《the works of edgar allan poe-5》

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1835。

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      THE COLISEUM。

TYPE of the antique Rome! Rich reliquary
Of lofty contemplation left to Time
By buried centuries of pomp and power!
At length … at length … after so many days
Of weary pilgrimage and burning thirst;
(Thirst for the springs of lore that in thee lie;)
I kneel; an altered and an humble man;
Amid thy shadows; and so drink within
My very soul thy grandeur; gloom; and glory!

Vastness! and Age! and Memories of Eld!
Silence! and Desolation! and dim Night!
I feel ye now … I feel ye in your strength …
O spells more sure than e'er Jud鎍n king
Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!
O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee
Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!

Here; where a hero fell; a column falls!
Here; where the mimic eagle glared in gold;
A midnight vigil holds the swarthy bat!
Here; where the dames of Rome their gilded hair
Waved to the wind; now wave the reed and thistle!
Here; where on golden throne the monarch lolled;
Glides; spectre…like; unto his marble home;
Lit by the wanlight 
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