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On The Religion Op The Celts, And The Cu...
Further information on the subject of Druidism may probably be obtained in Brittany , by an examination of the library and of the Breton manuscripts at Eennes , the original capital of that province which constituted the ancient Armorica ; and in the department of the Morbihan is the celebrated Celtic monument of Carnac , consisting of " enormous blocks of granite , upwards of four thousand in number , ranged regularly in eleven rows , and extending seven
miles in length , " which was , perhaps , intended for the procession , or some ceremony used in initiation . N . T . 8 .. P . M ., No . 725 .
La Vendee. A Dramatic Poem.
LA VENDEE . A DRAMATIC POEM .
Scene 1 st . —[ The Chdteau of Larocliefaquelein . —Meanor , in a room , muring aloud . Genius , thou vast incomprehensible ! I kneel before thy shrine in strange delight , And view thee , longing to approach yet near And nearer still . E ' en as the day doth seek To peer into the mysteries of night , — And ling ' ring with red blushes on her cheek ,
Awaits the queen ' s approach . Yet overawed By e ' en the shadowy eve , and ' shamed to tell Of such bold curiosity , swift turns And flies along the west , to bury ' neath Old ocean ' s heaving bosom all her face , Leaving the footprints of her rapid course Upon the dappled heaven . Night lowers at such
Untold presumption , and with darken'd brow , Sweeps o ' er the rosy track . My soul would fain Attempt an entrance , Genius , to thy heart . Bold wish and vain ! 'Tis better far to keep A weary gaze on heaven by mists enwrapp'd , Than scan with eagle sight this lower sphere . There is an unseen thread within the frame
Of man , a ling ring- filament of God s First clothing of th' unseen immortal mind—And this is Genius ! Oh ! thou bride of Time , Even the laurellM warrior , hoary sage Was o ' ercome with thy beauty , sank into Thy rounded snow-white arms , and laying then His brow upon thy heaving breast , he swore
To wed thee for his own , perchance to give Thee beautiful unto Eternity . Thou glorious stayer of Time ' s wrathful ire—Powers , principalities , before him fall ; He sets his seal on Bahylons , or stamps His impress on the crawling worm . No way , Nor north , nor south , nor east , nor west , canst gaze ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On The Religion Op The Celts, And The Cu...
Further information on the subject of Druidism may probably be obtained in Brittany , by an examination of the library and of the Breton manuscripts at Eennes , the original capital of that province which constituted the ancient Armorica ; and in the department of the Morbihan is the celebrated Celtic monument of Carnac , consisting of " enormous blocks of granite , upwards of four thousand in number , ranged regularly in eleven rows , and extending seven
miles in length , " which was , perhaps , intended for the procession , or some ceremony used in initiation . N . T . 8 .. P . M ., No . 725 .
La Vendee. A Dramatic Poem.
LA VENDEE . A DRAMATIC POEM .
Scene 1 st . —[ The Chdteau of Larocliefaquelein . —Meanor , in a room , muring aloud . Genius , thou vast incomprehensible ! I kneel before thy shrine in strange delight , And view thee , longing to approach yet near And nearer still . E ' en as the day doth seek To peer into the mysteries of night , — And ling ' ring with red blushes on her cheek ,
Awaits the queen ' s approach . Yet overawed By e ' en the shadowy eve , and ' shamed to tell Of such bold curiosity , swift turns And flies along the west , to bury ' neath Old ocean ' s heaving bosom all her face , Leaving the footprints of her rapid course Upon the dappled heaven . Night lowers at such
Untold presumption , and with darken'd brow , Sweeps o ' er the rosy track . My soul would fain Attempt an entrance , Genius , to thy heart . Bold wish and vain ! 'Tis better far to keep A weary gaze on heaven by mists enwrapp'd , Than scan with eagle sight this lower sphere . There is an unseen thread within the frame
Of man , a ling ring- filament of God s First clothing of th' unseen immortal mind—And this is Genius ! Oh ! thou bride of Time , Even the laurellM warrior , hoary sage Was o ' ercome with thy beauty , sank into Thy rounded snow-white arms , and laying then His brow upon thy heaving breast , he swore
To wed thee for his own , perchance to give Thee beautiful unto Eternity . Thou glorious stayer of Time ' s wrathful ire—Powers , principalities , before him fall ; He sets his seal on Bahylons , or stamps His impress on the crawling worm . No way , Nor north , nor south , nor east , nor west , canst gaze ,