Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-02-09
THE NEWSPAPER.
BIZ ". CONFER.
HARgl Ills the fwanging hcrn! DER yondef


That wifl,;ts wearifame but need'ul length
gelfrides The wintry aood, in which the moon
Sees her unwrinkled face ref:tsed bright
He comes. thchcrald Of noify world,
With f,a.ter'd boots, aiapp'l wait anc frozen
locks,
News from all nations llimb'iing at his back.
True 10 his charge, the clofc pack'd load behind,
Vet carce!s what he brings, his one, concern
r "a conaatf il TO the dc2iD'd inns
And having dropt tn expected bag-pafs on.
He whites as lie goes, light hearted wretch,
Id and yet cheerful /; mehsngcr OF greet
Perhaps to thoufands, and Of joy to ionl-;
To him indifF,renr whether greet or Joy,
Heufes in alhes, and the fail of ftoeks,
Births, deaths, and marriages, eplit e' wet
With tears that rrickledidown the wIifcfs's cheek,
Faff az The periods from his alent quill,
Or charg'd with ANXIOUS fghs OF abiena iwain''
Or nymphs refponfve, equally af4et
His horle and bin, nnconfcious of them all.
Blu, Oh th' important budget ulher'd IN
With fnch heart fhakng mufc, who can lay
What are its t;dings! Have our troops awak'd
Or do they fill, as if with opium dfugg'd.
Shore TO the rnurmurs of th' Atlantic wave
Is India free !! and does hc wear her plum'd
And icwell'd rurban with lnle OF peace,
Or do we grind her fill! The grand debate,
The popular barangue, the tasi leply:
The logic, and the gdonl, and the wit.
And thc loud lsugh = long TO know them all /;
/ Burn to fet TIL lmpTilon'd wrangiers free,
And give them voice and utt's.pce once again.
Now an the FIRE, and c!oie the ahutters falt,
Let fall the custsins, wheei the iota round,
And while the bubblng and loud Kissing urns
Throws cp aeady Column, ard the cups,
That cheer ba, nor inebria1e, wait Ola each,
So let rs welcome peaceful ev ming in.
Mas {ueh bis cy'ning who, with filming face,
Sweaes in the crowded theatre, and fqaeez'd,
And boT'd with elbow points thro' both his ildes,
Onacoids;thc raining actor on the ftage;
Norhis, who patient fands till his feet tilrob,
And his head thumps to feed upon the breath
OF patriots buriting with heroic rage;
Or placemen, all tranquility and fniles.
This folio Of four pages, happy work
Which not ev'n critics criticize, that holds
Inquifitiye attention while / tread,
FSli bound in chains of ilence, which the fair,
ho' eloquent themfelves, yet fear to break -
What isit but map Of bAfy life,
Us fluctuations, and its yaf concernss
Here runs the mountainous and craggY ridge
hat sempts ambition 90 the Glmmit, fec
& be fsais Of Office glitter IN his eyes
He climbs, he pants, he CRAPS them. At his
heels,
Clof at his heels, ademsgogue Attends,
And with dext'rous iifk foop twitls him down,
And wins them - but to lofe them in his turn.
Here rills of oily eloquenee in soft
Mesndefs luhfcate the course they take;
The modest speaker is ashanti and grlev'd
T. ergrcss a moments notice.; and yet hegs,
Begs a propitlous ear for his poor thoghts,
How trivial al that he concelyes,
Sweet bashfulness it Claims At least this praise,
The dearth Of information and good sense,
Fiat it toretells us, always comes to pass
Cataratfs Of declaration thunder here
There Forests Of no meaning spread the page
Iawhich all comprehension wanders lost:
While fields Of pleasantly alnuse US there,
With merry discants on nations woes,
! The rest appears wilderness OF strange
But gay confusiop--roses Tor the cheeks
And lilies for the brows OF faded age,
Teeth for the toothless, ringlets for the bald,
Irav'n, earth and ocean plunder'd of their sweets
NeGfareous essences, Olympian dews,
sermons and city feasts, and fay'flte airs,
Athefeal Katterfelto, with bis hair on end
AZ bis own wonders, wond'fing for his bread
lis pleasan, thro' the loop holes of1etreat
70 peep at such a world 10 see he SIR
OF the great Babel, and NOT feel the crowd;
To hear the roar she sends thro' ali her gaIes
AT a state distance, where the dying sound
Falls soft murmer on th'sunigjuF ear.
nus sitting, and survey ing thus at ease
The globe and its concerns, seem advanced
Q some secure and p:ore tnan mortal height,
That lb'rates ard exemprs me from them all.
Ii turns submitted 10 my view, turns round
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