Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-02-28

VIII always pay her proudes, tribute ..
tor On each returning spring II. nefe,
breath, like the balrny breath of eaILe'i
Will KISS the howeret that blooms r. sS"'e
nero grave. Age, youth, & manhood i,,e
nor worm and tame, wiliweep as uiIp,;-,. ~
81 DIS iowty tomb..Parsimoniou nation r .,'
tlnue to deny the brass and marble TO- TO- =
VIII yield unto The tooth OF time: the rer 'leV
OF the chief more durable than tho r low
ments of art, will uninpaired desc.nadd OOa'
alter ages, and torn the standard 81 ~, %
excellence, while MS heroic name Ill -iaa
the signal OF liberty, when she fights no.. oe
battle for the rights of mankind. 'ds!
And will not the stranger, Who v,;,,
shores, feei an anxiety to behold the SO GU, og'
chre OF departed greatness. tell you n i.I
sailor OF Vasco di Cana, with more san:e
eye, did not seek the land of Good Illus HUE
nor the wave worn mariner, reduced ,aope'
last biscuit with more delight heLoiI ns
beacon which tells that his home Is ns VIC
than will the foreigner borne on the ,,+f.a,'
OF Potomac,s placid bosom, hail with 1 ras.
renee the heights of Mount Vernon. 'e's'
The fane Of the heroes OF antioui,v b.
long survived the efforts of the chissel lS.s
live IN their great actions, and defy the ~
stroyer time. Us
Willyou 60 to Marathon. IT'S des..
miserable shepherd wanders ertbose ni.:,.
where Greece once fought for Inert 'a ~
winds sigh over the silent waste, WHERE mr., ~s
was heard the clang Of arms, the shout <;
victory-no memorial tells Of the decd. "
more than twenty ages, yet the mind r.xa. =.
to the events of days long past. and the go
is warmed with the fame Of Mii,jsdes ''1'
Will youso 10 Sparta Travellers cor
tend as to where ran the Eurotas, where w.,
the settle OF the famous city--not yes,ice -
It's palaces, temples, or tombs remain E,, =.
virtues will long survive the ravages of time
They will be treasured by memory, when The
labours OF man are lost in the wrecks Of n
ture: But who, Laconia, will view tby bIe.k
and barren hills, who Thermopylea Inv rpy1
grd pass: and not do homage 10 the oIds,
time when virtuous Greece loved freedom
and freedom gloried in Leonidas.
On the ruins of Carthage, the indolen,
Moor now sits and smokes the pipe of obliyi.
on, very wretch, yet lis the Carthage tb,t
once produced Hannibal, to thunder ~
the gates of Rome, the Carthage that RULED
the empire Of the sea, and extended tse
commerce of the world, and while We con.
template its rise, progress and decay, We re.
member Zama, and the age of the Scipos
And thou too Old Rome, once mistress Of
the world, the seat of arts, Of arms and Of
bright honour too, how are the mighty fal.
len. AS we survey thy grey ruins. & behold
the remains OF the Coliseum, the Forum. and
the Capitol we think of the time when thy
assembled thousands listened TO the SOIL
breathing eloquence OF fully, till We fancy
that thy moulGering walls, still response 10
the magic of his tongue. We dwell on the
heroic virtues of thy Cato, disdaining to
survive the liberties OF his country. and tie
fame OF Cassius, glorying in being the last Of
Romans. A silence reigns, it tells that ages
have passed away, but virtue lives nor heeds
the effects of tipe.
And our proud capital too. will share the
common fate Of nations, will rise and flourish,
corrupt 4 decay will be the seat OF repub-
lican liberty :; 4. the scene Of despotc usur-
patton. It's power will be bounded by oceans,
its msgnihcence will command the pertec
ton of genius, the consummation OF art.
till its giories, impaired by age, luxury T..
effeminacy, sink under the ruthless hand Of
barbarism, and all is night"
Butthe fame OF its founder will flourish in
immortal youth, unhurt amid the wreck OF
empires, and the fall of states and when
the future traveller shall view the remains Of
our ancient grandeur. lightly will be tread
on the ruins which bear the name OF Wash
ing ton.
Our capitol has had its crimes, may its
misforunes purify it tnereirom. What aged
figure is il, We see waiting in the vestIbale
of the governmental palace The man is We:
~ old, and poor, but has the sembsnce OF
better days Be cautious, Legislators, how
you afford these sights to the young men,
they may believe in the possibility Of repuO.
lies being ungratetuI. What does be here !
Americans, that man fought for you in three
several wars he carried arms on the Height;
Of Abraham, On the plains of Trenton, aRa
in the Western wiids. Comes he TO *
boon He comes for right |! ! Know to your
shame that when your country was IN hef
greatest need, he implied bis slender purse,
into the lap of her necessities. ),
The cold winds of Heaven blow around
the bu! OF thy poverty, on the cIIti OF 'os
mountain, and scatter the few white h'H'
on thy time worn forehead, but the clemens
feel not so unkind to thee. Sinclair, as u'
ingrattude ola country whom thou had sen.
ed SO faithfully and so long. Thy sorrow
have ceased, old man, for ingraiiude WIN
not pursue thee to the grave, and when .ns
passing traveller shall look upon thy ,'s
dwelling, let him read for thy ,ePllaPnLI
Sinclair, the soldier Of liberty, brave Sn1
unfortunate.
You may rebuild the Capitol; you ma!
adorn it with the works Of Pbidias, The maF
nifcence of Pericles, and all The ma!GIII
wonders OF the Acropolis at Athen' sI,s
there is q stain which all your art VII ~.