Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-05-02
3anies' department.
NJ Z. aoRMAN, Raitrs.s.
TEARS.

~uross Poets and orators dwell with rap o.
,nre upon the 'glisteniHg tear of affection no
:. !, wells up from the deep fountains Of the fo
III and mirrors .in the eye the wealth Of IN
Love that dwells in the heart of woman for BIZ
hrsband children, or betrothed. We have he
All heard of the "pedrly tear" that betrays m
Tho subduod emotions Of the suffering, sor- e.
rowing one. Ofthe soft 'tsymPathizing tear" {,
that gives US the luxury to weep for others a
woes" OF the manly tear" which even J,
the harsh. granite nature Of the sterner sex I
cannot drive back to its liquid bed in the p
true, manly heart J.
Bless God for ~sTEARs." They are the re- !
election Of the better part Of man-for "Jesus I
wcpL" They are not indicative OF womaniy q
weakness and imbeciity, as the cold-hearted +,
misanthrope would tell us, from whose soul
all enrolling and kindly affections have been
crushed out by the blighthg disappointments
and sins Of a misspcnt life The soldier
whose hcart is as true and brave as the Tus'y
blade bv his side, can pause in the midst OF
battle, and
nDon h,s sword and wipe away tear
A%0h - /
~ tordv con of Neptune, who has oraVed
the perils Of the briny deep Tor many ai
and hazardous voyage, may sheu inc or"y
,o.r when he thinks of his native iahu anu
-. ,ovod ones left behind him, and yet ne rs
= Rave az the gallant Lawrence, who' exPi-
- on tho quarter deck%in the midst Oh a
A., or;od ont 70 his heroic comrades-"Doh'
give up the shipF tho
Tv.psl How s~oothingly they come 10 inc
relief or the surcharged heart when sorro"
dark waves seem burying oar brightest hopes
and lows. while on them we sec mirrcrcd tne
how of promise for their return And no"
,ovouslv the ewes swim in their liquid ight
whop the souI is enraptured with the trans
nort Of bliss. How blessed is it to weep
with those that weep" and 'shcd the sym
pathizing tear with loved ones whose hearts
are wrung with anguish
who has not beheld with rapture the tear
Qlisseninu IN me eye Of a fond Mother, from
whose embrace We have been separated for
long anAxaary wears 2 And who would be
denied the ecstatic laxury q msngnng tears
with thu gyey haired sire, who, rno~sh his
cvce have 'long been unused 70 weeping
cannot ~rostrsin them on the return Of tn
prodigal one.
Ali who would be denied the power t
shed tears Of repentance, over his follies, hi
ingratitude, his sinsi Surely the heart woul
burst-the soul sink down in utter despair
could we not go and weep at the foot of on
Heavenly Father and tell him of our sins.
OF there is a bliss, a rapture, a comfort
relief in tears, which, whether in joy or scr
row, nothing else can afford. From the infant
lin the cradle, 70 the centenarian whose sight
lAess orbs have long been deprived of the sun.
lillghto Of day-all along through the Journey
~ooftiife, they come to soothe our sorrows, as
+ suage, sur griefs, attest the sincerity of oul
: sympatkles and joys, and water the aowert
Of the heart. Bless God, again we say, fol
" TEARS. jIHcw forcibly have the Poets sung
IfIs,en fresh tears
Stood ON her checks; as doth the h~oney-dew
- SuAKs. TITUS ADRoMcUa.
Ny eyes visS flight than they can hold;
FGoNaREyB's MOURNING BRIDE.
Down her cheeks AVID the round drops:
And . we seS n Fxshinet hro' a shown,
I1NsDowS's HEROIC LOVE.
D~euosiou,s self snail stea, a thought from heaven,
PoPE's ELoIsA.
Hoe not thy taars; wsgpibSdly-and be proud
10 give the flowing vigte manly way:
tits natures mark, x, know an honest heart by.
Shame ON those breasts OF stone that cannot melt,
Hills ALzIrA.
The eye that viii aotgess snother,s sorrow
MAsoN's EIYuoA.
How, thro' her tears, with PAL and trembling radiahc
The eye OF beauty shines, and lights her sorrowsi
As rises DER the storm some Biwcr star,
FRANcE's BCGENIA.
No radiant aeHl, which crested fortune wears,
Not the bright stars. which lights blue arch adorn,
Nor rising sun that gOds the Sernal morn;
Shine with such lnstre a. the tear. thak Aoys
DARwrN
The rose 10 hirsst when tits budding new.
The rose issweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love iRloyeliest whGa eRibelmed In tears.
ScoTT's LADY OF THE LAKE.
What gem has dropp'd, that sparkles DER his chai
The tear most sacred, shed for others pain.
Already poliShd by the hand divine.
BrBoS's CoRsA1a
Tho tear that ts shed, though in secret 1t roll.
Dh1h lVhk ANSp We uleHpIy green ID my soul,
MooRE
Tearsl what MEedearsf The babe weeps In his cot
The mother singing; at her marriage bell.
The bride weeps; and before the oracle
Ofhtgh-am'd hills, the poet hath forgot
- Thc moisture on his checks,
MISS BARRETT
Raise II TO heaxen. ;spsr thine eye nils with tears.
For only in a watery sky appears
The bow OF light and nom the invisible skies
Hopes glory shines not. sege through weeping o,
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