Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-10
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My arms turn oyer my pilloTs-r'TUl aags 9di
IA, They are hot whore have lain, Yoio', r'tfrr
Open the lattice wider, o..
A gauze on my bosom throw, .Ji'a fNniiOi
p And let me inhale tho Odorsyni ZyDilI ND
That over the garden blow, -b-W oft |r1
4 dreamed / vas With my Antony, ia9mn7na. g
y And in his arms Ilaytil lu uBHi~t tIEJ 3NI
Ah, me- the vision has vanished T. nni--.s
The isac and The perfume 1f nave porished /.
= AS this spiced aromatic pastllle ."' iID 49,
That wound the blnssmoke ofits odor ina si6I
- ds now but enashy hill.j M Oh o. D.. n1fi
Scatter upon me fo;e-leaveS,H o. g5hl hGh
'-3 They cool me after my sleep9 efH 9H '1nis
ll And with sandal odOrs fan me- oJ9G1Q 3dt HUE
a Till into my veins theycTeep;n IL n. 4ut+.. d,
Reach down the luto, and plaJ me, ogt 49,.
% To rhyme with the dream that has vanished
".i And dtheslumbering afternSon.!i remg,rl,u
There, dtoysing in golden sunlight. ~ 'll5'LiI ~
LOiters the slow smooth Nile, 'IlIyi'Jh Afi
Through slender papyr, that cover I-sW taf
o The sleeping crocodile, m ..f D. f..H. ra .ff.3
The lotus Tolls on the water, m 49,.
and opens its heart Of gold. %"
And over it, broad leaf-paEement 100 Z. ,.1ls
. Never rpple is relled. f 'uiOsgI 9F- cF
/ ll The twilight breeze is too lazy 4 ...rt Il n
,, Those feathery palms to wave,
Z" And yon little cloud Is as motonless l
h'' Asa stone above a grave. "nI u ..Hi l1
All, me !, This hfeess nature .,. ,.,a.'. ,..,,
Oppresses my heart and braihl '' !"
Oh, for storm and thuhderAll #i1n HI IL
70 For lightning and wild hprce rainlJh m
Fling down that lute--I hate it! s .r..,..,f,r,
Tske rather this buck er and sword,
And crash and clash them together i At ~"
Hill this sleeping worlds stirred. sos fHuf
q, Hark tony India, beauty s.,.sr..t5 I'd.
My oOckatoo, creamy white,
With roses under his feaihefs- 1'l s,'s.H .'
i That flash across the light. w sirgl s-
Lookt listen; as backward and forward r
:, To his hoop Of gold he clinas, .,,T r.-
And shrieks as he madly swingsl '.H .1pF
Oh, cockatOo. shrek for Antony ..g .rE. ..
Cry, Come. my love, come home ..,y
Shrek, Antony Antony Antony I" -
Till he hears you even in Rome.
There-leave me. and take from my chamber .,q
That wretched little gazelle, -. .....
hits bright black eyesso meaningless,
And its silly tinkling bell r'l. ..H
Take him-my nerves he yeXes- ..-
- The thing without blood or brain
Or. by the body Of Isle,
l'llsnap his thin neck in twain
Leave me to gaze at the landscape .r ...
f. Mistily stretching away, ....... ...
When the Afternoons ,aline tremnrs
O'er the mountains quivering play, -u'
Till the gsrcer splendOr of sunset . -I
.f Pours from the Westits FIRE, .... ......t..
And melted as in crucibe, ..
Their earthly forms expire ...
And the bsld blear skull of the desert
With glowing mountains is crowned.
That burning like molten jewels .......
Circle its temples round.
will lie and dream Of the past-timc, .r
Eons of thought away ... .. st... ..,
d g. Ana through the jung.e of memory,
Loosen my fancy to plav
z When, smooth and velvety tiger,
B ! Ribbed with yellow and bladk, d.. ... ...
Supple and cushiOn-fOOted,
OF human creature had rustled 'I.'.' .. f4-
The siionee Of nigh ywoods, ~ .a.'fil -s
And. hereein q tyrannous freedom,
lknew but the law of my moods. ..
The elephant, trumpeting, started
When he heard my footsteps near, s-.r"r
n And the spotted girafes fed wildly ... .rr.
In yellow cloud Of fear. .-.rr .... ...
sucked in the noOptide splendor,
Quivering along the glade, : .' .lt
Or yewning. painting and dreaming, s,t =
-ul Basked In the taIDarisk shaie, -.rr-
Till lheard my wild mate roaring, r XIX
As the shadows of night came on, '-
To brood in the trees thick branches 9 ? t
And the shadow of sleep was gone; I Hr.
Then reused, and roared in answer, 10 ..-....
And unsheathed from my cushioned feet
My curving claws and stretched me, =
!. And wandered my mate TO greet. b. .IL
We toyed in the amber moonlight, sieHn %
Upon the warm fiat sand; -. ., l.. i.,-,-
And struck at each other our massive arms;
% How powerful he was and grand 'aaf ~ .
His yellow eyes flashed iiercely @
And his quiVering tail. like serpent,
Twitehed, curling nervously, h
Then like storm he seized me, i .
- With wild triumphant cry, gl. r.
And we met as two clouds in heaven b .....
When the tbunders before them ay.
We grspp ed and struggled together,
.. For his love like his rage was rude;
And his teeth in the swelling folds Of my neck,
.u AT times in our play drew blood.
Often another suitor-- 1E U|
For was heXile and fair H.H .
Fought for me in the moonlight h,.-.
While lay crouching there, ..
Till his blood was drained by the desert ''i '.-
And ruffied with triumph and power,
He licked me and lay beside me ...
To breathe him vast half hour, ,.,.
Then down TO the fountain we loitered,
Where the antelopes came to drink; .H Hih-
Like a bolt We sprang upon them, 1ig'lFM
Ire they had time to shrink, .. g .4ar.si.,,
We drank their blood and crushed them,
And tore them limb from limb, '." --t3
q And thehungriest lion doubted : 90 Hs'Il..Ha
Ere he disputed with him. Gaarr .I
Thatwas life to live fori '4- ,l!a9 40 g.A1
Not this weak human life, 1GU0Ij Sui
With its frivolous, bloodess paseisns, uP ffsg' /
Its poor and petty strifeI . Ia ...-'a.f.r. .-.
Come to my arms, my hero.
The shadows If twilight grow. .t .f |
Y And the tigers ancient 6eFceness u. u o. |
In my veins begins tofow. gi ,ll syr4H |
Come not crngng to sue me! -... - |
Take me with triumph and power,
AS warrior that storms a fortress ~ Ht. H |
ii will not otshrink or cove .- lgNsraroD L
D Come, as you came in the desert, n %, rr...-a |
b. Ere We were women and men, m t
When the tiger passions were in us, go '4- ..'
? And love as you loved me thenln. u - |
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