Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-02
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THE FALLS Of rnE FAR.
ne even wa sAln', aai tue shades of the cleaning
Had stanI,.. ndistRcmess Ola farest aud lea
W hes cnclei ny beauty, tny tortsieps were rDviuy
where u ldr waters rolled Their Iiirs TO IN. s.u
But Luna sHnn broke thro thin clouds tbat nouuu
Ahd n"ve+ ~ ;cia!g gent the S.ueen of ihe Night,
While drsAs6 win tie thousands OF worlds that sur
r"and
H.r orn see!ncd to roll in an ocean of nyh;
Nhi'c invsiir.ss proudly its charms was disclosing
!" thNsc Who suroUnisd- abe sh,cs ana the wave
Waiie the beans of Heavtt of ighI wer. reposing
oa'ea'nre' uAi knocked at the brightness they gave;
Oie nihn,ut my spirit III fond recolrCIiou
kelSSned Ia tue Woodlands the rocks aud the stream
Where h"fe 'Ince inspired me--away retro.prctiuul
Nv ""'aeSs l" o"ei an the wrecks VI that dream.
snHed Oh the Isle OF the pillows, repo,iRg
hunbO"eted wi, b wO1,is on the heaven niue tide.
A'uhd II uniuLa ii the waters closing
Ana seemed ii'.n ats beauties reluctant TO glide:
The Iasru'ne hsd woven Its garland of btiyhtnes.
The Sweets oi the y oodbine were .cn,t,T.a ,,nnnd
Where sping Oh as fauciIui unants of Iigbtnes,
iiad s"ahs'ei "th noseis The mosscoyered ground
he current ca,ae on with ttelnI!nns s,oiinn,
The m1onbesin appeared on las surface ,u SLEEP
Nat loud as Ii.s ruice 1T iar storm the Ocean
us torrent awakened Nhen dashed ruui the steep -
u Tel! aud was dashed for a Notwithstanding
IL rose n"m ITS pillow of marble below
Broke via ffom ITS ieti.rs in reslessgess boiling
Then sunk 10 HE calm Ofiis earlier dow.
! utnea irIn the turbulent Of III. biliow
las Wur'.Hri igs wnisr-IeJ The tale OF nay lie
Mere a'i as tue i0"'I' lh-t The DARK pillow
Nds iosi al co,nui"tion. enjuI auce and strife;
B" ~ tn IN It's biossoHu an! ioVeGu,ss nourIsbed
ia" ""e ele d"et "a wheI inruei nom tia, scene.
AnI Wien Tue h"pes existence wele nourish.d
buie bach ibe reHienbI anre at all had been.
l sazeJ o. the fair iorms that luiiered aroand me
"hs'se. pleasure and siain-ss seemed ever TO he
Bn u"thii'G could break hio the darkness thai
OIL what IS existence or pleasure to me
% an Iiat /. u"eteJ-oi all have cherished
NJ, luN.s snd affections what eau I rrcai,i
The. aud they nOt-theiT brightness, hath ne.
Destruction and dtrkness embitter them all
Whose voices are bea ard on,,!e silence Of even
As s"it a. tne tones On the harp of the AR,
Nheh tvIChed by tnc hand VI the bIertss OF heaven
10 waSrn Inc feelings that sleep IA I.suaII
How n-ai - tJe adler-cdn melody charm ii
pI gladness and peare Ia the wTetcIied restere 2
rue thoIns that inhlhu the busom aud harm IL
Mast live TIL existence burden no more.
The accents that fell un ~, ear IN the sadness.
lhat wellied ON ny spui an the anguish of woe
ia" iie WIN the tones that inspired e with gladne..
WH'n lave u,i'd my .csOrn-no bliss souId Lestow:
SH! n"'ght tut IS nG0Tial-nO charm in creation
MN nelhc eau bre2tie IN The ~ilheTing heart,
lna' 'lNes on though Atoken or bid the sensation
ihat Sfsls "u existence forever, depart.
Ne scenes in yonr g'"ry, though silent can tell Ue
q: SORROW departed, and eva 10 come;
o'i your waters and verture, with All that befyl me
A'e Plct'leI ths scenes ihat fCiru uIy home
ihuHsh iar from my beauties wander Il STRANGER
!" -' 'he fond feelings that bound thee To me
hou i"mb ct my pleasures IN sofrow and danger
sly hedit sult remembers, my thnught tells of dee
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