The proud ladye; and other poems
Spencer Wallace Cone
Paperback
(RareBooksClub.com, March 6, 2012)
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. 1840 Excerpt: ... sulph'rous seas, Whose every wave is a damned soul, That struggling tosses the burning spray, And shrieks for the thirst it may never allay. II. High, high o'er its breast, with a deep, hollow tread, Through the vastness of space the evening breeze sped, Nor stopped nearer the earth till the lake was passed, And the hills that hem it round about, Far behind, like clouds 'gainst the heavens were cast, And then it uttered a joyous shout, Like a captive just freed, and quick downward blew, To rock in sweet flowers the soft cradled dew. IH. Then many bright birds came sweeping along, s Pouring out aa they flew a full vesper song; But when they came nigh to that dark, noisome tide, They hushed the sound of their pleasant lay, And instinctively shunning with circle wide, Silently passed from its shores away: For nothing inhaleth its poisonous breath, But drops pallid and chill in the Lake of Death f IV. And oft when the summer sun drinks it half dry, Far down in its waters the trav'ller can spy, The sheen of the marble from column and spire, And many a stadium of ruins waste, Where those cities were whelmed beneath liquid fire; Then shudd'ring he turns, and on doth haste, Nor looketh behind him, nor draweth his breath, Till dark Siddim hath swallowed its Lake of Death! V. For there in those lonely and vengeance-scathed halls, Where echo lies buried, and footstep ne'er falls, Are legions of phantoms that shadow-like tread,, And open and shut their fleshless jaws; But the tongue has long mouldered--no words are said To break the chain of that fearful pause, Which has held for ages, and ever must hold, The accursed of God in its silent fold! TO KATE. 'Tis not to make me jealous, To say that she is fair, feeds well, loves company, Is free of speech, sings, plays, an...