Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-11-01
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Dolores.
In beauty fairer far

In beauty ialrer lar
Than the divIner dream of him who drew
The stately Eos guiding up the blue
Her gemmed and golden car.
From the dark realm of night
Comes forth the radient morning, brushing back
The clouds like blossoms from her rosy track
With diamond dews bedight.
The priestly mocking-bird
" AIKEN. tie grossbeak with his early hymn
and down the slopes, and through the woodland
dim,
Sweet, holy sounds are heard.
Her gold-enameIled bells
The tall canpanula rings; mid daise~ while
The 1.-the slim phalaTis haunts his pennons bright
Ger the grassy swells.
The benzoin's breath divine
spices the air; the jasmine censers swing;
Among the ferns beside the darkling spring
The mailed institutions shine.
The brown bees come and go:
His cheerful tune the lonely cricket sings;
While the quick dragon-hy on lightning wings
Dart flashing to and iro.
Pomegrauates, gOlden-brown,
Drop delicate nectar through each rifted rind;
And ghosuy wi .ches'-feather on the wind
Come slowly riding down.
Tie gray cicada sings
Dr0N sily amid III acacIa's fealhery leaves
Around her web the caterpillar weaves
The last White sIlken rings
October silently
His pleasant work fuldls with busy hands,
While cheering HIM, floats er the shining SANDS
The murmur of the sea.
Deep in the shady dell
The cowherd, whislling at his own rude Will,
Il-ts, with barred head, AZ from the distant hin
Rings out II. Michaers bell.
Calling with warning lips,
Matron and maid, albeit the south winds blow,
To climb the height, and pray for them that 20
Down 70 the sea BIB ships.
The fishers in the boats
llendin2 their nets with luurmur0u- song and noise
top sudden as Dolores silver voice
From the gray chapel floats.
They think now, DER the bay.
The bridegroom, from her white arms tom,
sailed IN the haze and gold Uf Michaelma- morn
one year ago to-day.
Then, rocking with tie tide,
They reckon up The news III yesterday.
Amt count what time to-day within The bay
Inc h0iur-1ouud zhID may ride
Dreaming, INC long night hours.
Jl white sails coming ucr tle tossing deep,
Al dawn rhl= morning on her strange, glad sleep
she rose ID gather Aower-.
Cups houIeI 20 the brim,
And fruits, and brilliant grasses, oud the Stems
~ ms rifles with their waNen tlIem-.
To Utcr uult Illu.
Beside the chapel porch,
The Gloria ended, lIuget 100 now, she turu-
10 oA as on the frightening -pIte cross burns !
The mo nlus'- golden -pre.
Then sees with sober gee,
The swift prophetic sea zuII- dying south.
Gar ost 5ryonI the ,iudlJckeJ haro0r'- month
Into the open sea.
steady, thou fre-leuug breeze,
Hes dark eyes say, a- o-er the sparkling main
she gazes; " stea-y, TN tiou bring again
The ship from distant seas
-, ere his golden wine
The setting sun Idown the valley POM
Dear eyes may watch Ui.h me. beside the aaor.
Tie autumn day decline"
% breeze, D -c..-5.rI white.
Yv nay not hrln1 her from tllt rocky coa-,-
Iae stranded -lip-uor Ur,-t ta- tempe-t-t5--llI
Fom tie blach uliov might,
Bnt when rle Re4liv
shall pray Tor e0mfoit. uf Jtat country teI
Where an the lost are crowned with a~photc.
And there l- uo more sea.
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AsNIE CHAMBERS hErcliU,-