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THE MoMENTARY GLANCE.
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Inc the relation Of fact in substance as follows
a gentleman was afflicted with the loss o
SIGHT. lie was informed, that, if lie would Sub
nit 10 n certain operation he might recover hiS
vision, though, probably, il would be only for .
few moments. He immediately determined that
the operation should be performed, that, once
more he might look upon the things OF light
Ills wife and children, toh him the dearest object'
on earth were brought into the room, and Sc
situated as to be the first subjects of sight. The
oculist cxcrted his skill, and the elect was a:
predicted lie was blessed with one momcntar,
rlancc-hc saw those he loved best--hls cyelid
closed--and his soul sunk back into darkness.
He thought on former times and sigh'd--


Beauty was veil'd to himi
And grandeur glitt'rinS in is pride,


And novelty, were dim.
And memry told the evening when
Night came--to leave him not again
lie thought upon the sacred day


When marriage VOWS were giy'n.
When wit and beauty made him gay.


And earth appear'd a heavens
When pleasure hung her lovely bow
Ger all the storms that ragd below
But one delight Of nuptial life,


That husband could not know
For While his faithful tender wife,


Gazed fondly on his brow,
lie could not meet her speaking eye.
With loves bewitching sympathy.
And tho his children climbed lis knee.


And sung their songs Of mrth,
And love imagin'd them to be


The farest things on earth,
He saw not the peculiar grace
That kindled in each smiling face.
o. dark and dreadful was the doom


That fate had ocr him thrown,
Mid flowers, he looked not on their bloom,


Mid friends, he was alone;
A star set in a starry sky,
But hid from all its brilliancy.
Hope sprung to life--thc hand Of skill


His misty cycs might clear,
And to his view, i'll sunshine, still


The lov'd Of earth appear.
Twas so--his soul looked forth in light
Then backward shrunk in deeper night.
lie saw a soft, a pteous smile


Eean from his anxious wife
lie saw the sparkling eyes, awhile,


0ftnosc fair buds Of life,


And sight was not--but mcmry made
A sketch of all that could not fade.
All eartlls magnifcence-thc glow


Of nature and Of art;


Wealth, beauty, famc--could not bcstoW


Such rapture to his heart,


As that one mcmcntary view


Ot tllose-thc lovely and the true.


thus, could some fayor'd one behold


lhc gores now unknown;


me palms, the crowns, the harps Of gold.


The rainbow and the chrome


aad then deep darkness pail the show,
Gould he forget his ysion'-No!
eommunngs high, in silent hourg,
Would fix his thoughtful soal
Ned muse ON the celestial powers
And bid the moment roll
More switter, til, should come the day,
When he might soar from earth away.
Neither could he, the blind ono. cease
10 think when dawning light,
uave all his tenderness release,
;, And brought his all to sight.


ne Knew them good--and oh! twas sweet
10 think, in heaven they all should meet.