Shakspere's Shrine, an Indian Story, Essays, and Poems (Paperback)

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. 1866. Excerpt: ... COLLINGREW AND CARCOOCHEE. AN INDIAN STORY. CANTO FIRST. ARGUMENT. Mountain Music--Morning Psalm--Moss Voices--My Father's Croft--Lila--Her Matin Carol--William Collingrew--Dis-covery of Lila--His Home on the Height--Teaching of his Mother--Old Testament Worthies--Miracles of the Saviour--His Life--Crucifixion--Ascension--End of Time--Growth of Collingrew--His early Education--Love of Books and Nature.--My Home on the Hill--Collingrew's Walk--Meeting with Lila--The successful Interview--Pleasant Intercourse--Even-ing--Lila's Cottage--Her Mother--Watching for Collingrew--His Appearance--Reception--The Widow's Story--Death of Lila's Father--Her Mother's Dream--Autumn--Death of Lila's Mother--Lila with her Aunt--Ramhles at Evening--Collingrew abroad--Echoes of the Hill--Collingrew's Return--Matron's Story--Meeting of Collingrew and Lila--Relation of his Success--Her Consent to share his Indian Home--Peal of the Village Bells--Marriage--Departure--End of Canto First. Music among the mountains How it streams Along the hollows where the fern-queen trills Melodious matins by her door of moss, Shakes the bright ivy shimmering on the rock, Treads through the thicket like a throbbing trump, And overflows the happy voicef ul vale It is a queenly morning: the great globe Is rife with whispers from a world of wings, Each bush and tree a temple. How the psalm Of the green wood soars in a sound of praise, And every quiver from the brambled brake, Dew-pearl'd and gleaming in the rising sun, Is like a priest conversing with the Lord. I'll bow me down and worship: --Lord of life Great Spirit in the centre of all worlds Thou King eternal, lone, invisible, Monarch of all things, mighty Potentate Giving, upholding, guiding, Thee I praise, And dare approach, through Jesus ...