Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-01-05
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Gtr fayettehille 1bserher
JANUARY 1, 1860.
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Tbou dread and fathomless Eternity!
Ags;n hath Time into thy sullen waves
fr6ro,vn the departed year--a precious gen1'
Ar. tbou as Jealous of Thy bnrisd yeais,
And long forgotten ages. as the Sea
or its rich argosies. and countless wealth,
Hi in its sunless caverns? Are ,hy deeps
S,;rre,, from their awful rest when pond'rous
years,
Rio with the fate of empires, plunge beneath
Thv voiceless tides. lost TO the world ior aver
Alas. thou givest back 10 single hour.
Tbough banded nations. urged 10y kihareo woe
Fall nrosttaie in their temples, to ,mpl"re
,Tbv mercy for a breath Of feetlig time. sweep
Nor dost thou tremble and thy BOUNDS o'sI-
When some gigantic year, whose i'o.s'ep
p.o,a tbrones to atoms. and whose ruthless
Gave to the dust the pride OF ancient rea'ins'
Falls headlong down thy terrible ABYSS
A Thousand centuries fsh harmiess'y
5Iron Inv pulse.ess bosom; e'en as drops
T,be feathery snow fake on the yeasfy wave
Tbat murnurs on the shore
n"' ''' = Departed year!
what solemn lessons hath thine iron pen
Eraven urop the world The peasants co.,
Nos,Iad beneath the mountains dizzy Drink,
JTnon whose caves the soaring eagle rests
u,s weary wing, was lot unknown 10 thee.
/, A shade of thine came TO its humble hearth
And soon the echoes of the mountain glen
Gave hack the burial wall, and hollow SOUND
of falling elo.ls upon the cofiln ia. lAmss
S,,a thronsb the marble halls of earth's proud
INV, .ootstep hath reseunded; at tiny ca.,
~ crown,d beat. sank helpless to the dust
"a from the needless hand the sceptre .ei',
H. bahe,s si,ded TOW. Thou hast invoked
aha s,rce and fierx- -piiiioned storms, that toss
Tbe oceans frothy pillows TO the clouds, :.
csns,,,ny qav fleets, ,aad casting countless hearn
- a. slimv caverns Of the deep.
-. % The battlefield thy voice hath called
,Contendins nations, till The wooded mus
-SS"at ,y,,6 the thuader-tread OF arm'd hosts
Snd streams forsook their ancient chahne''
choked - .p...;,.,c.
u, hoans of Slaughtered men. or fsst''ence
o. the soft pinien of the southern wlna
nrouned poisonous dews, making tne sce"'0'
p...,,acles Of death. aud this far ear'n ',
a reeking charncl house. Or sas1ef f.a. s.,i,
Thv melancholy hours have laf.eu 'l,vnas,
K,,lrea and loving heart. who ns, e. h.a
.rna na;n of being doubted aud io,S'st ,i,
Sarker sorrow than the Tear OF "eNs,
a,';s T was thy sterner aspect fadea wear. -,
w, a through thy shadows srarkisa m ~. ID
: I;ks dewy Spring Aom ers which so''Y 9mreatl
u.,h Men,ed with the mournfnl cyp's
ra raaI lovers blessed thee for the golden s nS'
Th,t meath the altar's holy snaa"M r ,row
INA nav .,;u,ed crown Of love upon their 'rom os,
1hS he maae finger touched the infants up =, RAJ
Win ~ the sweet powero spee eeeh' ana .o''nw NV :
The fresile with the lsi,aing paren.s s;a,ef 1ys
Tbou hast made glad the Nation'S s''e'
,,-.,. NJ r,cb bounty Of the fruissai ne'as,
',1'"s ',he m ,r,so oi commerce thou hast s:"'
Tsa,a,her.d 4 treasures cf ear,h's nehes, Gun.
.ns thousand hidden JOYS that have ine'r :
e. h". ,hs deer chambers of the human near, ar,i
s.ss from The envio,ls glances oi 'ns VIZ " ~
Have been thysiit. e,.,ured ye
Iotma,ts immortal soul, with eager ea,es !.
Track Inv hrish, foo prints to me "',,oS' ara u
az her dominion. thattbe solemn VII hs
Wa,irh Gad bath a ihee trace upon ine -
With geu,le tous h et love, or iron poaas ~,
or piercing woe. hecome her ohly s"eh = =
And wislom,s fountain head 30 ma. sue
Dreaafal Eternity ehgolph life's years ..
Mechanically; and over Time anu 49,. -.
Victorious aad supreme. ieconle, ~ iasr
Her to the joys of Heaven.