Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-10-23
Tor the oxford Democrat.
DEYOND.

nsyond The shores ~ tim.,
There 4 silence ant darkness anil dfesi1
neyOni the shore. ~ time
Isa land-the land of the dead.
And pathway leading thereto.
where fsotfsli hath never bc.n heard.
And the misis which shroud u have never
ny breath ths living been stirred.
There over that silent pathway
Must all % the oafih.born tread.
Unseen and voioeies. forever
To ioiu In tho march of ihe ie..
They sta from the shores ~ The living.
silent and paliid snd cold,
Win hand. ofa Sudden Ffown posefiess
The treasures of earth % bold.
III. a stream that ever IL moving
Ia ceassiess. measurslsss n1v'
A vast and ttafOvy army
The hosts ~ the dead ones 40,
And ever anf ever outguinf.
No wsyfafeF crosses their track,
Fnr ~ all uf The dead departed,
What one 10 the earth has come back
stay. . White robei traveller.
Of,an your dumh lips once more.
Ana tell of ths wonderful secrets
neyonh the fufthermosi shofei
% silence. that Riveth nO anssers
Though mine h snirraiY ~ tears
% dafkuess that vieideth no light
To ihe widest thro1 81 nv tears
I. ,hsrc s,lllae.. forever aad ever
~ som a. this nie is pasu
Are tie deaf An their mystic counrY
Forvver by darkness o'efcasiF
~ land 80 near, Yet 80 far
Tho nuitsnnr ~ = breath.
Frum pallii lips ons moment
ot closing of cyss In death.
An lfhv time ~ measure
usfwtat the living ard The desd.
shall -. NH n such lons journey,
ora single step ins'eadl
q lani unknosn. sifange my.ii. cuh.
Vsiisi uni0 knosissixe. vsliei INTO sight,
GrorinE a. vi'h hands ~ the blind,
Ouistrcishe'i, seeking unseen ishi
oniv q siep-ye' whsi Il hevondi
slsep ~ ,hs ,irsanis.s. iroubis'. obllvion.
So,hing O. fear. 20 hope 90 20 saVef
Ys, ifthi. h. 81. -hsrcfore thciii
mat the eves ~ the snui nav So
Doss the nght 80 The heaveniy heavens shine
~ tha fafslsss skies ~ sisrnityf
Ant wherefore then. bright angels twain,
wsfe aiih and hope tn fnort.ls sivenf
Their earthly missions-ah, boz Nainl
fno, io point The -aT IN heaven
An. mani whose mind delights 20 dwell
On mysieries deep - Earth,
Who ssefsis ~ ths rorks ca tell.
Anf places ofthe stars' bfishi hirth'
wbe ftiss The uinis ani skins ths waves,
WHOSE aauntisss spirit nothing hNs
No.. ,i.sp in ,nrrrnaif.' ssa washei esvcs.
Then sr.afinr wtth to skv horn stars
Whn holds the OrrS sFsAsrkey
90 fkn0sieige ~ treasures untolii
And the truths ~ science learns % test
A ne ioachsione tests ihs F,li'
Man. vha In ma image vas male,
Tho Makers 0un iikrnsss divine,
nni little hslov ths angels ~ Col,
whose sphsrs is ths heavenlY shfine'
a ~hsn ihs shadows ~ death are tallins
when sisht srnWs iirn ani heafins dnil.
" hen voices hsyonf ne shof. seem cAilins'
A. ssho~. nat riss ia M is-p..g'. lull
What then, ~ magic - human aft,
Oflsarning. ~ science sublime,
Can aii q single heAt a. The heart,
Of stay ths fesiing moment of umsf
A.a mantiss easily ioo.sned fold.
Ths gfvatnsss ~ earth slips asaY,
When ihs iry fasor ~ death IN cold
steals over the huson ~ clay.
Tor the dsaf thsru is no royal roai,
All must M. down in the lpuiy grave,
The grace The grandeur. iho Glory ~ osftn.
Ths priis ofihe naughty. The strength OF 'h'
brave.
Thsn must each oae pass out alone.
gast lous. fruin shofrs ~ time fnt afe,
though dafkurss wells thc path unknown,
All mortal terrurs bar the vAy'
o. uhen In that las, a~fal hour
The sufvsf props ~ earth shall fall,
whsn ,isaih .haii chaln oAeh mofiAl poser
Add din thr eyes that never quail.
when dafk and cold ths surEes full
Aud nearer irass the icT nfeath,
What then, % faint And tfvtnbllnE soul
Il Ten o. ~tn IN TIE battle ofdcaihf
Az that 10 worthy ~ striving N win
Nletnry over dsaih and ihs grave,
Heaven lnsisad OF earth anf ~ sin,
GOi AMI iho angels % kssp And 10 save
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