The Angel of the World Author:George Croly Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: TO THE MEMORY OF Thou ihy worldly task hast done." Shaisfeiki. High peace to the soul of the dead, From the dream of the world she has gone! On the star... more »s in her glory to tread, To be bright in the blaze of the throne. In youth she was lovely ; and Time, When her rose with the cypress he twined, Left her heart all the warmth of its prime, Left her eye all the light of her mind. The summons came forth,—and she died ! Yet her parting was gentle, for those "Whom she loved, mingled tears at her side— Her death was the mourner's repose. Our weakness may weep o'er her bier, But her spirit has gone on the wing To triumph for agony here, To rejoice in the joy of its King. CZERNI GEORGE. This man was one of the bold creations of wild countries and troubled times; being's of impetuous courage, iron strength, original talent, and doubtful morality. Civilization levels and subdues the inequalities of the general mind ; barbarism shows, with the desolation, the grandeur of the wilderness, the dwarfed and the gigantic side by side, a thousand diminished and decaying productions overshadowed by one mighty effort of savage fertility. Georges Petrowich was descended of a family of Servian, nobles. His habitual name of Czerni, (black,) was given probably from the colour of his hair. His first spirit exhibited itself in an act of personal violence. When a hoy, and ordered by a Turk to stand out of his way or have his brains blown out, he shot the Turk on the spot. Hatred of the oppressors of his country might have here mingled with individual offence. Czerni George took immediate refuge in Transylvania, and entered the Austrian service, where he was made a non-commissioned officer. He subsequently quarrelled with his captain; challenged, and killed him. He was now tw...« less