The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-17

chhoren, laughing at their merry sports, and
overhead the spring time birds. inst mated
poured forth their newest, most ioyous notes
while above all, predominant, Inspiring. uprose
the carolling voice, soaring up, IN. ever alofi
exultingly, like the lark, with wings ouiver;nu
pouring forth his mathis to the mornings mr..
| pie East. 1a.
!" And this, said Jasper, in his dream. +" is
childhood, playing on the medes and by the
fountain, or soaring upwards for wider field
IN which to give Its glad song utterance. like
'ne lark looking neither before nor after, nor
pmng ior what as not, but slipping contentedly
But soon the clear soprano voice changes. takes
on richer, fuller, more matured tone. CLOVIS
with freer fire, tenderer, perhaps saddened a
little, with now and then an undertone in minor.
faint gentle note Of plant, but oh so hopeful.
on SO rich, oh SO glowing, oh SO luxurant Like
the Dolphin radiance of Falernian beaker. in
which the purple and ruby glow of sunset is
imprisoned and, changing with the changing
voice, the scene OF the grassy mede grows ripper
also, and richer, and more dewy betokeninp
fuller and perfecter DEVELOPMENT: the buds
opening into leaves, and shooting forward into
branches, and the tender vines creeping on
ward to encircle in tight-clasping tendriis the
stalks that cherished their infancy the golden
and purple adder gliding forth into the sun
SHINE, or stretching himself at length upon the
branches in the thicket; the gay sunfish leap
ing upward, and flashing his scales from the
brook, while the woodpecker taps busily away
at the dead limb, and the pantive coo of the
dove comes from the further forest, and the
squirrel leaps gaily from limb to limb, and tree
to tree in search of the butter-like poplar BIOS
som. Then, in the foreground of the picture
as 1t were, flower begins to its tender life,
breaks tremhlingly through the soil, peers above
the grass, leaps upward in joyous haste, as if
the glowing nature around did lend it of its
llfe, sprang up higher, put forth leaf and bud,
and\expanded its bud into fair and comely
flower, rose rich and rare, whose name and
Office the glorious swell of the voice amply in
dlcated. The flower, consecrate to Dione. was
IT. to Dione, goddess, queen, woman, for, when
her dear Adonis shed his crimson blood.
purple flower sprung up checquered with While,
Resembling well his pale cheeks and the blood
- Which IN round drops upon their Wilderness stood
She bows her head the new-sprung flower 10 SMELL
Comparing il TO her Adons' breath;
And says, within her bosom il shall dwell
Since he hmselfis ref, from her by deaIhn
7-------- a dewy lovely flower, blushing in its
own acknowledgements in whose breast is
that
"sweet place of sweet repose,n
tor which Ha6z longed the rose of Anacreon:
the crimson. brimmed honey fount; that cares
not for the morrow, but
"Lives on in the and the dew;n
that is more lush in its ripeness than the pome
granate richer in its fragrance than musk or
Jasmln; softer to the touch than thy mistress's
velvety cheek; Gods gift to man, last planted
OF flowers in Paradise, that its freshest, dewy,
spang bloom might hang over Ewes nuptial
m md han 4
OF ITS fragrant essence; from whose cup the
loving nightingale sips the nectar that inspires
her plaintive " lai de doule,r ct glamour that
fills the garden with lament when its daring Is
dead, imnpalaa en- its thorns; = the Rose, the
lovely rose of the garland And the voice
melted yet more and more, and soft murmurs
came from the forest, waited on a languid
breeze, and the Dryad kissed her Satyr sua
Fan chanted the praises Of ,,;;s syrinxx to
chorus OF nyTIha, that encircled him in may
dance and the Rose, the dewy Rose, bowed
gently forward, quivering in the air, and blush
ing, yet lovelier as she saluted the dsea,aer.
oH aid ESasa st5 sf aa'i % and &aA hfH
gentle song-syllables in his ears, and fills his
nostrils with its fragrant breath, setting his
brain on fire with its Intoxicating glow, dancing
around him in choral mazes, flushing his cheek
with eloquent suggestions, beading his cup,
springing in his gait, pulsing with his heart
Oh, know, know that this is loEe /, on, know,
l know, fer ! La.e fa1stcked The Rose!"
Rosy is the West,
Rosy is the Souih
Rosy are her cheeks,
10 And a rose her MOUTH
"Isaid 10 the rose the brief might goea,
In babble and Ieysi and airs:
,fsr ohe that wi never be thine
But mug, but q
Forever and ever NIUE
And The soul Of The went into blood
AS The miusic ciasheu in the haln
"oh, murmured mellow song it was, and a
beauteous perlumed rose There, amid the
scene that glows so with love, that ,i,a.s ana
palpitates with the breath C love floating over
it; dancing e TAO merry, mellow music, whirl-
lrs drunken with the merry, mellow chorus,
and the gushing tender song, and the breathed
essence of love, that hangs there ike incense
around an alltfari (, lovely perfumed rose, bend,
ing ever fondly TOWARDS him. ever bending over
its dewY lips towards him, its lips, that glow
with e-long kisses, towards him; glowing
more aud paore, and growing ever brighter,
loveler, lovinger, in its atmosphere of love
"Oh charm Of youth and love" he whis-
pers in his dream, " oh grace of youth and
love, oh life Of youth and love, oh charm,
grace, beauty, life, youth love. IN the rose. the
dewy, blushing, crimson, perfumed rose, do We
haze youf type and strength, your gift and glo-
rious crown! Oh, Rose!"
9The SUMS rim dips; the ve'd
Al one stride CONES the dark
Is it life, or i 4 aeathS Close packed,
pressed Gown, crushed under the weight of