, 1874-03-28
A SEASIDE lDn..


tx TWO rAnrs.)
."' pAlsr II.
MY thoughts r1vert to tllat wild night
Mhcn winged stor1n-Ficud crst the D!igAt
OF urphnnage OIL Ier young leArt,
Au1 Borrow's foretaatb did ilnpnrt;
UnslI, from Courts Of tho Moat High,
Rearonae 10 hcn petitionlng cry
Waited, an Angel sought Eartll'a shore.
Aud, tapping Ut her loru hearts dnor,
1nstallel himsrlf her choicest quest,
This miutstcr If penco aud Hest,
Ei:lbaSEattor from Heaycn sent,
Ti.e missioned apir!t Of Content
To mud now radiant, anll to mo
Veatal In her purity.
Flora's fair Kingdom lay ab1oon,,,
II fragrant 1n0n1h Of lcafy Jruo;
The fllrouB cirrns wuvo mp high
Anet-work on ccrsllcan sky
Onr ears tho dulcat notes did drink
OF thu stlver-throatcd l,oE-o.l!nk,
trectinE tho summer with happy lays
birds u rich feather, In jpyflil play,
Ch1rp'l Anl tWitter'd iii sylyun AhAues
Or Gllrgling olnis, whose song obeycd
Tue flcls:e spirit Of the hree:e,
An 1t cn1uGttcd among Tho trees:
The tirelcHs Burf roll'd lnelut1y,
Thu plo3rhos.foam joinl ,uiustrc1sy.
she caught the CLEO Of Naturo's bloom,
Mid frn8rsnt buwers Of laughing JUNG;
ner he.rt gsew ligl!t, who was to mo
Within it lcop attachment tt,rlncd
As sometimes, IN youths c,lly glaw.
When from tho lieurt strong currents How,
Arteries Of love whose throbbiug beat
DjagnoGttcato felrilo heat
Not plutouic III the heart
THAT h!esdtng llcs front Cupidfs dart,
And fingers o'er i pnrflmeu trcss
lnecstasy Of ptiro cars*sl
out Of tho azuro Of the sky. =.
Al phDbisa aliincs to ofructiry, ....
His tircs to Earth director Yell,
Aud riper grows tic rip'Ili,E tiIll.
And Ei1ken grows Tho tass'iihg coln,
AZ 1t grcuta hts rays morn after morn;
Dissolved tho fcstors Of Wiutsr-Kins;
When chased The gloon of Night awly,
Tho rosy dawn OF gin'ring Day;
Tho Gereer fires Of sunsnvr-stlns.
Loya's PlObus, OH her heart lid sIlue,
Aud ripe, as he advanced apacc,
Grew tie amlls On licr sunny faec,
Tie pink carratt0n on her cneels.-
Loveh langungo from soft oyes did speak:
THUS taeitiy sno Eavc to mo v.
Tokens of loves captivity.
Musical worfls from her lips fell,
That bound mo with 1nystln sI}qlt -,
Fsll soft III chimes frou drenm-lantl woke,
As o'or my soul inlpaasionata broke
Tho HWcet, low vuicc, that gagged to nlo,
On soft Juno night, "tlown liy the sca,n
unchilld atfcctlonn Of her Acart,-
Loyo TINT no hunnn power could part.
Aud thore. uutacr thu crescent moon,
Sailing tho SLY In elnudlesa nom,
There, on Jcrseyfa title-kissGd tlut,"
WAcrn frieutlly beacon Of Barncgut
Itn q.otS-wor,H 1laulp gives out a-iur :.
10 cheer tic very III lsluer:
Tllorc, wllcro tn9 yellow 9alstlH did glcam =.
White, II, chaste Luna'a silver beam, !
And whiic-tuAke1 breakers OH t4e reef
6nap ana Gl,art With wolflsal teeth;
Tlloro where tho "uopo" Ind Hunk from sight
arose another hopo this Night, d
Darn ot devotion, pure anu high g.: -
1t calno tolnfurt from tue sky.
A comfort, to thiE Earthly shore,
on burutahca wings 1t songht tho door
Of un1ocE'd llcarta,-crcatrd there
The vision If future fair;'
4 future iko to present acencs:
Hope lur'd us gu to rosy dreaMs,-:
yagAries iu which VIC lived each day,
And nc'er thought gayo Of decay
Or rrthosa change, tint might c0naufno
Our idol, md enanr0nll III gtooMt
In cypress.silncs, Youths Visions bright.
Aud turin tho tholtghtlcss tlny to night,
And turn tho nretar-lsaught tu gall,
When lien the Past beyond recall.
Tho Summertime too fair 10 l4Ht,
These hnlcyon days wc1o quickly rass'l;
Tho chilling wlnds. tho loatlon Hky,
Bespoke cloalng destiny:
DcAth, Ill tho yellow Autumn, child
That heart which mine with hur love thrill'd;
1Topns altar strcwn With ashea lay,
Wien Angels bore from Earth away
TAis little slrlte with golden hair.
With ilatchlcss grace Of bounty rare,-
Eyes softly blue, that were to nle
Heavenly 1n their purity.
rlia retrospect Of by-gnne years
Bo,nehing akin 10 clllthool's tears
brings tn my eyes: brcA.lic t. atgh
as to tito Past fnlld menl'r!es bic,
Tint. Arlcl-footctl, DER Lifo'a foau.
Bear rgnllutaEcuc0 Of that 11Qn1e: