VOLURA'S VISION.
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They passed beyond the orbit of the Earth,Past Mars, and those four orbs that lie betweenIts path and Jupiter's belt-circled sphere,And winged their silent way to that vast orbCalled sov'reign of the planetary host,To mighty Saturn, with its rings and moons.
Two mighty arches spanned its midnight heav'ns,Reflecting on the planet glorious light;Between these arches lay a darkened space,Where twinkling stars displayed their native beams;Resplendent moons illumined too the skies,Of gibbous, spherical, and crescent forms;Some rising in the heav'ns as others set,Some passing through eclipses now and then;And, bright'ning still the glory of the heav'ns,Amid these orbs were blazing comets seen.And as Volura viewed the scene sublime,A solemn spell upon her soul was cast.Awhile she stood in awe and wonder lost;Then to her angel guide she trembling said,"O holy being! tell me if amongThis bright assemblage, though as some faint star,My home is seen, the Earth whereon I dwelt."The angel said, in deep and solemn tones,"Not half the spaces have we traversed nowBetween the sun and planet most remote,
