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Article ON DESPAIR. Page 1 of 1 Article TO INDIFFERENCE : A RHAPSODY. Page 1 of 2 →
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On Despair.
ON DESPAIR .
WHAT horrid screams burst thro' the darken'd air 3 The dreadful ' sounds I hear again . Ah ! see , encircled by His hell-born train , Xhe black , grim-visag'd Genius of Despair . Yonder he stands — around him wait , In solemn pomp and gloomy state , Remorse and Guilt , whose troubled breast Hope's flattering gales' ne ' er lull to rest
, While Conscience acts the tort'rer ' s part , And gnaws with serpent fangs their heart ; And there , while Danger ' s giant form Stalks thro' the horrors ofthe hurtling storm ( Whose howl what mortal unappall'd can hear !) , Shivers aghast the phantom Fear . There Madness too , whose shatter'd hair Wildly streaming mocks the air ;
His bloody eye-balls sparkle fire , And burst with" rage , arid swell with ire ; While still by fits he-shakes his hundred chains , Or grins a ghastly laugh ; or roars along the plains . - By the transient gleams of light I see ' , what yet escap'd my sight , I see a self-devoted band ,
Each holds a poniard in his hand ; Despondence marks each downcast face . And sad Reflection ' s gloomy trace . With banning voice that rends the sky , They call Despair—Despair is nigh , Far from the realms of cheerful day ' The chieftain leads the , fatal way . High on yon cliff ' s tremendous brow ,
That shades the giilph of death below , Awhile they stand : hell ' s rav'ning brood , That glut their throats with human bloody In one harsh scream their joy declare ' ( The sound still vibrates oh my ear ) ; Prelusive lightnings dart around , And bellowing thunders shake the ground : Amidst the elemental shock ' They deeply strike the sudden blow ; Then plunge impetuous from the rock , And sink beneath th' o'erwhelming tide below .
To Indifference : A Rhapsody.
TO INDIFFERENCE : A RHAPSODY .
INDIFF'RENCE , come , from Lethe ' s shore , And touch me with thy torpid wand ; Let passions rack my soul no more , - Ah , freeze them with thine icy hand ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Despair.
ON DESPAIR .
WHAT horrid screams burst thro' the darken'd air 3 The dreadful ' sounds I hear again . Ah ! see , encircled by His hell-born train , Xhe black , grim-visag'd Genius of Despair . Yonder he stands — around him wait , In solemn pomp and gloomy state , Remorse and Guilt , whose troubled breast Hope's flattering gales' ne ' er lull to rest
, While Conscience acts the tort'rer ' s part , And gnaws with serpent fangs their heart ; And there , while Danger ' s giant form Stalks thro' the horrors ofthe hurtling storm ( Whose howl what mortal unappall'd can hear !) , Shivers aghast the phantom Fear . There Madness too , whose shatter'd hair Wildly streaming mocks the air ;
His bloody eye-balls sparkle fire , And burst with" rage , arid swell with ire ; While still by fits he-shakes his hundred chains , Or grins a ghastly laugh ; or roars along the plains . - By the transient gleams of light I see ' , what yet escap'd my sight , I see a self-devoted band ,
Each holds a poniard in his hand ; Despondence marks each downcast face . And sad Reflection ' s gloomy trace . With banning voice that rends the sky , They call Despair—Despair is nigh , Far from the realms of cheerful day ' The chieftain leads the , fatal way . High on yon cliff ' s tremendous brow ,
That shades the giilph of death below , Awhile they stand : hell ' s rav'ning brood , That glut their throats with human bloody In one harsh scream their joy declare ' ( The sound still vibrates oh my ear ) ; Prelusive lightnings dart around , And bellowing thunders shake the ground : Amidst the elemental shock ' They deeply strike the sudden blow ; Then plunge impetuous from the rock , And sink beneath th' o'erwhelming tide below .
To Indifference : A Rhapsody.
TO INDIFFERENCE : A RHAPSODY .
INDIFF'RENCE , come , from Lethe ' s shore , And touch me with thy torpid wand ; Let passions rack my soul no more , - Ah , freeze them with thine icy hand ,