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Poetry.
V . She lov'd ! but the youth who had vanquish'd her heart , Was the heir of a peasant ' s hard toil ; For no treasure had he : yet , a stranger to art , [ impart He would oft by a look to the damsel What the damsel receiv'd with a smile ,
vi . Whene ' er to ihe wake or the chase she wou'd go , The young Theodore loiter'd that way ; Did the sun-beams of summer invitingly glow , [ winds blow , Or across the bleak common the winter Still he watch'd till the closing of day .
vn . Her parents so wealthy , her kindred so proud , Heard the story of love with dismay ; They rav'd , and they storm'd , by the Virgin they vow'd , ' " [ a shroud That , before tl-ey would see her so wedded , Should be Madeline's bridal array .
VIII . One night , it was winter , all drearv and cold . [ clear ; And the moon-beams shone paly and When she open'd her lattice , in hopes to behold [ toll'd , Her Theodore ' s form , when the turret-bell And the blcod in her heart froze with fear .
IX . Near the green-mantled moat her stern father she spied , And a grave he was making with speed ; The light , which all silver'd the castle ' s strong side , [ he cry ' cl—Display'd his wild gestures , while madly ' Curs'd caitiff' thy bosom shall bleed !•
x . Distracted , forlorn , from the castle of pride She escap'd ai the next close of day , Her soft-blushing cheek , with daik berries alldy'd , [ her side , With a spear on her shoulder , a sword by And herform in a doublet ofgrey . XI .
¦ She travers'd the courts , not a vessel was seen , [ flew : Through the gate , hung with ivy , she The sky was unclouded , the air was serene , The moon shot its rays Ihe long vistas between , And her doublet was spangled with dew . XII .
O ' er the cold breezy downs to the hamlet she hied , Where the cottage of Theodore stood ; For its low roof of rushes she oft had descried , [ wild by its side , When she drank of the brook that foam'd While the keen hunters travers'd the wood .
XIII . The sky on a sudden grew dark , and the wind With a deep sullen murmur rush'd by ; She wander'd about , but no path could " sha find , [ mind , While horrors on horrors encompass'd her When she found that no shelter was nigh .
xlv . And now , on the dry wither'd fern , she cou'd hear The hoofs of swift horses rebound ; She stoop'd and she listen'd , she trembled with fear , [ her ear , When a voice , most prophetic and sad , met And ' she shudder'd and shrunk at rliu
sound . xv . ' 'Tis here we will wait , ' cry'd the horseman , ' for see [ spread ; ' How the moon with black clouds is o'er' No hut yields a shelter , no forest a tree : ' This heath shall young Theodore's bridalcouch be , "
' And the cold earth shall pillow his head . xvi . ' Hark ! some one approaches . •—now stand we aside , ¦ - [ clear ; ' We shall know him—for see , the moon ' s ' In a doublet ofgrey lie now waits for his bride , [ of his pride , 'But , ere dawn-light , the Carle shall repent
' And his pale mangled body rest here . ' XVII . Again , the moon shrouded in clouds , o ' er the plain The horsemen were scatler'd far wide ; The night became stormy , the fast falling rain [ complain , Beat hard on her bosom , which dar'd not And the torrent roll'd swift by her side .
. Now clashing of swords overwhelm'd her with dread , [ death ; While her ear met the deep groan oi ' Yield , yield Ihee ! . bold peasant , ' the murderer said , ' [ shall be red , 'This turf with thy heart ' s dearest blood ' And thy bones whiten over the heath . ' xix .
Now shrieking , despairing , she starts from the ground , [ let'sgo : And her spear , wilh new strength , she She aim'd it at random , she felt it rebound From the sure hand of Fate , which inflicted the wound , As it drank the life-blood of her foe . xx . The morning advane'd , o ' er the pale chilling-skies Soonihe u arm rosy tints circled wide ;
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Poetry.
V . She lov'd ! but the youth who had vanquish'd her heart , Was the heir of a peasant ' s hard toil ; For no treasure had he : yet , a stranger to art , [ impart He would oft by a look to the damsel What the damsel receiv'd with a smile ,
vi . Whene ' er to ihe wake or the chase she wou'd go , The young Theodore loiter'd that way ; Did the sun-beams of summer invitingly glow , [ winds blow , Or across the bleak common the winter Still he watch'd till the closing of day .
vn . Her parents so wealthy , her kindred so proud , Heard the story of love with dismay ; They rav'd , and they storm'd , by the Virgin they vow'd , ' " [ a shroud That , before tl-ey would see her so wedded , Should be Madeline's bridal array .
VIII . One night , it was winter , all drearv and cold . [ clear ; And the moon-beams shone paly and When she open'd her lattice , in hopes to behold [ toll'd , Her Theodore ' s form , when the turret-bell And the blcod in her heart froze with fear .
IX . Near the green-mantled moat her stern father she spied , And a grave he was making with speed ; The light , which all silver'd the castle ' s strong side , [ he cry ' cl—Display'd his wild gestures , while madly ' Curs'd caitiff' thy bosom shall bleed !•
x . Distracted , forlorn , from the castle of pride She escap'd ai the next close of day , Her soft-blushing cheek , with daik berries alldy'd , [ her side , With a spear on her shoulder , a sword by And herform in a doublet ofgrey . XI .
¦ She travers'd the courts , not a vessel was seen , [ flew : Through the gate , hung with ivy , she The sky was unclouded , the air was serene , The moon shot its rays Ihe long vistas between , And her doublet was spangled with dew . XII .
O ' er the cold breezy downs to the hamlet she hied , Where the cottage of Theodore stood ; For its low roof of rushes she oft had descried , [ wild by its side , When she drank of the brook that foam'd While the keen hunters travers'd the wood .
XIII . The sky on a sudden grew dark , and the wind With a deep sullen murmur rush'd by ; She wander'd about , but no path could " sha find , [ mind , While horrors on horrors encompass'd her When she found that no shelter was nigh .
xlv . And now , on the dry wither'd fern , she cou'd hear The hoofs of swift horses rebound ; She stoop'd and she listen'd , she trembled with fear , [ her ear , When a voice , most prophetic and sad , met And ' she shudder'd and shrunk at rliu
sound . xv . ' 'Tis here we will wait , ' cry'd the horseman , ' for see [ spread ; ' How the moon with black clouds is o'er' No hut yields a shelter , no forest a tree : ' This heath shall young Theodore's bridalcouch be , "
' And the cold earth shall pillow his head . xvi . ' Hark ! some one approaches . •—now stand we aside , ¦ - [ clear ; ' We shall know him—for see , the moon ' s ' In a doublet ofgrey lie now waits for his bride , [ of his pride , 'But , ere dawn-light , the Carle shall repent
' And his pale mangled body rest here . ' XVII . Again , the moon shrouded in clouds , o ' er the plain The horsemen were scatler'd far wide ; The night became stormy , the fast falling rain [ complain , Beat hard on her bosom , which dar'd not And the torrent roll'd swift by her side .
. Now clashing of swords overwhelm'd her with dread , [ death ; While her ear met the deep groan oi ' Yield , yield Ihee ! . bold peasant , ' the murderer said , ' [ shall be red , 'This turf with thy heart ' s dearest blood ' And thy bones whiten over the heath . ' xix .
Now shrieking , despairing , she starts from the ground , [ let'sgo : And her spear , wilh new strength , she She aim'd it at random , she felt it rebound From the sure hand of Fate , which inflicted the wound , As it drank the life-blood of her foe . xx . The morning advane'd , o ' er the pale chilling-skies Soonihe u arm rosy tints circled wide ;