Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-11-14
SPAIN

Beauteous the Sun DER sevies shady plain
Ixus ut the dawn in his joyo domain
Where the ripe golden grunge, FROM boa. ever green
Has pierced the grey mist with its clnri"us sheen,
Anu streams glanciny far as to ocean they stray,
6esm TO Hy with fresh speed from the lace OF HE day;
nnsre repos,1g q. noon In the spray of Il fountain,
nave looked orth IN river nn'i forest anal mounain
On the vineyard in cluster. the orchard in boon,,
WHOSE looh was Eiys'uni, whose breath was perfume
The biack-beciing convent enl,os Ine,l in wood,
The far-gleaming turrrt commanding the flood
Tie stately cathedral ou'slretehed on the plain,
The BUN " tee CITY, the low of the herd,
me f,esh-hur.tng sang Of tue jas,-wakensl bird
In far, foreign lands, I will dwell on the tale.
In sickness, i've blindness at dea,h's In tnl dart,
Thou sha', dawn vision bloom round nv heart
NO winter here blasts every blossom and fruit;
me STRAIN ne'er is frozen, the bird nntr,
Nor bare are the branches scar is the leaf:
Fast follows the poughshare where late fell the .heaG
FOR Tue sun-ver presses his fiery chace,
And nature teens quick in his burning embrace.
genut,ous the NEON from her cover, of pines
scars high as each trace OF his splen,or declines;
y breeze goes before her, ts Lethr, Ills lie,
iney wax. from the slumber from the strife.
10 labor has limbs iO- taui,ngo again,
anu heart Tor love, and an arm for Spain
,n aa.eu 10 the nrroM, The charming guitar
& ah'ne should t-man, it, her hand will be mine;
v Nm ner would dance ill the stars shine
Wneh nt'Snet on my shoulder r-pose she shall seek
hrr "arnstreamng breath IKE Tide DER my check
1i w rsr h csn 'oe.e"n gaze on her breast
AL sweeiiy he wakes me ffo.n dreams that beset
tnn laughs rs she raiiies her stri castanrt.n
so spea.s the CAV peasant 10y priests bent 10 earth
RE spoor 10 bis grave aud slave from his birth;
AMI ,e scsu'ics, share Of The har,e., he ,'Iao,s.
And the heritage Of blood long tried
me hrart OF steel, The glaDce o pride.
Le nola not forgot when the loud funeral wall
ts','s as the crescent wanr,l sickiy and pale.
Ana aghas; nj lie voice OF The Cii on The SHIRE
p p,ep lac oer The ocean the niidri Moor.
i'"' not t'Ii his ti.,,lcp red ON ,h. strand
AMI ms iirs bad drniCd even u y,ay. ia IN. Land
D'n nc ieaNf ihe Alhanibra charm to the view.
anu q trophy 10 those whom twas fan. Ia suud,ic!
~ the rp!e"did decay oi thy ,irsniaie halls
,ySHS Tchos' shaIl turtle The iout rs IL fau.
hrte wiiie I" i!IsitS last shadows sn-e,
~, luz pianiom III glory, ihe ,haics of The dead.
.ani hah he forgot! NU--vct rel is hi, llal.
WI s, L. !, or Treln' o The orphans he made
"',u W.. .i''i nl ,lehtnce thriugh Europe he blew
ana huTie back tie holt tyrat tilai tlrrs,
NJ So'iu'fDr cuShipn-d DOWN Ctu,,.,u
TO malshAN less bOi! with the sword ,lap Inc nuin
mere tieTc; but scrptre self-cen;r.4i. alone.
mere tame paved each the stat 10 the ,hrone
s'e'' neroes grew pale as the meteor appeared,
I,Hu w" us diliinJn most hated, tenret
~, 'ps u't threafs al ambition made good,
Nm ."Cn l""t "' thrir passage bought wi their blood
bui traitors bave sold thee towards, i,ir sunin ~
IN, me rilts OF faction thy Councils prolane!
res Freedom shu! rnn her eruss
~" Wo'e she the lion aghast 10 his den
1,ni TEARS she tao wuf when prowl, for his nrev
IN" 'sr> from the Tomb whom he dared NOT ~ sny
a, 'ner. IS hiooi which Keeps its won,ed course
. :. sun hows faithful To It's noble source
~ anee, ~nere great tonana's ashes sleep,
70 sht'' brand from Saragoza's heap.
&C. 'hs' nigh confidence which patriots feel
1r,t,oippt e'crr willing vein urge thy St.e3.
A.. ~. 1oot !" stamp the soil IL reads ON, free
81" eve sdbiinely bent Liberty,
sec ira Urgiug his resisflees cnnrse
- MHson Charging on his tanning horse
~ where ne comes from many a far famed sliore
W pant NE" ia"reis on the grave Moore.