The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-04-13
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MIRABEL LEE
BT JOIN B. SMITH.

BT JOHN B. SMITH.
Thy euris are the brightest fair MirabeI Lee.
Thy step is quite naughty and regal see,
And diamonds that blaze that white brow tonight
Are dazzling enough n humble mans sight.
Thou art beautiful, beautiful. 1Iirabel Lee;
There is many man that kneels before thee
But thy golden curIs seem like seEpents snare
Whose eyes Light the diamonds that fame through thy hair
Thy soft cheek is flushing. fair BIirabel Lee
And thine eyes have fire that's beildsring to see
As Een Fbiri away in the passionate waltz;
But thath heart in your bosom is cruelty false
Thy smile is enchanting. fair Efirabel Lee.
And thysforrn is perfect as beauty can bs;
But thy face seems TO me but beautiful sin,
And thine eyes seem windows where demon erept in
Cans't thou think of the past, fair 5irabel Lee?
Wit thou grope its shadows this gay night with met
Perhaps then that bright smile viii fade thy face
And the hard lines Of agony creep to its place.
Dost remember young Clarence fair Mrsbel Les9
He gave his soul and his proud heart to thee,
As you lay in his with passions deep'sghs,
And shot forth loves FIRE from thy glorious eyes.
His kisses were hot then, fair AIirabeI Lee,
And his tongue had ardent and eloquent plea;
There were many who envisd thee imperial one
And longed for the prize which thy majesty won
His red lips white uow fair MirabeI Lee
His breast is no longer pillow for thee;
For he lies meath the dark grass with his brow
And his eyes have no Voc in thsm charging thee
You conquered him nobIy, fair MirabeI Lee,
Fer love made poor slave of heart once so free;
Yet his bondage brief for woefuI morn
You sent him away with fierce gust of scOrn.
He away to the wars, fair 1Iirabel Lse
And the look that he wore was fearful to see;
For youth in moment had fed from his face
And the wrinkles Of age had furrowed its place.
His comrades have told me- fair 8IirabeI Lee
On the of the battle he spoke thee
He uttered these words: This day will die
May my ghost haunt that woman whose love is lie"
Fate, pying him. heard him, fair Mirabel Lee:
In thy dreams comes phantom that will Zee:
Pass under thou temptress, the merciless rod
Which is held in the hand Omnipotens God
He brought from the wars fair 1IirabeI Lee
Shot straight through that which dozed thee
And they laid him all bloody white on his bier
And his wounds asked Of thee but pitying tear.
Dids't thou give iti Oh, no. fair BIirabel Lee
In cold place Of stone pity be;
But thy glorious eyes had a blue light like steel,
Aud they said for thy heart. No sorrow feel
WeIl this life is a short one. fair BTirabel Lee
Tis life on the other shore that terrihes thee;
Thours why thy diamonds meath chandeliers glare
And thine eyes match gems in thy hair.
But thy beauty wiz fail thee. fair BIirabel Lee,
And the pale ghost of Clarence will nevermOre fee:
Death will thy revels strip from thy brow
The serpent eyed diamonds encireIing it now.
Go back to the waltz now, Afirabel Lee
A host of proud victims are waiting for thee;
Go lean chosen breast. breathe sghs,
And shoot fcrth loves fire thy beautiful eyes.
Do this while you may, fair DIrabeI Lee,
For the sad hour is fastening when it never can be-
When the ghost of dead Clarence with dark stains gore
VIII lead thee TO Judgment on the opposite shore.