Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-10-04
SPRING.

SPRING.
Lightly sreadiug on aromatic shrubs ane
fragrant flowers, the offspring OF his bounty
see: Spring approaches! Fragrancy issues
: from his lips; and over his frame Is throwt
garmen,, blue as the skies which ne eull
vsns while jocund he spreads the verean
mantle over valley, hill and grove nc
birds resume their interrupted harmony
The stream diisdains the Tyranny Of winter
5 and murmurs lis gratitude TO the cheating
season. The salmon, pride of the river
now visits the Avons of Cambria Resurn'
iog from the sea,he delights TO sport again
in our transparent waters prepare you'
implements YOU hardy sons OF the
waves Ensnare the attendant trout wltr
arr and patience! Thus shall plenty crown
your labors. and earth be gladdened with
the spoils Of ocean
The animals which own the power o.
: man, as we'll as those who, rejecting his
authority, maintain their native liberty, ac
knowledge, with rapture, the eplivenine
presence of spring. The Cock in sriumpt
msiestically struts before his admiring TO-
males, who equally confess the genial IN.
: fluence. The woolly tribe bleatfo,sh IL
praises; the hills resound with the graft
tude OF the lowing Ok; and the majestic
Horse with head erect, and nerves dis
tended with JOY, at his approach disdains
his solitary winter mansion; ueighing with
impa,ience, he demands the hill, the vale
and stream; that with recruited strength he
may contribute, . man! TO thy health, Thy
pleasure and emolument.
And shall not man, o Spring! Express
his raptures at thy approach? Thou com
>ess TO repair his debiltased frame TO re.
store his exhausted spirits, to clothe his
fields with beauty, and crown them with
plenty but chiefly 20 exalt his sool to, those
regions where thou teigness aud shalsreign
IN undiminished and everlasting glory.
SUMMER.
How pleasant are thy morning breezes,
o Summer. How reviying are tAy pellucid
streams! Thy birds salute the orien. sun
with all the melody ofnature. Vegetation,
indebted TO thy bounty. bloomsin all the
luxuriance of approaching perfection. And
see The youth OF the village salute The
evening beams with unaffected sincerity
The hand of labor is suspended. I'hs
lawn is covered with blooming health aud
ar,less beauty. The strings of the harp
touched by the hand of rura, harmony, ex
cite the smile of complacency. The mai
den adjusts her flowing locks. Deeked il
the garb of simplicity. her cheeks glowing
with expectation, aud her eyes anticipating
the Joyous scene, she yields her willing
hand to the youth, who charms her fancy
and possesses her esteem. Their feet, re-
.sponsive to music, are taughts to move will
grace and activity. OH with saverted eyes
She seems TO disregard the object of he
love. Alarmed, or seemingly alarmed b,
the imrassioned look, the tender whisper
,or the gentle pressure, she checks the ar
dor of his fame. As Oft, compassiona,ini
,his cantrition, and accepting his repensanc
she smiles ON him, with the tenderness Q
reciprocal affection, astempered by the dc
iicacy Of genuine modesty. Age.sits o
reciiues on the bench of case ;recounts tn
triumph of his youth compares the pre-
sent with the past !; and whilst the sigh Z
recollection steals insensibly from his bt
som, prefers the agility of the companion
of his better days 90 the vivacisy and ACT
isisy of our modeFnyoosh.
= Our patriotic bard seems here TO alindea
the establishment of Fisheries but 1t may 1
cstsssbseC whether hxs hint was attenaed with
~ seyree Of success among a people, Hia
cozSasSFHi TAG warrior as the most exalted
S-ta--caeTs.