Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-16
NEST OF BIRDS.
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CONCLUDED
The an,iqraty If he forests is conduct
ed by a science much less equivcca. 1t1an
the antlq1ary OF Cries "a seaiied OAK, with
all its moses, preclams Uuch more plaIn-
ly the hand that gave it existence, ,aan
ruined column declares by what architect
it was reared.
Among men tombs are the records Ct
their history; Na,ue on the coptrari tx
es her impress only uroa life she ssqu're,
peither granite nor a,a,b'e to pesprsuas
what she writes 1ime his Destroyed lie
annals IF the sovsreigns Of Memphis. and
their funera! pyramids bat has &c bees
able to eHace a,ngle letter IT the hlsst.5
eugrayea on ssaS -ss she'll Of shz Egyptian
Ibis.
There are no esiIes by the commaod OF
nasnre, like those prescribed BY rhcsn,=s
The bird is banished for a moment oliy
and for his own sdsangag-; he dSparss
with his nc gh5ors with MS tashsr, aad
hii mother, b sisters and has b@ostIsTs
he leaves uolhiog aeh!nd nc takes @i,h h'm
his whole heart. Ihe aesats has prepared
for him bosh food and h:sbita.!on The fo.
rests are not armed agans. him; be re.
,urps ii last TO die On me spot which gaze
h:m birth, he there tiads again the river,
s ,he free, aud the sun If hts forefathers.
But is the aorsai, driven from his natiee
hoTa, sure Of reyi.is:ps l. again! Alas !!
il is impossible for roan to say al bis hsth
IN VIVA, corner of tie universe his ashes
will be deposited, 70 what patti lhe bias.
Of adversely may hur.. them. stu he
might be happy were he suffered TO De II
peace. But 10 sooner 10 he uafarmnase,
shaa he is prosecuted by all; the lodivi-
dual iniussice. Cd whica he is the object,
is soon converted inso universal injustice.
Every shing tends to confirm the Truth
of this remark 4 savage is more power.
fully attached 10 his he, tran prince to
his palace; and the asouutalneeg - more
delighted with his naive rocks, than The
shabltan, of the plain with his golden corn
fields. Ask q Scotch highlander il ne
would change bis Ios With The hrsspo,en.
,ase of the earth When Tar removed
from his beloved mountains, be carries
with him the recollection Of them wherc
YER he goes; he signs for his flock, his
torrents and his clouds. He longs 10 eat
again his barley bread, to drink goat
milk, and to sing in the valley ths ballads
which were sung also by his toTeiathsrs
He pines if be is prevented trom returning
10 hss naive cline.
With what Joy will he again by to h'a
roof of furzs? With what delight will hs
visit all the sacred relics Of his Indulgence!
Aud who can be more happy than the rs
ouimsux, in his frIgh,ful country! WHAT
to him are all the flowers Of our climates.
compared to the SHOWS OF Labrador, and
all our palaces TO his smoaky cablo! Ht
embarks in spriog with his wife, on trag-
ment OF floaiing ice. Hurried along by
the currents, he advances toto the open
seq on this throne OF the God OF Iempes,s
The mounsain waves on the deep IT'S lu-
m;oous peaks and Its trees OF snow the
sea.wolves resign themselves to the lnfu.
ence of love in its values and the whales
accompany il over tbs black bosom OF
Ocean. The hardy savage, on his moving
rock, covered with the spray OF the b'l'
lows, amid tempestuous whirlwipds and
driving SHOWS. presses to his heart the
wife whom God has given him, and hnds
with her unknowo joys IN this mixture Of
psrils and pleasures
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