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VOLURA'S VISION.
And as intently then Volura gazedUpon the visage of the glorious one,Emotions deep of rapture thrilled her soul.The messenger celestial nearer drew,And said, in tones more sweet than music chimes,"O child of earth! I come to be thy guide;Come, soar with me and view the works of God."Thus saying, then the angel spread her wingsTo traverse with Volura spaces vast.
They passed across the orbit of our earth;Another orbit crossed, and then they reachedA planet which, though smaller than our own,Doth nearest that great luminary lie,The centre round which all the planets roll.The name of this bright orb is Mercury.And so intense with glory were the beamsOur sun upon its varied surface cast,Volura said, with wondering delight,"With scenes sublime, magnificent as these,Not all my dreams of heav'n were ever fraught."The angel and Volura soared away;And then to Venus' orb they swiftly came.'Twas night, and 'mid its firmament of starsOur own Earth shone like some resplendent moon.Awhile they gazed upon these midnight heav'ns,Then soon again their onward course pursued.
