Beyondthelineofblue-
TheboundaryofthestarWhichturnethattheviewOfthybarrierandthybar-
OfthebarrierovergoneBythecometswhowerecastFromtheirpride，andfromtheirthroneTobedrudgestillthelast-
TobecarriersoffireTheredfireoftheirheart
WithspeedthatmaynottireAndwithpainthatshallnotpart-
*Thereisfound，intheRhone，abeautifullilyoftheValisneriankind。Itsstemwillstretchtothelengthofthreeorfourfeet-thuspreservingitsheadabovewaterintheswellingsoftheriver。？TheHyacinth。？ItisafictionoftheIndians，thatCupidwasfirstseenfloatinginoneofthesedowntheriverGanges-andthathestilllovesthecradleofhischildhood。？Andgoldenvialsfullofodorswhicharetheprayersofthesaints-
_Rev。St。John_。
Wholivest-_that_weknow-
InEternity-wefeel-
ButtheshadowofwhosebrowWhatspiritshallreveal？
Tho’thebeingswhomthyNesace，ThymessengerhathknownHavedream’dforthyInfinity*Amodeloftheirown-
Thywillisdone，Oh，God！
ThestarhathriddenhighThro’manyatempest，butsherodeBeneaththyburningeye；
Andhere，inthought，tothee-
InthoughtthatcanaloneAscendthyempireandsobeApartnerofthythrone-
*TheHumanitariansheldthatGodwastobeunderstoodashavingareallyhumanform-_VideClarke’sSermons_，vol。1，page26，fol。edit。
ThedriftofMilton’sargument，leadshimtoemploylanguagewhichwouldappear，atfirstsight，tovergeupontheirdoctrine；butitwillbeseenimmediately，thatheguardshimselfagainstthechargeofhavingadoptedoneofthemostignoranterrorsofthedarkagesofthechurch-
_Dr。Sumner’sNotesonMilton’sChristianDoctrine_。
Thisopinion，inspiteofmanytestimoniestothecontrary，couldneverhavebeenverygeneral。Andeus，aSyrianofMesopotamia，wascondemnedfortheopinion，asheretical。Helivedinthebeginningofthefourthcentury。HisdiscipleswerecalledAnthropmorphites-_VideDuPin_。
AmongMilton’spoemsaretheselines：-
Dicitesacrorumpr鎠idesnemorumDe？&c。
QuisilleprimuscujuseximagineNaturasolersfinxithumanumgenus？
Eternus，incorruptus，鎞u鎣uspolo，UnusqueetuniversusexemplarDei-Andafterwards，NoncuiprofundumC鎐itaslumendeditDirc鎢saugurvidithuncaltosinu，&c。
*BywingedFantasy，Myembassyisgiven，TillsecrecyshallknowledgebeIntheenvironsofHeaven。”
Sheceas’d-andburiedthenherburningcheekAbash’d，amidtheliliesthere，toseekAshelterfromthefervourofHiseye；
ForthestarstrembledattheDeity。
Shestirr’dnot-breath’dnot-foravoicewasthereHowsolemnlypervadingthecalmair！
AsoundofsilenceonthestartledearWhichdreamypoetsname“themusicofthesphere。”
Oursisaworldofwords：Quietwecall“Silence“-whichisthemerestwordofall。
AllNaturespeaks，andev’nidealthingsFlapshadowysoundsfromvisionarywings-
Butah！notsowhen，thus，inrealmsonhighTheeternalvoiceofGodispassingby，Andtheredwindsarewitheringinthesky！？Whattho’inworldswhichsightlesscyclesrun，Link’dtoalittlesystem，andonesun-
WhereallmyloveisfollyandthecrowdStillthinkmyterrorsbutthethundercloud，Thestorm，theearthquake，andtheocean-wrath-
Ah！willtheycrossmeinmyangrierpath？
Whattho’inworldswhichownasinglesunThesandsofTimegrowdimmerastheyrun，*SeltsamenTochterJovisSeinemSchosskindeDerPhantasie-_G鰁the_。？Sightless-toosmalltobeseen-_Legge_。
Yetthineismyresplendency，sogivenTobearmysecretsthro’theupperHeaven。
Leavetenantlessthycrystalhome，andfly，Withallthytrain，athwartthemoonysky-
*Apart-likefire-fliesinSiciliannight，Andwingtootherworldsanotherlight！
DivulgethesecretsofthyembassyTotheproudorbsthattwinkle-andsobeToev’ryheartabarrierandabanLestthestarstotterintheguiltofman！”
Uprosethemaidenintheyellownight，Thesingle-moonedeve！-onEarthweplightOurfaithtoonelove-andonemoonadore-
Thebirth-placeofyoungBeautyhadnomore。
AssprangthatyellowstarfromdownyhoursUprosethemaidenfromhershrineofflowers，Andbento’ersheenymountainanddimplain咹erway-butleftnotyetherTheras鎍nreign。
*Ihaveoftennoticedapeculiarmovementofthefire-flies；-theywillcollectinabodyandflyoff，fromacommoncentre，intoinnumerableradii。？Theras鎍，orTherasea，theislandmentionedbySeneca，which，inamoment，arosefromtheseatotheeyesofastonishedmariners。
PartII。
HIGHonamountainofenamell’dhead-
SuchasthedrowsyshepherdonhisbedOfgiantpasturagelyingathisease，Raisinghisheavyeyelid，startsandseesWithmanyamutter’d“hopetobeforgiven“
WhattimethemoonisquadratedinHeaven-
Ofrosyhead，thattoweringfarawayIntothesunlitether，caughttherayOfsunkensunsateve-atnoonofnight，Whilethemoondanc’dwiththefairstrangerlight-
Uprear’duponsuchheightaroseapileOfgorgeouscolumnsonth’unburthen’dair，FlashingfromParianmarblethattwinsmileFardownuponthewavethatsparkledthere，Andnursledtheyoungmountaininitslair。
*Ofmoltenstarstheirpavement，suchasfallThro’theebonair，besilveringthepallOftheirowndissolution，whiletheydie-
Adorningthenthedwellingsofthesky。
Adome，bylinkedlightfromHeavenletdown，Satgentlyonthesecolumnsasacrown-
Awindowofonecirculardiamond，there，Look’doutaboveintothepurpleair，*Somestarwhich，fromtheruin’droofOfshak’dOlympus，bymischance，didfall-_Milton。_
AndraysfromGodshotdownthatmeteorchainAndhallow’dallthebeautytwiceagain，Savewhen，betweenth’Empyreanandthatring，Someeagerspiritflapp’dhisduskywing。
ButonthepillarsSerapheyeshaveseenThedimnessofthisworld：thatgreyishgreenThatNaturelovesthebestforBeauty’sgraveLurk’dineachcornice，roundeacharchitrave-
Andeverysculptur’dcherubthereaboutThatfromhismarbledwellingpeer閐outSeem’dearthlyintheshadowofhisniche-
Achaianstatuesinaworldsorich？
*FriezesfromTadmorandPersepolis-
FromBalbec，andthestilly，clearabyss哋fbeautifulGomorrah！O，thewaveIsnowuponthee-buttoolatetosave！
Soundlovestorevelinasummernight：
Witnessthemurmurofthegreytwilight*Voltaire，inspeakingofPersepolis，says，“Jeconnoisbienl’admirationqu’inspirentcesruines-maisunpalaiserig？aupiedd’unechainedesrocherssterils-peutil阾reunchefd’渧uredesarts！”
[_VoilalesargumentsdeM。Voltaire_。]？”Oh！thewave“-UlaDegusiistheTurkishappellation；but，onitsownshores，itiscalledBaharLoth，orAlmotanah。Therewereundoubtedlymorethantwocitiesengluphedinthe“deadsea。”InthevalleyofSiddimwerefive-Adrah，Zeboin，Zoar，SodomandGomorrah。StephenofByzantiummentionseight，andStrabothirteeen，engulphed-butthelastisoutofallreason。
Itissaid，Tacitus，Strabo，Josephus，DanielofSt。Saba，Nau，Maundrell，Troilo，D’Arvieuxthatafteranexcessivedrought，thevestigesofcolumns，walls，&c。areseenabovethesurface。At_any_
season，suchremainsmaybediscoveredbylookingdownintothetransparentlake，andatsuchdistancesaswouldarguetheexistenceofmanysettlementsinthespacenowusurpedbythe’Asphaltites。’
*Thatstoleupontheear，inEyraco，Ofmanyawildstar-gazerlongago-
ThatstealetheverontheearofhimWho，musing，gazethonthedistancedim。
Andseesthedarknesscomingasacloud-
嘔snotitsform-itsvoice-mostpalpableandloud？
Butwhatisthis？-itcometh-anditbringsAmusicwithit-’tistherushofwings-
Apause-andthenasweeping，fallingstrainAndNesaceisinherhallsagain。
FromthewildenergyofwantonhasteHercheekswereflushing，andherlipsapart；
AndzonethatclungaroundhergentlewaistHadburstbeneaththeheavingofherheart。
WithinthecentreofthathalltobreatheShepaus’dandpanted，Zanthe！allbeneath，Thefairylightthatkiss’dhergoldenhairAndlong’dtorest，yetcouldbutsparklethere！？YoungflowerswerewhisperinginmelodyTohappyflowersthatnight-andtreetotree；
FountainsweregushingmusicastheyfellInmanyastar-litgrove，ormoon-litdell；
Yetsilencecameuponmaterialthings-
Fairflowers，brightwaterfallsandangelwings-
AndsoundalonethatfromthespiritsprangBoreburthentothecharmthemaidensang：
*Eyraco-Chaldea。？IhaveoftenthoughtIcoulddistinctlyhearthesoundofthedarknessasitstoleoverthehorizon。？Fairiesuseflowersfortheircharactery-_MerryWivesofWindsor_。[WilliamShakespeare]
“’Neathblue-bellorstreamer-
OrtuftedwildsprayThatkeeps，fromthedreamer，*Themoonbeamaway-
Brightbeings！thatponder，Withhalfclosingeyes，OnthestarswhichyourwonderHathdrawnfromtheskies，[intheoriginal，thislineisslightlyoutofalignment]
Tilltheyglancethro’theshade，andComedowntoyourbrowLikeeyesofthemaidenWhocallsonyounow-
Arise！fromyourdreamingInvioletbowers，TodutybeseemingThesestar-littenhours-
AndshakefromyourtressesEncumber’dwithdewThebreathofthosekissesThatcumberthemtoo-
O！how，withoutyou，Love！
Couldangelsbeblest？
ThosekissesoftrueloveThatlull’dyetorest！
Up！-shakefromyourwingEachhinderingthing：
Thedewofthenight-
Itwouldweighdownyourflight；
Andtruelovecaresses-
O！leavethemapart！
*InScriptureisthispassage-“Thesunshallnotharmtheebyday，northemoonbynight。”Itisperhapsnotgenerallyknownthatthemoon，inEgypt，hastheeffectofproducingblindnesstothosewhosleepwiththefaceexposedtoitsrays，towhichcircumstancethepassageevidentlyalludes。
Theyarelightonthetresses，Butleadontheheart。
Ligeia！Ligeia！
Mybeautifulone！
WhoseharshestideaWilltomelodyrun，O！isitthywillOnthebreezestotoss？
Or，capriciouslystill，*LiketheloneAlbatross，IncumbentonnightAssheontheair。