The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-04-25

The night was beautiful the si!vcry moon
Shed her respleudent lustre o er the earth
And kissed it with her beams; the brilliant stars
Those lustrol,s gems of Gods own diadem-
Each with the other yicng. shot their rays
Mellowed refined by Intermediate space,
Ger natures works, impartinS loneliness
Before unseen, to all The structures vast
Of the great Architect.
a beauteous nymph,
Recumbcnt watched bcsilc a sportivc stream,
Whose purlng, murmurng waters caused spell
OF harmony to float around and filled
The zephyr-waglcl leaflets Of the boughs-
lMost gracefully lustooned by fairy hands brace
With running vines. which claspcd i'll warm elm
The sturdy forms which they have trusted long
Midst storms Of snow aud Borcas' rude blast
Round which, as tho with love. they closer Irvine
Their tiny tcnlrs. teaching thus to man
A lesson worthy of his noblor powcrs.-)
With numbers sweecr far than ever woke
With most harmonious cadence from the Tyre,
Though swept by kingly David hand inspired.
In posture sad and thoughtful sat the nymph,
go full of grace wthaI, one would suppose
The pacc-u nuptial bower by Jove prepared,
The nvmph-nonc other than fair Venus self
Her ringlets sparkling with the dewy pearls
Which. from her eyes dissoying. courscd their way
Across her rosentc check. Her bosom rose
And fell. by respiration short and long,
Irregular, rs does the mighty deep,
Recovering from the shock made by the breath
Of Heaven, which wrathful swept across its waves.
Abstraccd, thus she sat-sigh after sigh
Escaped the ruby portals Of her heart,
And tcals-whch bear away our grieis, and bring
A stiffness sweet, delicious 10 possess
Our bo,oms--frcely flowed from eyes
Which from their Drilliancc, seemed unused to weep
But note the oh ,ngc. quick from her messy couch,
With new born yigor roryci, she sudden springs.
The pcary tear drops fall from off her hair;
The quickcning blood, with mild rapidly,
Swift rusllcs through the channels delicate
Moulded and shaped Ny natures hal diwork,
Impurting strength and action to the form
So lately ian guild. and the sofscned glance,
Transforming to IL wild and fercer glare.
A moment stood she thus then bounding forth
She onward speeds, nor needs, nor t"ltcrs at
III impcdimcnis which of her path obstructs-
Eut over all, By passion wild impcllcd
She springs in seeming sylph Of air,
Nor marks their presence dali.
The thickset copsc
Whose winnings intricate by mortals gross
Can scalcc be traced she threads anon with VOL
Anon emerging i'll an open glade drous art
Adapted we'll to games Of sporlyc fnys,
Then bounding forward; quick is hid from view
by Natures intervening screen OF hou5hs
Which shelter offers 10 the frightened hare.
The stern. outrageous wood at last escaped.
Exposed she stands meath Cynthia's pale beams ,
And hultinc. once again quicscnt seemed,
But for an instan. She remained at rest
Anew her eye its flashing geam assumed,
One deep drawn sigh her heaving bosom scapcs-
Depart all trcmors from her quccnly fsrni-
ler flcc again with high resolve lights up,
And firm determination. Once again
The tnslmg fiery blood carcrling wild,
Her system gnrcn irrigates,
AMI to tho heavenly plant gives strength Of mind
Wherewirh to conquer
Her haste dscarding,
With carriage stately and maj cstc micn,
Ger the velvet sward full proud she sweeps.
But all again she hats; still small voice
Breathcs to her troubled soul in accents low,
A peace, which for time, in her young heart
No place had known; and now the contest wild,
'Twixt pride and duty, W hich had flied her breast
Gave place to sweetest rest; as that which fell
On Guilec's tossed waters, when the sound
OF Jesus voice broke on the startled air,
And awed her pillows with his Peace, he still.
Triumphant duty fills her face with smiles
As gladsome, joyous, as the morning sun JOY
Ger carh's dark features spreads and now with
She speeds her home, and by her actions proved
How great victory she had noby won.
II Nil, .tnl law. nd
Her own dark passions ecr they mastery gained
Over the soul which lie alone should rule.
The EW'c, AprH 18Th, 1857.