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For I found myself extremely young to be hang'd. But soon the whang whang! of the hammer below rous'd me. "Come," I thought, "I'll see what that rascal is doing, at any rate," and pulling the file from my pocket, began to attack the window bar with a will. I had no need for silence, at this great height above the ground: and besides, the hammering continued lustily.
Who know the conflict, hand-to-hand the many conflicts in the dark, those shadowy-tangled, flashing moonbeam'd woods the writhing groups and squads the cries, the din, the cracking guns and pistols the distant cannon the cheers and calls and threats and awful music of the oaths the indescribable mix the officers' orders, persuasions, encouragements the devils fully rous'd in human hearts the strong shout, Charge, men, charge the flash of the naked sword, and rolling flame and smoke?
The foolish fat scullion herself, who was scouring a fish-kettle upon her knees, was rous'd with it. The whole kitchen crowded about the corporal.
Beauty, with Love, her Pow'r to Yours prefers: And Wit, and Learning, are already, Hers! Rous'd, at her name, receding from her Eyes, The gazing God rose slow, in soft Surprise! Fair Miracle, he said, and paus'd a while: Then, thus, Sweet Glory, of your envied Isle! Charm'd, and oblig'd, lest, we ungrateful seem, Bear hence, at least, one Mark of our Esteem.
Having haled our vessells as far as wee could into a litle slip in a wood, wee thought them very secure, lying under a litle Hill about 10 fathom high, our Houses being about the same distance off from the River side; yet about 10 o'clock at night a hideous great noise rous'd us all out of our sleep, & our sentinill came & told us it was the clattering of much Ice, & that the floods came downe with much violence.
Poor Hamet clasp'd him to his grateful heart; Then, rous'd his camels for the dusty strife, And, with the shepherd, hasten'd to depart. And now, aurora breathes her fresh'ning gale, And faintly trembles on the eastern cloud; And now, the sun, from under twilight's veil, Looks gaily forth, and melts her airy shroud.
I sometimes wonder whether the best philosophy and poetry, or something like the best, after all these centuries, perhaps waits to be rous'd out yet, or suggested, by the perfect physiological human voice. Evolution is not the rule in Nature, in Politics, and Inventions only, but in Verse. I know our age is greatly materialistic, but it is greatly spiritual, too, and the future will be, too.
Then I heard the noise of shouting, far away: and a long while after that, was rous'd by the touch of a hand, thrust in against my naked breast, over my heart. "Who is it?" I whispered. "Joan," answered a voice, and the hand was withdrawn. The darkness had lifted somewhat, and though something stood between me and the light, I mark'd a number of small specks, like points of gold dotted around me
Dilapidated, fenceless, and trodden with war as Virginia is, wherever I move across her surface, I find myself rous'd to surprise and admiration. What capacity for products, improvements, human life, nourishment and expansion. The soil is yet far above the average of any of the northern States. And how full of breadth the scenery, everywhere distant mountains, everywhere convenient rivers.
Now dragg'd once more beyond the western main, To groan beneath some dastard planter's chain; Where my poor countrymen in bondage wait The long enfranchisement of ling'ring fate: Hard ling'ring fate! while, ere the dawn of day, Rous'd by the lash they go their cheerless way; And as their souls with shame and anguish burn, Salute with groans unwelcome morn's return, And, chiding ev'ry hour the slow-pac'd sun, Pursue their toils till all his race is run.
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