The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-07-29
EDUCATION.
lie folleaiBs IS ausektrpol from y speech 81
sd MfsnAliius the Irish gnrfisfrr

| "Ofal the bl,ssings maieh IL his pleas.
ed Providence 10 allmw It's fD cultivate.
there Is not one winch breathea phrer
fragrance, o. bears 4 heavei,lief aspect lhan
Itdueaiou. Il Is = rompnnion which no
lmlsioriules can dsprtss-.sno cllue destroy
lin enemy alienaie-~no despotism en-.
sa,e-~at bainr friend =abroad IN intro.
ducton--in solitude a solaen=--in society
an ornament ii ehssinns sicc- IL gilds
lvntag--il gives at once grace aud gov.
ernment 10 genitti Without IL, what h
imam A splendid slave reasoning say.
age yneillating holWeel the dignity of an
Intelligence derived lrnm God. aud the de-
graduation Of passnns participated with
bfuics; and IN the accident of their al.
leroate useendeucy, shnddeling Al the ter
rors of uhereaftcr, or hpgs ng the horrid
hope Of annhilaiion. What Ii this Won.
dfoes world OF llis residence
"a mighty maze aud oil without plan
A dark desuaie aod dreary ca,ern, with.
Tout wealth, or ornnnrnt, or order-4-I,ui
lieht up within il lhe torch Of knowledge,
aud how Nondvrus the transition The
Seasons ehangor-the atmosphere broaihes !;
the landscape lives earth uniolds It's ffsits
| -NtttNf TWIN i31AS liif ltb-
vhns display their .onBteladed canopy, aud
the grand animated spectacle ofnatnre RI
ser. revealed before him, is ysrpties ,o-
| gnated, aud is mysteries resolved J The
| phenomena which hewider--sihe pre-
jadices which dehasc-aibe supcfatiliors
| which enslave, vanish before edncatlon.--
Like the holy symbol which hs2,d upon.
the cloud before the hes,aiing Constantine,
II man follow but its precepis purely, ii
will not only lead him 10 the victories OF
this world, bat open the very portals of
dmuipotence for ms admission Cast your
! eye over the monunental map OF ancient
! grandeur, once Studied with the stars OF en-
pire, aud the splcndors of plllosophy,---]
! What erected the little slate OF AtI,ena
into II powerful commonwealth, placing Ia
her hand the scfpiro OF Legislation, aud
wreaihing round her brow the impcfisha-
bic chaplet Of literary fame What ex-
tended Rome, the haunt Ola handilti, into
universal en- ire What animated Spar
Ia with TINT high, ullendng, adamaniine
c0mage, which conquered nature herself,
aud has fixed Der ID the sight OF future ages.
a model ofptibIic virtue, ADD 4 prncrb Of
national Independence NV hat, bHt those
wsc public institutions, which areuglhcp
al Their minds With eafly application, Ia.
formed their infancy with the principles OF
action and seut them into tho world, Too
yigiant 10 be deceived by It's talms, and
TOO vigorous TO be- shuken by It's whill
windsS But, surely iftilere be people IL
the world 10 whom the blessings Of educa.
ton ave peculiarly applicable, II is the Irish
people. think bnow my countrymcn
-lWey, ardent, Intelligent, and sensitive,
naasly all their acts spring nom lnfp'ilse,
aud no matter how that Impulse be given,
il is Immediately adopted, and the adop-
ton and tho execution are identified II is
this principle, II prinelple il can be called,
which renders Iceland the poorest aud
pr6nliest country 10 the world -pow chain
ing her in the very abyss OF ruin -now lift
lng her 10 The very principle Of glory
which III the poor, prescribed, peasant ca-
tholie, crowds the g9ol aud feedatli glib
bet which IN the more fortunate, because
more educated Pr0lestants, leads victory a
captive al her ear, aud hofd5 cello mule al
her ioqHonoe /; making a national B0nopo
| ~ OF fame, and, as IL were, attempting
to naturaize The ACHIEVEMENTS Of the Uni
verse"
Brnom Barton, alias the Quaker Poet,
with whose charming productions our co
lumns have been frequently enriched, is not
one who mechanically Strings verses tog,.
| tier, bat witGr Of gengY poetry. And
however peiadoxical il may appear 10
those who eau relish nothipg but what sa-
yors Of titled rank, it is nevertheless true,
| that Bernard Barton, though not used to
dance attendance Al the legce Of that govt
| y debauchee, George lie fourth, errone
ously called his nlajesiy, has presented the
/ literary world with some gems from Par
passes, which sparkle with brancy not
often surpassed. In speaking Of the poets
Of the present day, ia" A Sketch OF New
England by an Old England Man." the au-
thor OF that most excellent work, which
ought to be read by every American,
ys-- mi. UGtchDan.
"There ia one modest bard here, that
/ deserves 10 he mentioned as a novelty.
mean the Quaker, Bernard Barton, who
bias been moved lately by the spirit ~
| poetry. As might be expected, he wrileB
With sweetness, simplicity and much
good sense the two hitter very rare com
moditios at present IL poetry, when The
bafds Of England 20 abroad 90 write, and
bring home all The fersid heats Of 4 iropi
cal sun, b6eaed by the scarehing siroeco Of
4 the desert, 10 excite ~ lntoa proper degree
OF poeueal epthusiasln. Friend Bernard's
IpDrtry Is tender without exasgefaiion, aud
simple without cIiildishuess. His Pegasus
is neither an elephant, a camel, nora dro-
rnedary, but horse Of good pace aud ha.
bits. Ia better agr, lis poetry he
would be more admired. Asiis, bis Muse
wants a few Of the honorable band Of gen.
icioen pensioners 10 moke her shine, and
IS, moreover, rather drdb eotoured for the
present liasby tasle."
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