Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-29

sia-Shom hs describes as
the coxcomb Gear,
The sutocrat of lVxltzes and Of war!
AS ca ger for plauGT as realm,
And lust as TT for 81 't.ng as the helm
lie then pourtrays the situation OF
France and of her kiEg good classic
Louis"
4 scholar ALWAYS now and ther! Wit,
Aud gentle when digestion may oermit-
But not to govern lands euslaved Sr tree;
The govt vas martyrdom enough 10 thee!
lie then addresses himself to John
Bnll tax.ridden and ebt-ridden and
compliments Mr.. Canning as a man.
VINO, bred statesman, still was torn Wit,
And never, even in that dull house, coI!d'st
tame
To unleavened prose thine own poetic fame.
He returns to the Congress-gives
hit at Me,ternioh and Wellington, Cha.
teaubriand and Montmorency and tinal-
" pictures forth Maria Louisa attend
ins the Congress
TIE imperial daughter, the imperial bride,
Thei:n9erial vlc:im-sacrihce to pride.
The still pale shadow of the Hottest queen,
That earth mas vet to see, or e'er hath seen:
She iitS amidst the phantoms q. the hour,
The theme of pity, and the wreck OF power
On, cruel noe iSery, Could not Austria spare
4 dau Shter What did frances widow there:
Her filter place was by 1T. HeIen's wave,
He. only throne is in Napoleon's grave jcine's
She comeS!--the Andronache thut not Ra
Nor 10 ner's!) Lo, on Pvrrhus' arm she leans.
Yes. tae right arm, yet red from Waterloo,
Which cut her lords hail shattered sceptre
through,
Is offered and accepted Could slave
Do more or less and he in his new grave !
Finaly he ends this strange poem By
the following significant lines
Here, reader, we pa lsc 1t there's no harm
IN IHCarmen.
This frst-you'il have, perhaps, second
Such is a brief sketch Of the Age Of
Brooze.n There are two passages In
tsr.persed through it, which we reserv.
ed for the last. They relate to our own
couD,rymen, Tie first is q just and
beautiful compliment to our own Wash
lngton aud Franklin-He passes off
from Bonaparte to our own country
men:
Hear near. Prumethus from his rock appeal
To earth. air, ocean, all that felt OF feel
Ills power and glory. all who yet shall hear
4 name eternal as the rolling year
lie teac hes them the lesson taught so hong,
SO OFT, vanly-learn to do no wrong!
\ single step into the right had made
This man the Washington Of worl ds betrayed
\ single step into the wrong has given
His ma ne doubt to the winds Of heaven:
The reed OF fortune, and of thrones the rod,
Offame the Moloch or the demgod
His country's Cesar. Europe's Hannibal,
Without their decent dignity fall.
Vet Vanity herself had better taught
4 surer path even to the fame he sought,
Sy pointing out on history's fruitless page
Ten Thousand conquerors for single sage.
While Franklins quiet mem'ry climbs to heav'n
Calming the lightning which he thence hath
riven,
Or drawing from that no less kindled earth
Freedom and peace to that which boasts his
birth, ne'er;
While Washincton's watch word, such as
Shall sink while there's an echo left to air,
While e-en the Spanard's thirst of gold X war
Forac.s Pizarro to shout Bolivar
The next passage is suggested by the
Congress at Verona.
Bu, 10! Congress! What, that hallow'd name
Which freed the Atlantict May we hope the
same
For outworn Europe With the sound arise,
Like Samue!s SHADE to Saul's monarchic eyes,
The prophets ofyoang Freedom, summonedia Tar
From climes of Washington and Bolivar;
Henry, the forcst-born Demosthenes,
Whose thunder shook the Philip Of the seas
And stole Franklin's energetic shade,
ROBBED in the hghtnings which his hand allay'd;
And Washington. the tyrant tanner, wake,
To bid MS blush for these old chains, or break.
But ,ohO compose this Senate CT the few
That should redeem the many! Uho renew
This consecrated name, till now assigned
To councils held to benefit mankind?
Who now assemble at the holy call
The blest Alliance, which says three are all
An earthly trinity which wears the shape
Ofheaven's as man is mimicked by the ape.
A pious UNITY in purpose one
TO melt three fools to Napoleon.