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FIF^ST /\T THE TOMB 
 
 A,N EASTEp P©Er^l. 
 
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 ALICE H. HUSTON. 
 
 D. IV. GLASS & CO., 
 
 BALTIMORE. 
 
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turnirjg saitlj unto [^irr) 'Pabborji' which] being 
 i Interpreted i§ Nj aster." 
 
 "Before the vocal gilence o^ the torrjb, 
 Pramed in the early gloorr), 
 ©r)e standeth, weepirjg; 
 'Dowrjdpooping face of rji^ht 
 ©r) \A-h)ich tb)e la^y ligl]t 
 ©rieved i§ peepirjg. 
 
 Dewy froiT) eye§ of four fold clouded rjidht 
 Pairjeth] thje teardrops bright, 
 'Borne of her anduish ; 
 Frighjted by hjer dismay 
 
 Softer the breezes play,-- 
 Pipple and languish. 
 
 Black on tl]e quiverigg roseg of her- lip§ 
 Falleth hjer hjopes eclipse,;; 
 Standeth) ghje lorjely ; 
 Friegdly her son]bre hjair 
 
 ©creegeth hjer brows despair, 
 J3s.r)d screerjeth ogly. 
 
 "© ever shiging sun, quiver thjrough] night, 
 "Prison VQe ir) thy lidljt,— 
 ^ity nrjy woe ; 
 Lfove ir) finitely great 
 
 "Behold my needy gtate 
 
 Wh)o loved thee so :" 
 
'■'Mary/'— a face dowr) drooped on her di-st-pes§ 
 Ir) savirjg tegderrjess; 
 
 ^nd low attractive chord ; 
 Vhen th' upraised eyes elate, 
 /^r)d face illumirjatt^,— 
 " pabbor)i,--Uord." 
 
 " With th)ur)derous roar ar)d diapason strogg. 
 Join, ar)^el§, in the §ong, 
 
 T^ill gate§ of ametl]y,§t 
 Reto§§ thje adorir)^ §train \~~ 
 Come, a^ony arjd pain, 
 
 That finds tl]e eijrist." 
 
 © §ur] who in the Publicarj'g great hall 
 Clearly didst burst agd fall 
 
 ©n N'japy's §f)arr)ed grace,— 
 And when irj grieved gloom 
 
 §)he gougl^t thy abandoged torgb, 
 Oid§t §l]ow thy face,— 
 
 ^Phou wh)o once dreary, govv^ refulgent gleang, 
 /X.nd njove guprenne 
 
 lyjid wigged rank§ of song,-- 
 13ef)old the night i^' logg, 
 Stoop to us tb] rough the dark, 
 
 T^hjat gladdeged we may h]ark, 
 J3s.gd cry to thee by spheric worlds adored 
 Ig pgalng cogtinual agd §weet accord 
 " Pabboni,— Uord." 
 
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 By D. W. glass & CO. 
 
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