The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-15
POETRY.
ODE TO NAPOLEON BosAPlRrE.

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Iome stanzas from Lord Byron fam ons soet
Napoleon Bonaparte VII be read with (ppeps
T Interest. from the marvellous accuracy VII
ich they apply to the circumstances OF NaPVs
IN ILL.,:
'Tis done-but yesterday king
And armed with kings TO strive -
And now thou art nameless thing
=, SO s,s aG} pes msS - an lseasand thrones,
who atrewed our earth with hostile DoneS'
And can he thus survive! - -
. a,res he. rniSealSed the M orning Star, . ~
Nor man nor hend hath fallen 80 lar.
sa ullminded mani why scouFge thy kind a
Who bcw'd 90 10y the k ~. ! aI9gfA9
BY gazing. ON thyself grown, ollno,zIFigr,a7
- Thou tatlshta st the rest to see:
r. Win might uAQuesIioned-powerbto Bave-
Thine only gin hath been the grave. ViaBa
6 TO those that worshipped thee; .f,,5..-t
Nor till tIyl fall could fnortals guess ilaa -
i AmbiNon's leps than littleness.1 s 81 b8JIi
Thanks for that lessoa--lt will teach BIO 1910 /
Than hirh Philosophy can preach, =" -
81 n And vaIniy preach'd before. 3J5eiQ eA2
That spell upon the MN us u mel uG zuO
nj fThatled them 10 adore ltaAAe e'i s2at
Those Page q things OF sabre way, IngieVa
With fronts OF brass aud feet Of cay. brlla
z The triumph and the vanity, 49,. t.,ly
p o. The rapture Of the strife 't"
: The esftaquake voice q, victory li'd oisA
TO thee the breath OF Me- s.g.!a.x. .sflun
The sword, the sceptre and that sway .
!; rWhtch man seemed made bat otobeypoo ~
Wherewith renown was rife-1 ersW .,afIfe
All nuelIed dark spirit What must Dc ~.
g The mad ness Of thy memory Di1o - ~
rhe pesolasor desolate! 19l1s II9A5 bls.
4 The Victor oyerthrown i9t91H 10 e5oW
The Afbiter OF others fate ivy oarnd .
NIB A Suppiiant for his owni
d r Ix-ft 40 vet imperial hope OILS Dab $50;
That with such change can calmly cope' rs
or dread OF death alonefI .,f-t,,,,,.,, a.,
YoTo die pfince-or live q slave . A,,'
A., r. Thy choice is most ignpbly brave g2d1 bt
He who Of old awould rend the oak. 10 s1Gs
Dreaun'd not ofthe rebound; e.,7gssta
Chain'd by the trunk he vsiniy broke
At Alone how look'd he roundf 53.aia ID
4 Thou in the ~ rnness Of Thy sirengtn.id
IA An equal deed hast done at length, -
And darker fate hast found: @"f'@
He fell the forest .prOWler's prey;
But thOu must eat thy heart away lyrs{ M
% The Roman, when his burning heart !, s,ya
'n3 Was siaked with blood OF Rome, -.
- Threw, down the dAgger-daredl depart, ~,
- Insayage grandeur. home & TO dole al
He dared depart in utter scorn III oo~o s.
Da Ofnien that such yoke had oofne,
,te- Yet left him such doomll Hi85I99
Bis only glory was that hour IL ot b9lRs'
or self-uphsid aDandoho po"eE.f 81 f-..s~
I'd The St, t,isrd. when the lust Of sway
Cast crowns for rosaries away, g bans va
3Aa An empire for cell; f..,f4 E,,.. ...yrt-
rs .strict accountant Ofhis beads, 'tn''
RI subtle tlsputant ON cEeeoss# aJ3AIH z
Hi1 dftAQe trifed well =; -t 4sts
dyYetlbetter had he neither known
.ae A hipot's shrine nor despots throne. q y
Butthou--fromth thy reluctant hand ~
The rhunderbolt 10 wrung-ab naiak. fr
it5 Too late thou leay'st the high command
bnfl To which thy weakness chung ;A'AtA ~
-s.ia art. . F 80 !. W
u" It is enough to grieye the heart IA "a
$50 TO see thine own unstrung
,rsr To think that Gods fair world hath been "
The footstoOl OF thing 30 meanioIt b3I
And earth hath split her blood for him, i,
Who thus can hoard his own! se
And Monarchss bow d the trembling hmD,S
And thanked him for q thronet 33ig gf
Fair Freedomi we may hold thee dear,
When thas thy mightiest foes their fear
TX In humblest guise have shown. tld
oh me- er may tyrants leave behind g2i
$50 A brighter name to lure manklndl ~;
Thine evil deeds are writ In gore,
las Nor written rhus in vain a11+k37
Thy ftrtumphs tellOf fame no more,ob aol1
tla Or deepen every stain: .f ri o..el
III thou had st died as honor dies,
3 y, Some new Napoleon might arise, poi 40 W
10 shame the world again. fyLns 36vi
Jl but who would soar the solar height
,sCf To.set in such starless nighf9oI oii'
~ Wetghedin the balance. hero dust i995 2lli
az. IsTile as vulgar clay eLOnig 3 d3IH 90
"a Thy scales, N ortality are just tos .,e.-yr
ged3 10 all thai paes away: 3 @'3-4i.y 40
r But vet methOught the living great idh q
II Some higher sparks should animate, e}g0
a3i5 70 dazzle and dismay:
rc4f Nor deem'd Contempt couldthus make =
red ofttess. the conquerers Of the earth, !.
7ETt 80 o. s3GHs t4ia ,D1tH ILL
There V as a day--thereiwas an hour . 1oo
While earth was Gaurs7Gaui thine D
ny When that undesirable power s4s
q 6 Unsated to resign "a @ste
Ia Had been an act OF purer fame, Jt8l.s q
-" Than gathers round Marengosx name, e.
iI337 And gilded thy decline, "a
3 Through the long tARilight vi all time,
Despite some passing clouds OF crime: Ion
But thou forsooth must be kingof boss
iuS And don the purple vest IL, 4rf,,sgc,
las il that foolish robe could wiring IA -
Remembrance from thy breast
Where is that faded garm ents WhereHT
iu The gewgaws thou vert fond to wear,
Vs4 The star, the string, the cresfs. go = "
III, Vain fro ward child of empire say, a9ios
Are all thy playshings a saatc ned away 79.
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