Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26


Friar Anselmo for secret sin 800, ,.,
Sat bowed with grief the convent cell within;
TO the low wall whereon in dreadful gulse,
The dead Christ hung upon the cursed tree,
Frowning, he thought upon his misery.
What was his SIN it matters not tel. ,,,,.,,.
Perhaps he wearied of his narrow CELL;
Perhaps he longed to work, as well as pray,
Perhaps-for life is long-the weary road
That he must travel, bearing as q ioau III, oro
Dragged in IA lengthenlng chain from sun to sun,
Appalled, his eager spirit and ,l,t ms Is; vow ISo,
Perhaps some dream Of love Of home, Of wife,
Had stirred tnis tpmult IN his loaely lie.
And sell its birthrikht for wonan's kiss!
At all events, the struggle had been hard;
And as a bird from the glad ether barred,
had he s Sa MS e new nd 6e emo
And still the dead Christ on the cursed tree
seemed but to mock his hopeless l misery;
Nor saint nor angel bent to hear him pray.
The calm, cold moonlight through the casemer
shone; ,.u,.oo, .oo. eoo,,s u,,,,o.
Weird shadows darkened on teat moor Oh stone;
Without, what solemn spectators! ana WltMn
What fearful wrestlinEs with despair and sin!
sudden and loud ne Re g MfS s Gs5 9afrans
And overhead ne ara tae Of hany let
1t ,;nns saemad hovariI rnind I'm in tho mir
afK %ibhEs Sak aa witb ann IN Ine al"
He wGHid nave s1ushs tne noy S.ar ne eu
| Before the cruciax. fhe yates OF neil '''
Sna hEe pjs ar ~ Chrsi tS crnced'
. m IN r ~. crnss fh,i dviuaS
! nine awful pass'on' A'ru' oe'iNel me-
Was 1t a dream? The taunting demons fed;
And All the air was hiied With rare porfnmes
WaIted trH, cemsers rich with he9venv bI0oms
MaioeG irpa td ~ ms hnfre his
fo Ssas in VIII sami MT wnveU IN Poradss
4md frun tie emStV cross lion the wall
Straanpu Nv vide snIIeni0T that ennomnassed ALI
| Mas # n dreamS hnseimo's sight vrew dim: '
T6s cioistared chamber seemad to Feel and Swim
Vet veil his snirit knew the riorions yuest
| And ali his manhood rose to meet the test
VIII Mild iiUs and kssei the sacred feet
hnd then IN a. acc,ents st,anseiV calm Vet sweet
Tnese words he heard from Christ the ccrucited'
| re itvinv Ghrist lis innnst sonI Who ROAD
With al It's its wild Unrest its donbi and dread.
=" M Ma th hSI " canv Of nv hoiV tyord,
| Tnen IN n site presenc about Il m stirred.
| ~ yisin,, faijed Al ina dawn nj dav
| pr ne and nailid in The disk he I Iay
| w. y :, a ar,S GI,i Lnnysi irha n,rro,,, oau
pd ob hS arnad a re cell
| "pd trnm The cruelty mon inc Wall '
~ ~, Of nv, n1at II, M " a+ir, III
t''hioi' ~ -7 '
vat stilI n suhtla fravronca f,led tho roo,u.
ana r9uaa mn , ia ine s9t gray soom
| An eauieis mill that this vrave lerend bore.
" He works most nahiv for his feIInw u
enceforih Snselmo praved bnt wHrked ~ veil
Hor ,at the I,nndne n his 81 stsr naiI. " "i'
For ali his sonI vas hIied vii N hi,Sh infant
He had no dream save its Observation-Disclosures
r. Inata a cnnv Of The HnIv Wnrrd '
10 beart cnncssiynd ~ n,y by a h rub,
III ~ ,ifd az DaS u, Jay ne "ioush'
Pormine each letter with i tie tenderest care
Wh puasS Va IoiUi h hsi u
Pnsed On ray WIN oar snrava If eSI,ntine.
WIFI tamxfe3 tTanerv If Ave. ami v3ii'iuH'
,t ~ w az oiue ai
Wth iaalhx leaves thas uriit when summer dies
n az WI M aTian uo oh 'i i
SowW the Work vent ON frdm Az tS dav.
Tia seasnns came and vent. Ma N, ou,Sssi Nov.
me ca.lie anu went, ~ NAY IoloWed May
oa ii co, p ts ~ lth u o t .ea"
pnnt al @ wal h at ooWeu WIN age
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