The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-04-18
For the Jefersonian.
Passages from Millions Paradise Lost
(Concludeh

As In an organ, from one blast of wind,
To many row of pipes the sound board
breathes,
Anon. out OF the earth fabric huge,
Rose like an exhalation, with the sound
OF dulcet symphonies, and voices sweet,
Built like temple, where pilasters round
Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid
| With golden architrave: nor did there
want,
Cornice, or frieze, with bossy sculptures
craven;
The roof was fretted gold. Nor Babylon,
Nor great Alcairo, such magnifcence
Equalled in their glories to iushrine
Belus, or Scraps, their gods; or seat
Their kings, when Egypt with Assyria
strove
In wealth and luxury. TIL ascending
pile
Stood fixed her stately height, and straight
| the doors,
| Op'ning their brazen folds, discover wide
Within her ample spaces. Ger the smooth
And level pavement: from the arched
roof,
Pendent by subtle magic, many a row
OF starry lamps, and blazing cressets fed
With naphtha and asphaltus, yielded
light
AS from sky"
And in this council chamber, the fall
en- angels congregated to resolve, whether
to continue the war against heaven or
not. The latter resolution was adopted,
and continues
4" Theuce more at ease their minds, and
somewhat raised
BY false presumptuous hope; the ranged
Disband, and wand ring each his several
| way,
Pursues as inclination, or sad choice
Leads him perplexed,-
But the most interesting part of the
poem. is the life of Adam and his lovely
spouse. The arbour where angels kept
watch over the sleeping lovers, is exquis
itey depicted =
d" Thus talking, hand in hand alone they
Fassed
On to their blissful bower it was a place,
Chosen by the sovereign Planter, when
he framed
All things to mans delightful use; the
roof
OF thickest covert, was inwoven shade;
Laurel and myrtle, and what higher grew
or firm and fragrant leaf: on either side,
. Acanthus. and each odorous busby shrub.
! Fenced up the verdent wall; each beau
teous flower
Iris all hues. roses. and jessamine
/ ii I'll n L. L.
tween, and wrought
Mosaic: under foot the violet,
l Crocus. a3d hyacinth, with rich inlay,
/ Broidered the ground more colored than
with stone
OF costliest emblem; other creature here
Beast. bird, insect or worm, burst enter
none;
Such was their awe of man. In shadier
bower.
More sacred and sequestered, though put
feigned,
Pan or Sylvanus never slept; nor nymph,
Nor Faunus haunted. Here in close re-
cess,
With flowers. garlands, and sweet.smell-
ing herbs,
Espoused Eve decked first her nuptial
bed;
And heavenly choirs the hymcncan sung,
What day the genial angel to our sire
Brought her in naked beauty, more
adorned,
More lovely than Pandora, whom the
gods,
Endowed with all their gifts (and o too
like
In sad EVENT.! when to tn unwiser son
OF Japbet brought by Hermes, she in
shared
Mankind with her fair looks to be avenged
On him, who had stole Jove's authentic
fire."
To this habitation they retired nightly,
/ having sung thanksgivings to their Crea
tor. 1t was while sleeping here, that
Satan first tempted Eve in dream, to
traugress the divine command =" squat
| like toad close at the ear of Eve" he
was discovered, breathing his first PERM
cious desire, into her unconscious bosom.
But the evil had been implanted, in her
soul, and wrought machiveously. Her
| first step was to separate from her hus
band, during their labor, and to this sug
gestiou, Adam answers =
{" But other doubt possesses me, lest harm
Beiall thee severed from me, for thou
know'st
What has been warned US; what mali
cous foe,
Envying our happiness, and of his own
Despairing, seeks to work US wo and
shame
BY sly assault, and some where nigh at
hand,
Watches no doubt with greedy hope to
fnd
His wish and best advantage, as asunder.
Hopeless to circumyent US joined, where
each,
To other sueedy aid might lend at need