Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-22
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AID ASTRA.

Oh. skylark piercing heavens unclogsa4
| My soul yearrs after and would 10 nm 81 Que
| Spurring this neither world OF liross a, 4'1se,
Floating on that unfathomable sea. Gay
"nere earth-Dofn cares Vex not, and time ~,
| Are nsught; where freedom lives, and 5,,.f-
Plvs not so slow shuttle through the my
! Or man 8 sure growth towards ir7rro-+.,'E51
Curb not the ambitious souls pr0sor- ny
Set not bound to mans attainment re- -,e'lFe!
Just whatthe mind can grasp the ba5.,
dare, "e1's eAa
So much is possible. is just, is clear,
To what extent man is an idealst
Is ne divine, cmnipotent; vet fair
As morn In Maytinle, must he ever tea,,
That Ideal glowing in ms lies mia fI-
Come wesl, come woe, cone trIuulr h c- sr
stlll must 1t throb and quicken I1,y W Ia,
That aim and purpose, like tn Leeu bs.,,p 3
In orchestratiou, bearing up the .o' -. ,7-o1
In harmony so. orous, lost to III cs,
WHO heas the music and vet miss cha fem. .,
But 10 his ears clear as the Liquid u1.ss
A mocKing bird trillS on night in Inn.
For solomon arose the ivory throne
O'erlaid with gold when solomon derrs,5,
Man arrogant is master of his flteI
Wherein brave heart wills ii lutl srrc,,,s
Go hen. my soul, down INTO Africa $50
And fetch the ivory for this Jeautepus t'-r
Hunt down the huge beast in his iaT.-le
AND wrench the white tusk from The great AN,
bone. S'-~' !A"'
Pausenot, but dare. intrepid and alone.
UomiRdful of the upas, and the coils
OF yenomed serpents, where thy foot 9asro-4
Ii Is the master foot, and these It's s1CfIsf ''
TO then, my heat, launched on IN. silent "a,
10 Gopher, where the red gold Iietl deem So
Within the mountain CavernS; d-lye tgor tb.-.
Uneartn the Treasures from their to-Dif $50
OF centuries, ana bear them here 10 mel,
In lace-hke tTacery 0 sr the ChaStg bg. .--,,,s
When we shall stand; and soul 20 fu--1-.
down -'1ef
To Lebanon, where kings Of beasts are for,5
Yoke two, the hercest, lead them her,. To me-
That may lay my fragile human haai
On their imperial heads, and oyercoF,p
Brute force by minds effuigenCe. aud command
That dociIe reverence which our Chilubg5t 80,
In Uns's lion, with his lamblike tread. --'
Guided BY love; perchance in This wide world
All remnant OF the art triumphant is not deadf
What shall we do. oh soul, when vou and
Stand flushed, triumphant on suCn ,--z.v bsfrb,
Drunk on ambitious wine, and satidtu '
With life 5 full recompense, uuj EeeudelfaFtg
Like Alexander bow our crowned heads
Upon our hands victorious, and wesp
Because no other yalorous worlds remain
To crumb!e at our swords imperious sHecp4
All, no. there Will be better thing, TO 90
For you and me-to carve the ivory throne
Into style to write the glowing truth.
Clean cut and luminous, in every zoas
here hearts are leal minds p5:l-.-s.- ne: yyls-s
The virgin fires Of genius vet tudur,
Despite the tOgs of supersJi.iOus reds.
That would their cleansing, Puig.HE LANES Oh
, Scure.
The gold. 20 coin in dollars to huy bread
For little hungry children, and Tie beast,
Unclaimed, unfettered, to send safely forth.
Man friend, love- convert. Thus We Iugdly
sing
Adj Astra! Onward to the burning stars,
On, soul aspiring, lag not by the way
Desponfenti See the light on land and ga
That leadeth to the brink OF perfect dav,
BElLE dUsJ.