereon;
While round him ranged each bony, spectral
iend
And formed his court-in noiselcss, silence all.
No word--no sodnd-the air was hushed in
fright, ''''' '3 'H-
And nature motionless and SILENT and the pail
OF darkness covered DER andlhid from sight
All other objects, save the fearful king '..
And shadowy court-pavlion- Hke it spread
It's folds around about. No living thing, IS
Myself except, was there 10 view the dread
Ominous scene; yet, strange to tell, methought
/ No fear came Ger me, but methought stood
And unused in silence till my heart was franghl
With Indignation, and with wrath my blood
Did boil. Twas thus that my reflections ran:
What right hath Death to wage eternal war
Against poor, weak and resisting man!
| Why doth he e'er drive on his horrid car,
And with vindictive, unappeasable, - ''' b -
Eternal, unrelenting rage, pursue .''
All mortal beings that on earth may dwell!
What right haiti he to reign of Terror king,
And send forth as his eniissaries through
This wide, wide world, forever Oh the wing
Diseases dire, plague, pestilence and wo, " : !
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All living creatures dwelling here belowl '@
I'll question him in this proptiousi hour;
Since | Ihave met the monster face TO face, ]"
I'll brave his ire, since we'll 4 know that soon
If braved or no, twill fall my head upon -
As representing my ill-fdted race i'.t ''an"'
I1iqueslion him. Thus musing, approached
Confronting the grim monster; and thus, {
In words of bitterness and hate, reProaehed ".
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'.# b..f.tr.r ~ h."e-".0 Death, august ss,.
And fearful king! Thou terror of mankind!
Unfeeling tyrant who.dos all that come
Beneath thy sway implacably consign
Unto the dark, damp, worm-infested tomb
Hear me. Drawing thy ire; do demand
Areason why thou 'dost forevermore,
| With wrath insatiate theweak creaiture man
E Pursue. Thou hast, o Death, the gore ar.
Of millions heaped on millions drank, and sen
q Themdo down to feed the ya@ning grave. An
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: Alone thy cruel malice hast thou spent s.,i
JsUpon the vile and hated pests thatoblot 1ut
The earth; atir would seem, o Death; tho
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Delighted most to smite the brave, the wise
The fair, the good, the loved; thy witheriH
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!. isrt The innocent and lovely babe hath torn
: siFrom its fond mother breast-thou hast tn
v ties t:slf ,s9cHs n" t.t1ui sl9Gl as
: lr'- OF love asnnd6r riven, and left ito mourn
2 Ger those they loved more dear than life itself
a IN The remnant of mankind o Death, thou
:, Unjust and cruel. If thou art not, tbyself
: r. Defend, thu tma heneeforth schoolmy bea
y To bow submssisely beneath thy hund, - g
3. ~ Submit my self aa@iltng sacrifice, 'rq .,e
{ Whenaon THY dreary shrine, thy command,
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nd Grinhed horribly! Save chat no sound there W
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h With sefoaslaif, as follows did repIy:n gno
: "Audicious youth, who darest 20 question
- With saehlanpair Of bold effrontery, odr g'.I
- "a i do admire and mSrvel hAuchat thee; 'o'
efs For, until nov, since Thdve sojourned here,
ail None called me to account Z and. altho' th
wn Doth merit snot9ah answer, thou shah hear
im Els MpoWn defehee; and then submissive boV
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80 80 ufTo~ander,'by divine authority,sJtas1 -
a. And smite all living creatures dwelling herr
a. a. Excepting none-SI went forth this decree
sle To oexecute, rejoicingin the power a4 -a.'
Tome intrusted, round the smiling earth,
Then young aud yerdant; with the beadte
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~ ~ - That God. had given nature at her BIRTH,
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Pens That passed my sights'the guiitless bird SIN
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