Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-07-26
yEMPHTS APPEAL
ARIEL.
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{" here, Z" said ARIEL, " liveth TTRAENY,
RemOrseless revsiler In war and blood
And these that humbly bend the supple knee
Within whose Utmost neaTtAsslls ever brood
Hatred, despair, chill fear and misery,
Peopling with teffors the sad ~soiitude,
These are hisslayes. They bow there night and
And costly homage 70 his affairs pay.
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And now, behold forth from his broad gstes
his kindred dendS the tools OF his fierce ire,
Your glorious Republic 10 divide,
Friend Against friend, the son against the sire,
And oles their graves who for your freedom:
say with the sword and devastate with IRE
And have brought thee here, that thou mayst
Thy eountrymen to shun that purple He'll.
Then with a roar like thunder, open Sew
hrszen gates, and all the mountain
Aud trenssied like a child, and far of, through.
The distant hills, against the grey rocks
That awful sound; and a wild voice that grew
A terror 20 me-, surging up, delivered,
In tones that like a brazsR trumpet Foared,
The order for the march Forth came the
horde!
NIY.
First came AMBITION. with his Discus eye,
And tiger-spring, and hot and eager speed,
Flushed cheek, imperious glance, demsanOur
- Helm the portal HkEAQARE DIS DIGEk AlEEu.
Stainfd ietloek-deep with red blood not yet dry,
And necked with foam, did The wild cohot
lead,
Down the rough mountain, needless of the
ofslaysst that round the tar-step yet bowed.
Next anne red RAsHSEss, with his restless step,
In whose large eyes glowed the fierce IRE that
In his broad chest Large gouts OF blood did
driD
From his drawn sword the trembling slaves
seorn and fierce passion curIed his writhing
His dress was torn with furious hate, and
So. springing on his reeking steed, he shsok
The reins, and downward his swtftJourney took
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came dark DISAPPOINTMENT, with the
ofrage upon his lips, sad step and slow,
Stern, wrinkled brow clenehed teeth, and
Like a shadow on his eyes,-in these agIow
Like that Of baleful stars within a tomb;
His tangled locks left in the wind TO blow;
And so did be forth from the palace trde
And stalk away down the steep m~ountain-side.
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Next followed ENVY, with d-eep-sunken eye,
Glazing upon his mates. He beat his breast,
And CRASHED his teeth, with many a bittersighi
or fiery scorpions gnawed, that never die,
Whiting and singing everi-On he pressed,
noqnted upon a pale and ~hound-eyed steed,
And down the mountain snarling did proceed.
XVIII.
And then old AyARGcE, tottering out, appeared,
With wrinkled front and gray and matted
And eldsh eyes, bIue-circled. small and bleared:
He slowly walked, with cautious, prying air,
his lips under his filthy beard,
Peering upon the ground with searching eye,
Clutching a purse with yellow wasted hand
And 50 he followed the descending band.
Then came CORRUPTION, with his serpent
Quick hurried gait. and eye astute, yet bold;
And, while, amid the crouching, base
o~fsuppIant slaves, he did his quick way hold
lOuGly hurried vARICE along,
Who crawled before hin with his bag OF gold 4:
Bestrdir g then his rich apParelled steed,
followed swiftly where his mates did lead.
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Next. dark FANATICIsM, his haggard face
Flushing with molly anger, down the track
tent, loud bewailiug that the good I'D days
Of IRE aud faEgot had not vet come back,
When Error was a crime, and in the ways
OF Truth, men we're persuaded by the rack -
On either side, a Little in advance,
BIGOTRY rode, and harsh INTOLERANCE.
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dYPUCEIsY came next, prim, starched and stsldi
With folded hands and upturned plous eyes,
As though Gods law be Dunctually obeyed;
His sOrdid greed seeks its base end by lies
He lusts for every ripe yOluptuOus maid,
Then wings his hands, and prays, and
loudly cries, ~
Owner or men! stand of, afar. while 1
dolier than thou art, piously pass by I"
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next came TREASON, with his blood
st ,lned hand,
Deep, black. he7ee eve, and bold, unquaIling
air.
While even as he passed bis hot breath famed
The grCveltng slave into rebellion there:
lis a~rmourNIashed and his broad Battle-Ground
D1dln he purple sheen Like lightning glare
nd soAis fiery cOurser he bestrOde,
he emo OF whose hOOs rOartd down the road.
came King ANARCHY. His cold eyes
flashed
With red fire Blazing up from Hell's abyss
lis large write wolf teeth angrily he gnOshed,
His blu lips parted Ike q tigrsSs's;
lis dusky deStrier was with foam besplashed,
And fiery serpentS did around him hiss,
fritLlng amid his War-steed's misty name,
Hose hCois TIRE young grass scorched Hk
fiery rain.
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s he rode down, there mustered in the rear
A hideOus flock, some few in human form. ,
ONE shapeless. Here came cr%ouching by pale !
FEAR,
REVENGE and WRATH and RAPLNE, a base A.,
swarm; 8
nd CRUELTY and URDER and their peer,
Rid PERSECUTION pouring a hot storm
fire and blood from his relentless hand; = ,
IL these are under ANARCHYs command. :