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| CHAPTER VII.THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM
BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.--
CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND
ITS EFFECTS.MAD. "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth,Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soulNature's more gentle secrets, the sweet loreOf the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?And when deep Night did o'er the nether EarthDiffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of HeavenWith love grew breathless--didst thou not unrolThe volume of the weird chaldean stars,And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air,Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,No human lip, but some diviner spiritAlone, could preach such truths of things divine?And so--and so--"ARAM. "From Heaven we turned to Earth,And Wisdom fathered Passion.". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARAM. "Wise men have praised the Peasant's thoughtless lot,And learned Pride hath envied humble Toil;If they were right, why let us burn our books,And sit us down, and play the fool with Time,Mocking the prophet Wisdom's high decrees,And walling this trite Present with dark clouds,'Till Night becomes our Nature; and the rayEv'n of the stars, but meteors that withdrawThe wandering spirit from the sluggish restWhich makes its proper bliss. I will accostThis denizen of toil."--From Eugene Aram, a MS. Tragedy."A wicked hag, and envy's self excellingIn mischiefe, for herself she only vext,But this same, both herself and others eke perplext.". . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."Who then can strive with strong necessity,That holds the world in his still changing state,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Then do no further go, no further stray,But here lie down, and to thy rest betake."--Spenser. |
