Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-30
Far The ALEXANDRIA ADVERTISER.
To ELIZA **s-*

10 r l. II Il
Ingenious, did my dear Eliza fay!
Not compliment her OH the blifslul day,
Which uiherd to the light, darling gueft,
A lovely infant, to her bolom preisd.
All, dearch friends, and will you till upbraid,
TIL in the tomb, your poor Amelia's laid
For her, the fates have iure ordain'd 10,
Thofc mott be.oy'd, ihould eapfe accuteh wee.
But, dear Eliza, 'ris an eaiier part,
To wound 10 death, than bind the broken heart;
Unmerited reproach from thofe we love,
More cruel than a thoufand daggers prove;
TIE heart reccil., and iaints beneath it, pau,
And bat revivcs, TO faint and die again.
But while my boiom, and my pul.es beat,
Pr;z'd by that heart, will all the bIeflings be,
Which providence divine has fhower'd on thee.
And may the bcautious inian,, we'll repay,
Thy fond affection at future day;
= Iefs thy form, thy features, GENEROUS heart,
Thy love Of virtue, and thy hate OF art.
But, dear Eliza, wrong, nor wound thy friend,
And fay, aateer for iome abjeel end;
leave that TO thofe intent to do me Ill,
am the tau,c, tincere Amelia fill.
You fay tina, now he winters diiappeard,
And little fonghers OF the wood are heard,
Like nature too, flould mantle wear,
Lels gloomy, and aifume cheartul ar;
All me my friends, You nor iutpect nor Know,
OF turbid waters which around neil
Tho fpring Ger lcng will paint the landicape
gay,
And decorate her pride, her daughter May,
What potenr Aow'ret will charm contain,
To lull in leep this pond'rous weight OF pain
Ah none, Eliza, fave the power above,
who rules the feafcns can the load remove!
Ills ,ft il youth, that folly CATS the die,
We live and wildom with experience buy;
And happy they, who purchafe at mart,
I. hat leaves no pang to agonize the heart
Twas born with thee, Inherent in Thy blood,
Thy lips pronouneedit, toon as underttood.
My mitc--I'm low--Alas! but mutt conieis,
NV mite was purchas'd by acute diftrels;
To think, to fpeak, to aa was quite the fame,
The moments impulle, if praile or blame.
You worhip'd prudence, !" haifd her nymph
divine,
deem'd her cold, nor how'd before iner thrlne'
For when wretch approached tho iamih'~
She fill would whifper, hid naught 10 fpare.
Nay, when foe had fought to do thee Wrong,
She faid the caufr did not TO me belong;
Again--whcn Julian wooed, with proiped
gay, :.
She faid, " be wife Amelia, while you may;
q For wealth is honer'd, and 'twil.ere be found,
{" The poor muf occupy inferior ground;
Multi pats uuleen, as thoie OF vulgar mould,
/" By them whole Cole divinity is geld
Indignant |, her council fpurn'd aide,
Nor eall'd it wifdom. but ignoble Pride.
All filly heart il then but little knew-
The world appear'd in a deceptive view.
Which mutt in part, for diff rent fates acct unit,
wrapr in gloom, and thou at BLISS fount
Thou midi thy friends, and idoliz' by thofc.
And the mark for unofiended fee:
Some without malice take random aim,
And foley why, that others do efamc;
The more inveteratc, point furer dart,
And enpties full CULVER IL my heart;
And for en,on OF this clafs, if blame there be,
IT'S that they were too dear, alas to ME.
All inconliderate, cruel and nnjutt,
They have.he power, and wound my heart they
mutt
But fhould we meet on that great dayto come.
when all viii hear rronounc' their fnal doom,
/ NAV thro' mercy, then be beR q, they,
And ufherd with them to eternal day;
Nor be the words as high presumption thought
MY faintng nezft, VIII ilu 49, 't'PS - A"uS"',
No Jingle ray--no, dear Eliza, no.
For that would ehafe away thus weight OF wos...
A little fpace, the period viii be here
When as vifion all will ciiappear;
When the mott feeling heart will be as tfons,
It'sseareit object. be no longer known.
When thoie, who now 10 wealth and iPlasdor
fhine,
viii be but duff, nor finer duff than nrne;
Such will not iigh Impatient fer the gloom,
That reigns without rival in the tomb;
But, THY Amelia, dare it's terrors brave,
UniuG reproachss, will not pierce the grave,
AMELIA.
Alexandria, March 20.
T. SIMMS--has for Sale,