Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-12
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The wide creation roll beneath their vi,w.
Mhe'etinsed with purple aud ethereal gold
Tue EASTERN yates Of sea born light unfold
Or where the banner OF son Eve unIolled
Des western oceans with bloody hue
Sente OF ueavehs Wide rolling chariot ! where
srtng form my fountains OF e,etnallight
Dost tbvu The gloiieE Ot thy Maker share.
An" nsuie to the hearts thon warmest-bright
AS their own gadRess--a his brightness theref
Eiie VI EHuigencel where thine arch suhli,ue
Reafs high the studded dcrIe of Elder fine
s.iti'"ns OF fair revolving orir- found
10 WINE The diysuc dance OF light around
leu are yon spheres the climes where shirt, soar
10 drink the beams they only ielt before
or are those gems thai bum in deeper Even
Flu so'tnhled DER that sea withunt a bound
Inc Isles iolove and life forever given
"htr. are the azurewcven dweliiGys found
VI sed""s IAN who point the way To ileasem3
Sonlee %, Existence when the bending skies
Ceaeaih thy glowing chariot wheels OF it.
6Insh S1iiiy IA ,by suite, aud slow arise
fIo ~ Occah'S hualid chambers on the eye,
,oi "onasiing nauoas. all..ciuleeni SreI
inS pFieht volcano DnTsts oil burnings tell
Do mortal spirits know the fond desire
- tasb 20 thee, or feel their boso,ns swell
n -, al lhe Ioo aud strive t. burst the chain
remnant e'"''S@
".''e t'na leaves her hnrnngs to the cloud
n"uu rear the hight beuse OF scilia's isies
seshs h'suntain spirit IN his sbroud
w. "hlfiwind sto1inS when on IN Ienp,b.nin, al.
,y"e aeeptoned peals of thGnJer rtshIup come
~, h'ga Oh Andes snow-c!ad hills appear
nme t"'d clear CLEAN that lgbt.us far mi ,.,r
NbtTe tom the pureuess at their vjrs;, .na,'H
J" scale the cloud the kissing rookie, ynss
No" leaves Track Of purple light ON Gisb
Atous Tie azure OF the cloudless .ky
~ Nv seeks again its crater governed hama.
"h.e ar be-" their heaconed heights
IL "a 4 verdure clothes the plain
htJ"icing ia the mountain lights
nat CLEAN along the darkenec main
are not these the affairs blight
Earth reaTs IT, thee, thou source pf Iisht,
odtre Hres OF incense ever slov
FROM all that buds or blooms LrIoy 2
Mhnse beauties but reflect the blaze
ol thy unbouu9ed ,cioudless rays:
10 there forever shall arise
Inc Iamrs Of Natures sacrifcei
~, gioriaus Orb bright image Of thy Con,
"here 1onnds along the shadows of tbr niyb,
HeaSeH's Messenger, obedient TO thy md
nntuhg MS hdniing brand OF starry liyht
n 'ne ne'e01 lamp that SEXES on The sight
~ AT hat iIVe---say, To what realms unknown
when wide foin thee in maze erratic ,,,rn
tie utlNes his aRangled car in airy niybt'
beafs he 10 shores of darkness and AZ pIno,
ne hdlhes that make uOIe visible Their to,,p
"he'e pound III chains sf blackness on The air
a. ., 10 ,'' t! te,sus TIE emblem Of Despair
~ Is ne nailed their genius SPIRIT when
Tie bursts once uiore upon their shades and pv.n
hs nope on beings sea, to bring apeu
'"e au''e from thee, thou loft! threne of Heaven ?
Source Of LoyeI whose warmth oon,Yol,
Ahu nerves The lie.surlug Of our suul.
10 htu The soft eniiyening note
sven the forest sOagslefs throat
10 ctolhe the woods IN deeper yreen
ahd nature vide in rGiier shesu-
l." spread the carpet soft OF flowers
inlhe Tue shadows of our bowers
LHah ne vine with purple ruit
Ana bdthe wiuter' 5 storm ne mute
- an 'aiDe ""n--and sHa!i tue heart
roger In act the grateful PART
isAiJit bel" ath Inv genial raw
Ahe 'eeis lie lite blood quicker pigv
Wide ev'ry PASSION wakes 10 NOV.
Tue master strain OF endless love
~" tet 'he hearts spring lose its bend.
ahd Natures notes Of pleasure end
Lei Nsfdnre cease Ia robe tie plain
NOT spring be known 10 bloom again--
erase every shade thaI loves 10 fail
around the iVy-mantled hall
toTEei the vine thy ripeHng power
.NHd WlniePs fTowH around us lower
1rt shall remembrance never cease
10 CHERISH stiIi the seam OF Peace.
ON distant heeted moments pore
ana tnourn the days thai live no more
10 soft iroIH thee, IN all prevailing sprinu
~ s"hles beau forth, ana give existence wing
90 ,',l as sweets ffoni every bursting dover
ioa' ministry nuptuals with the IeraI hour
Ana shake from ever, form the dnIler lies
ihat bind IN gloom when yellow Autumn diesI
70, tNse' iich summer clad in bOundless green
AZ 'H} command, IA blooming worlds Is seen
Mheii % the Iriith 81 tie seasons hung
her oanueT bright IS o'eT creation hung
FER lheeb mid autumn steals with sohrr uaae
as as Ioih 10 1"it me warmth of Thy embrace
Tries svery change, and varies every hour
he ianuscape iaiL that lives beneath Thy power
foieVtT may 'by Curious beams arise
VI near OF siddDess and unclouded skieA
But oil when tempesis rear their shades aror,0
an" All with darkness all the azure bound
H@ng fotih the Riest memorial Oh the storm
Nhrn IN. iera TJll and livid lightnlnus ulsy
snal' not u; smile, when resting nu its form
Mo tear M soriON die aud ice aWayY
when sink thy SCI ,trrd Hres far in the west
10 sumner on the dimpled waters breast
When mount the shadows Of the even dun
IneD, ON thy chi!d!eu oftbe western sun
As beams Thy last fa eHell.. oh hang on hiab
The cfimsoncd curtains of that varied sky
SIa'l not the star Of hope aud life arise
spIt on thr fretwork OF those sangune skies
PROMISE the g0rcs OF that endless morn
To break The clouds OF death and darkness given
When millions shall anew to life be born
1870. S. or lie Sntrrtt