Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-05-29


,ha, the sdds ofbeau.y, like the blos.em'
of Shinar, stealing fresh visour freu
repOse. exPAnd MI their sweetness 4
the poraiRg ray. In modern times
the tornid lever snores, amid the evening
fog,.tf praises Of his mistsess, while
the sPrightly strains Of his serenade or.
obtunded BY the mists Of midnight, o.
perhaps. with that ideal and metaphysi
cal love, which tormented Don Guixotte
andother hair-brained kni lights Of chival
~, he merely dredms of an absent mis-
tress, and leaves to the early and active
wcoer to experience the charming vi
cisstudes Of genuine passion. r. -.
q iaselose parlours in the long winter.
eve, We may pore over rent rolls, and
engrosS marriage settlements. Let the
decayedgentleman, in eorksoaled shoes,
goloshoeA and flannel, court the delicate
u,siden. in fhs close cap, and comfort.
able bed gown. But he,- Who would
WOO thee; buxdm Health, must
" Brush, with hlsty step, the deWs away,
And meet the SIP upon the upland lawn. /"
He must not see thee behind ere screens,
or lolling on sSfa, but must erect 4
lodge in the. piLqfe; and before the day
break, and the I'D dows Aee away, when
the rose and the mandrake give sweet
smell, listen to Tie joeund song, ming.
ling with the main Of the lark.
But the mornh g SIC breaches not for
lovers alone. d the Philosopher will
arise and meditase at the morning tide,
though he may no. rival the fame, he
may attain the old age 81 Chancellor
BAcoE. =
The Divine, by the light of the rising
sun, may cath hints from creation,
which may setve to raise the affections
OF his Aock ID HIM, who divided the
light from the darkness. =
The Merchant who opens his coun.
ting house widows to, the bresIes Of
mora, may perhaps find reward in the
custom Of the early purchaser. ".
The Lawyer, who has CROPPED, the
preceding day, in the intricAcies Of SPEC
ciaicieading. when he views the peace.
full hee ofmorning. and is enlightened
by the beamy sun, may perchanes, from
the .ere nifty of the hour, be led to con
the slogiuta Of" Blessed are the petce
matsrs."
While the blythe husbandman, whom
Providence has ordained tomiugle plea
sure with profit, finds, amid his lowing
herds, bleating sheep, and flushing fields,
an excitement 70 the task Of the coming
day. ', -
I5annot conclude this paper without
exhasing, with emphasis every studi.
Gus, every sedentary, and every contem-
plative man to get ~. early, and thus to
6nd time for the accomplishment. ofboth
probable and pleasurabte purpopes.
Though we cannot literally, like the
orisntals, gather "a cluster ofcdmphire
in The vineyards Of Engedi $" though We
zcaunOtrepair To- the mountain of myrrh,
and to the hill Of frankincen.e !" though
the "pomegranofe," does not redden ia
our Wales nor 'calamns, "nor 'seinnanson,' y
scent our groves, yeteven in this wes-
tern Wild, VIC may fnd the lily Of the val.
lies, and the rose of fragrance Let us,
therefose, forsaking the fsverish dreams
of the morning pillow, shake of the en-.
feebling chains Of Sloth, and 60 down
into. the garden. 70 feed in the gardens,
and 20 gather hliss." Let us Inspect
"the fruits Of the valley" and =" see
whether the vines flourish" BY tn.
"rivers Of waters" let us walk, and ex
pa'iats through the leafy eloissers in the
Temple Of Mature.