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Article LANAH, A TALE OF THE FLOOD. ← Page 6 of 11 →
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Lanah, A Tale Of The Flood.
Leah was anxiously watching by the side of her boy , when Japheth and her husband entered her dwelling . Morning had seen him strong and active as the mountain roe , but ere the setting sun had lengthened the shadows of the earth , a pestilence had smitten him , and the fond
father beheld his only son stretched on a bed of leaves , the fever burning in each vein , his limbs distended in mortal agony . Affection was the most powerful passion of Lanah ' s heart ; he cast himself beside the helpless sufferer , and tears rolled clown the strong man's cheeks . His total
abandonment to grief was beautifully contrasted with the enduring patience of the heart-broken mother , who , while the sighs of bitter anguish convulsed her bosom , still rendered the necessary offices to her offspring , and moistened his parched lips with the juice ofthe pomegranate . " Mourn
not , " exclaimed Japheth , " he is spared the awful doom ;—rather rejoice at the dispensation of Omnipotence , and let this affliction soften thy heart . " " I know thee , man of God , " replied Leah , — " I knew thee while yet a dweller in my father ' s tents . My boy
hath never bent the knee to idols ; I have trained him in my father ' s faith : pray for him , that he may live !" " Pray , sister , rather , for his departing soul—for thine own state ; the end of flesh is near . " " Dreamer , " said Lanah , starting from the rude couch ,
" he shall not die ! 1 have wisdom far above thy thoughtthe flowers , the roots of the field are known to me—I will express their precious virtues . Were the death film on his eye , I could recall its parting sight ; were the last sigh on his lip , I know a medicine to arrest its flight ! Leah , my beloved , watch thou by his couch : I will return ere the sun shall rest upon the distant plain . " Imprinting a kiss upon
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Lanah, A Tale Of The Flood.
Leah was anxiously watching by the side of her boy , when Japheth and her husband entered her dwelling . Morning had seen him strong and active as the mountain roe , but ere the setting sun had lengthened the shadows of the earth , a pestilence had smitten him , and the fond
father beheld his only son stretched on a bed of leaves , the fever burning in each vein , his limbs distended in mortal agony . Affection was the most powerful passion of Lanah ' s heart ; he cast himself beside the helpless sufferer , and tears rolled clown the strong man's cheeks . His total
abandonment to grief was beautifully contrasted with the enduring patience of the heart-broken mother , who , while the sighs of bitter anguish convulsed her bosom , still rendered the necessary offices to her offspring , and moistened his parched lips with the juice ofthe pomegranate . " Mourn
not , " exclaimed Japheth , " he is spared the awful doom ;—rather rejoice at the dispensation of Omnipotence , and let this affliction soften thy heart . " " I know thee , man of God , " replied Leah , — " I knew thee while yet a dweller in my father ' s tents . My boy
hath never bent the knee to idols ; I have trained him in my father ' s faith : pray for him , that he may live !" " Pray , sister , rather , for his departing soul—for thine own state ; the end of flesh is near . " " Dreamer , " said Lanah , starting from the rude couch ,
" he shall not die ! 1 have wisdom far above thy thoughtthe flowers , the roots of the field are known to me—I will express their precious virtues . Were the death film on his eye , I could recall its parting sight ; were the last sigh on his lip , I know a medicine to arrest its flight ! Leah , my beloved , watch thou by his couch : I will return ere the sun shall rest upon the distant plain . " Imprinting a kiss upon