Of timbrel-echoes ’mong the hills expire,
As ’twere some seraph’s song o’er earth that floats
And fades away in air—when lo! proud Miriam stands
Before him and his prophecy commands.
| [1] | The “Feast of Tabernacles,” which lasted seven days. |
THE CHALDEAN’S PROPHECY.
“Daughter of Judah! on thy brow
Thy kingly line is proudly blent
With Israel’s faith, and woman’s vow—