. Nature's allegories and poems . )(!r, \m influ(!ncesucked her very soul. Weak an (J faintshe lapsed in his embrace—each burningcaress ni(;Itir)f^ body and spirit sisters groaned and treiribkul on theirboughs; the frost, defeated and powerlessagainst the fatal passion of fiis rivaJ, fhnlaway, as th(5 once beauteous queen of theice world, dissolving into liquid, sankundone and uncreated into thewatery element whence she sprang. 93 IX. I^orltis tfjat so 9Srtgf)t9lppear» WORLDS THAT SO BRIGHT APPEAR. Worlds that so bright appear, Burnished with hghtHigh oer the waters drear Th
. Nature's allegories and poems . )(!r, \m influ(!ncesucked her very soul. Weak an (J faintshe lapsed in his embrace—each burningcaress ni(;Itir)f^ body and spirit sisters groaned and treiribkul on theirboughs; the frost, defeated and powerlessagainst the fatal passion of fiis rivaJ, fhnlaway, as th(5 once beauteous queen of theice world, dissolving into liquid, sankundone and uncreated into thewatery element whence she sprang. 93 IX. I^orltis tfjat so 9Srtgf)t9lppear» WORLDS THAT SO BRIGHT APPEAR. Worlds that so bright appear, Burnished with hghtHigh oer the waters drear Through the long night. Worlds of another clime Strange to this earth,Long, long before our time Dated their birth. Worlds hung in sapphire space. Vividly that the human race Once did revere. Worlds that each sect and tongue Marvel to from whence they sprung So mightily. Worlds, great thy mystery! Yet ever to beShining reality Lighting lifes sea. 97. X. C|)isteltio\Dn. LofC. THISTLEDOWN. Puff! blew the wind, and away theywent in a mad medley of delight. Theair was filled with them, whirling, float-ing, dancing, rollicking hither and thither,like a flock of downy feathers, the sun-shine bathing them in his splendor, thewind luring them in a thousand differentdirections with his irresistible and per-suasive breath. ^ Foolish innocents, quoth the wrath-ful thistle-tree ; keep at home, I say!The wanton wind lureth you to yourdestruction; be content, nor seek toroam—my bosom is your safest shelter,my weaponed arm your sure retreat. But away they went, heedless of theirparents angry expostulation; and leavingtheir fluffy bed amidst her prickles, 101 launched forth upon the pinions of thewind. ^Whither away? cried a them in her flight. To see the world, and to follow ourown sweet wills! replied they, soaringhigher with exultation. Make the most of ^our time, then!returned the bright-winged creature, flit-ting to a dis
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