The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-02

on and onward, 10 sPalkie 'hIouSnou
bosndless immensely.
As far as Imagination over'reaches in
vestigation, so far poetry goes beyon(
science. No vista reveals her luture--
The lover Of nature delights TO let hi
thoughts rovel in the liberty she will thor
have. Poetry will be the extended radi
of the great wheel Of truth. And nj
random, irregular lines, in (renzied form
will hiss upon the refined ear. Deception
will long since have rotreated to it,
den. Then shall poets
'Hod, In high poetic duty,
Truest TRUTH the farest beauty"
The name deism will only exist on the
blotted page Of history. Natural and re-
veaed religion will be synonymous terms
When the poet understands nature,
and poems come forth from his inspired
pen, the "sons Of men" receive the rich
lessons which have been falling on THAR
deaf ears ever since she sprang from her
Creator. Precious teachings Of a great
God and his glorious attributes. Each
leahet and bud makes its revelation. AS
man so long unconscious looks on the
universe, and understands her, how diff.
fcrent are his thoughts, emotions and as.
pirations from the blind Adam whom he
sees far back under the many iron ages
that separate them. He feels nature, with
all her powers, drawing fallen world
upward. The mighty current bears
his inflated soul toward God with unre.
lenting, unresisting power, and his un.
wearied flight is upward through eterni.
ty. Science, the mighty Babel of latter
days, stretching wide and high It's i'm.
mense walls, shall encompass the uni
verse. And truth, having banishcd error
and mystery into nonentity, shall reign
supreme over the wide domain, SanctG
ed poetry will then be the wing Of the as.
piring soul, where floating, il may drown
| all in the peace, purity and silent sublim
ity Of universe Of metaphysical gran
deur, whose trees shall clap their hands
to the music ofthc singing hills!
Miss A. then received her diploma
from Mr. BIppLE, accompanied by few
appropriate remarks, to which she replied
as follows:
There are depths of feeling unknown
to language. The soul has an innermost
deep unGathomablc by the tongue. The
! heart has burdens that never weighed the
most eager ear. Words come forth from
the dark depths but empty shells As
tinkIiug symbols they fall upon the air,
and tie burdcned heart hears nothing Of
its own full moviugs in the mournGuI echo,
! In such a heart-in such inextricablc
depths are my feelings tonight. As dark.
ness doomed forth from her gloomy Turk 3.
ing, she shared her dark mantle with my
sad heart The pendent shades droop
over thcleady grave Of the hapPiest hours
of life. The pleasures of four years have
gone on the quick wing of time, and now
lay in the grave of the past o.
hours rich in happiness, how shall re.
sign YOU to dark obIiwionl The past
is gone--irrecoverably gone. The oft
foreseen is present reality. But before
we separate, before the golden chain is
broken, before | leaveyour guardian watch,
before ! leave the group in which have
so long claimed seat, | would wish to
| tell Of gratitude which so much kindness,
so much patience, so much care from you,
beloved and respected teacher, has crea.
ted, but words have no fulness. My heav.
lest debt will ever be that of gratitude 10
you and Others who have so kindly guild.
ed me in the windings of science, and
nevertill an oblivious breath shall have
swept my mind away will cease to be
grateful. May He reward you who gives
true blessings. And when you take my
name from your list, | would ask that
from memory's page my many thought
less and unworthy actions may be oblit.
Grated, with the assurance that, could the
time be spent again, there would be no
blotupon the broad lcafto noufsh regrets.
To you, beloved schoolmates, would
say, move onward. The fields rise high
before you, and the ascentis indeed diff
cult, but ifyou despair ofthe distant bright
summit, you leave unsoug hit many await.
ing treasures. Pursue the course before
you and broad field will be your scope,
bringing yet unknown pleasures, and Gro.