The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-01-04
ORIGINAL POETRY.
FOR THE GAZETTE.
The Carriers address, to his patrons


THOUGH piercing winds from Arctic skies,
Blow cherries, chill, and drear;
And natures animation aIes,
And winter frowns severe.
Though now obique, the suns pale beam
Sheds but faint and feeble ray
And day light lends transient gleam
While the chill momcats pass away.
If wildly drifts The heecy snow
Lies onward waves unruff led flow
AS when IN summers verdant bowers,
The ZeplIyrs fan the winged hours
We hail thee land, where freedom reigns
Though blush we must, since chou art free,
That still the clank Of savery's chains,
Proclainls thte land Of tyranny.
Hushd is the clarion of war,
That wakes the wildness of dsmav;
The clouds, that shroud Bellona's car
Dim not thy NEW YEARS dawIung day.
Nought but tile distant empty roar
Ofhigh debate, on Congress floor,
Disturbs tiny calm, and wakes to lifes
The dying brands of party strife.
Joy wish we to the State of Maine =
That factions feuds awhile should cease:
We hope, again no triple reign
VIII mar our ofice-holder's pesce.
To tanners, all the soil supplies,
We wish 10 merchants seven fold gain
That dropping manufactures,
No Smiling funds maintain
- hat arts and trades may richly thrive
Ans all professions prospro IS live
Prom hearts, that know 10 feel, It's said,
We wish the printer punctual paid.
Thong h news from Europes western shore,
OF crimson'd fields and deeds Of arms,
We bring you not. We hear of gore,
of battles, death, and wars alarms,
Where Hellsponts rude surges roar
Amidst the fair spread Cyclades,
In Grecia, famd in days of yore,
Vengeance awakes; and valour frees.
Her howery fields and fertile plains,
From their cruel Moslem chains,
The spirits rous'd Of liberty,
And Grecia struggles to be free
On Russias snow encrcled throne,
Most powerful now of crowned pates,
Sits AleXander,-and gives tone
TO Europes congregated States.
England has lately crown'd King,
Of virtues, rare, and vices, nameiess
And buried, 'tiods a shameful thing,
Queen, comparatively, blameless.
Such is the fate, TO mortals given;
Bands soon are tied,-ties sooner rven!
We mourn past years setting sun.
And 10Y new years course 70 rur
The Sgsniard BODIES his destiny,
And sees his empire crlmb' ling down
Though like young shoots round Withheld tree,
The Cores still support his crown.
Bur trans AtlantIC colonies,
And Patriots, like hydras, rise,
To free. from chains their far iam'd land
Whose mountain tops with diamonds glow.
Der golden sands, whose rivers flow.
Those treasures light are priz a. for thee,
Thou richest gem, fair Liberty
We wish our courteous patrons health
Upon the morn OF this new year;
With Joys Of beauty, love, and wealth,
And all, that makes existence dear
Let on this day your bosoms glow.
With gratitude 70 bounteous heaven
And on the suffering poor bestow,
The bounty which to you is given,
Let charity her pittance throw,
And glad the heart of sinking woe.
TO the sad wand'rer give relief,
Dry from his cheek the tear Of grief.
But winters gloouest homours dreare
Admit OF pleasures most rehn'd;
Tins lonely season of the year.
Gives birth TO joys of purest kind.
In some retird, some silent cell,
Where cares obtrusive seldom stray,
Where contemplation loves 10 dwell.
And science sheds serenest ray.
There shall the charms of elder lore,
From languor keep the heart secure,
And there e,llui but seldom strays
Among the scenes of other days.
Or when the storm low'rs in the west,
We seek those social lov'd retreats
Where elements are hushd to rest
And not pulse discordant beats.
And where the golden moments roll,
All Joyous, smiling. soft and kind
While quatf'd the fowings of the soul,
And heard the music OF the mind.
Where days and years UNDECIDED Ay,
Cheerd by heavily smiling eye
And life itself seems but dream,
So smoothly glides its passing stream.