This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...to me, --'T is the bells of Shandon, That sound so grand on The pleasant waters Of the river Lee. NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS. U. s. A., 1807-1867. UNSEEN SPIRITS. The shadows lay along Broadway, --'T was near the twilight tide, --And slowly there a lady fair Was walking in her pride. Alone walked she; but, viewlessly, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...to me, --'T is the bells of Shandon, That sound so grand on The pleasant waters Of the river Lee. NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS. U. s. A., 1807-1867. UNSEEN SPIRITS. The shadows lay along Broadway, --'T was near the twilight tide, --And slowly there a lady fair Was walking in her pride. Alone walked she; but, viewlessly, Walked spirits at her side. Peace charmed the street beneath her feet, And Honor charmed the air, And all astir looked kind on her, And called her good as fair; For all God ever gave to her She kept with chary care. She kept with care her beauties rare From lovers warm and true; For her heart was cold to all but gold, And the rich came not to woo: But honored well are charms to sell, If priests the selling do. Now walking there was one more fair, -A slight girl, lily-pale; And she had unseen company To make the spirit quail: 'Twixt Want and Scorn she walked forlorn, And nothing could avail. No mercy now can clear her brow For this world's peace to pray; For, as love's wild prayer dissolved in air, Her woman's heart gave way! But the sin forgiven by Christ in heaven, By man is cursed alway. FROM MELANIE. A calm and lovely paradise Is Italy, for minds at ease; The sadness of its sunny skies Weighs not upon the lives of these. The ruined aisle, the crumbling fane, The broken columns vast and prone, .t may be joy, it may be pain, Amid such wrecks to walk alone. The saddest man will sadder be, The gentlest lover gentler there, -As if, whate'er the spirit's key, It strengthened in that solemn air. The heart soon grows to mournful things; And Italy has not a breeze But comes on melancholy wings; And even her majestic trees Stand ghostlike in the Ciesars' home, As if their conscious roots were set In the old graves of giant Rome, And drew their sap all kingly ...
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