Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-12

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But rather thou shalt strive in lime
The Randoiph of thy state to be
Speak boldly In thy cuuutry's cause.
And wiring from Senaie-walls applause
hut. ere such trophies proud be won,
nluch, much must both be taught and done.
la Lapland pride hy polar star,
The light cGiac glide, DER ib, wave;
Aud ilouours beacon, blazing tar,
Bcans f,deicss for The go",i aud brave
The sun which rilds with giii,ering beam
Can neither speed nor uani the stream,
But Honour To- its votaries true,
Can Gid its course and poiat it iooi
Then let that beacon ever he
The C,nOsurs, of Fani-, for thee,
To = hide, mid siOrius of care ana strife,
Thy bright bark DER the shoals oi Lille
In Britain's page thou oft wilt read
~ mighty ni-u in piih and power;
OF WaiIace-fani-d Tor daring deed;
Or Bruce, OF Piercy, and G!rrd oyser--
Name, wni,b viii never debut live
While Britain has page give,
The peasant oi the f"ys de baal
SILL lsuds, with Rustic pride, Rousseau;
AMI flidi tears ui SoTrOA tell
Whers sleep foninine ami MaI rioptei
The lurn uibernisn, all tho late,
HeGve. many sigh uf Interest pain
for Einniei;'s. n.d Finger. d fate,
who far their country, stroyc IN 'ain-
While fa,tioiisn, rent tie mir
With cries-where TELL Iatsdoyers.
For all were men, in wreails nj light,
Who kept their fair ia'ues, pure ana bright
Rri:bfas Lnght-errtnt's SNOWY litr skirld,
With bauldris DER lbs shoulders thrown,
OF Fld, n i.eamd h- the fi-iI
While high his prHrl.pl"u'd mrrion shown
With lady slken Z" favour" bound
In pride and boast his arms arnund-
Behold hi ~, Juhn .-G, raidine's crys
lie heard-nor did he hear IN vain,
CGt snaich'J from tyrant's grasp the prize,
"a. To plant her nI!d arr bowers again
So gallant Douglass, in his skid,
ihe fair and lated Mary bore
Though dark the night dud steep the cliff
In safely iio.a L"eii L-vrn's sbUIe
Behold hin, John that charger sliced
In ;anid 'isi he III hls rode.
and won, with urir, il,e cliitrring mrrd
Which peerless beHnty-lyish bestowed
With N.zUr lowered, vi ,aii. mt feat
How many a nlinsirei tale might tel
AS ON he ru>ii'd. false Lnight Ia mSet,
Or foil S~arI Moslem Infde.--
Pm hoii e,uprils .iul polished steel,
~ night or sAy-;n " oe veal,
Twas his To guard from feudal power
The hum lie hut and blooming bouei-
Assist the weak-releve the poor
With dread shuck meet on nnttie g.CuI
In tull career of spur and bound
To h,rl IL earth the Paynil Moor!
while all his decd , crl" lis aruuI q,
sung 'wretiy soil "a troV!Gdoug
Behold him, John .-ah! who is Il att
HIS loose locks blanclieh Ly Iaai d ,earT
y 18th stah ia hand anu she'll Ia hal
lie lo"iy bindng. spcaks-hear, G,ar
Pause thee, pause thee, noble stranger,
On thy proud barh bounding light
Though Tin but "A Pamsr.ranger
Lat thee sill 10 do me eight
led, fair charge, pure AMI beauteous,
Winding fast, To sbield iron, blight
uut false BELLIES Loon. dscouIteous--
Stranger, stranger, do me right
lie is lsdy-fUe, aud craven;
lie has tailed and fallen in fight;
HIS 'he sark deeds OF the
Stranger, siranger-do me right
She is al! mud oaIv daughter,
OF loved egeiord, bold Be-Wi,c.
Sac had just escaped from Slaughter
StFaSgsT st6angs'! do rhythm
Behold him, john with speed OF Wind
Ills charger leaves Us all brhind
On .addls-bs" long lance OF steel
While waves a sLea, HESS brand in air
False craven lady toe shall feel
rs rerts il, poise! ami cleaning these--
al sttl -Ae.I.
POrtculiIs low, or draw brihge high
Can save ir,m free Aiphon,"'s pow cr--
False craven lady -tu.--Shall die
and maid be borne, f-om w rirh abhurrrd,
10 alnier-gu,de, and :. love! liege-iord."
Such was knight GRANT, bold, OF yore;
hut Tits ana Ious S--a,ll are DER
Ais spear Is bToke--bis helmet now
Lies cloven, lnw--bcJim'd with rusp-
i"r wreath nor scarf atipi ~ the brow
hat wondering, With iiie mould-in dust
Ntie all t.at OF ham aOOmed To- live
shut what Sa.irsspsn can give.
What boots il then wake tue reed
With tents vi tame, t.us dsEe ui yore!
Fea's 10 hr done AMI sung n4ors--
For acre. ni I''' i, IN very deed,
The days Of ehivalry aie DER ~
John Randolph Of Roanoke-mho will prolnbly ne a.
nrcrd by posirriis The drs orator which Virginia ha.
Jbng whck hr has ever written productive of rrgr
I'VE some 81 tue LsntsHs addressed To thi, gertIens
I'd which, hut Tor he peculiar situation Of the country
'e ilhe' were mol ented certainly 70 insertion in
rAspHlirr
Tue authors OF the law known in Virginia by the nat
tue " aHei'ng Law" -ntitied Onr uf tI, bright
vie wrentls ever eat Vinr by pair around the ~
sT,ue Long NAV bloom. for richIV was II rarrp,
."baty, however, the Ia entioD OF Those Irg,af
tcrk The excessive SnuaiOn of IirRinia gaIlantry
;ireiy toeTUsh IT, Had ihe immortal Cervantcs EXHIBIT
10 hero as the object only Ola little good re
nd 5ddinHgs, lac W old have benefited his cuuulry-
serwneI.,g him WAN sidiculr, he destroy. II her -Sua
Oin tile apIesianre Of Don Quixote gradually de,liiit
IS at le gth cached that level 4 naiJna rrradatio
Om whfc u IS presumed she decline uu Iurtl.. .
f.frcty iu "Oi deserve all Tue sarcastic eluou. Of o.
i"'eS any more tD~R does custom which IL NV
mn 81 Serve te sinister epet OF Go.hie as applied
- present periDd fV without thai rDinau,ic surt "A
se ~ Tue teGih cCniuTy, might all VI thi, thu,
hhvut ihe GSthis custOi 81 due nag indre-Gofi. o,
JseS, anu nUthing Lst GgtiS! Wub tie institution
t1t.h errrDry' bHrst ari in Europe tlat sun oil 81
iee civilization, patriotism and noble d,riug ich 81
,pan ''Jh iIs irtr7-ti"n. Psupe Of V9.ini, YOU ha
$50 your Young hrn ~ 80 IuuulI Jnr tiu.e U,h
O. oms shali he pUnshed',ui do ,Y m y . ~ ~ E,,e.
n, 'Dai IS dreaifdl word To the most tgti u &, IN
'v AWAITS win ms groatS The darkest dungeon OF 10
e,tehu ~ on du rot ssv" JoTsptr-aud " Il YOU ,ay
ue edarti Jul uHlnfu1aic young men, v.u',lf IS
~ spi the last drop uf their blood IN y-ur dcfsnce
nsNe o"ly OhehJed by yielding tu tbtt impulse inb
~ 80 III v,lid ~ ancestry, which gave Il E-e "a count
- h"-ie thuhg1 taey have Sff-i.dc,i, have they d
-r P~ai1h.Gf Have not years rolled over wirg with
80 80 h"ppnrk' tor others, and wi,II disaLt,
n Vel 'brt hH'e not COMPLIMENTARY have ack no
GG' nc justice 81 your sentence. aud kissed in S,lru
fe 81 lb't cid,tise'i them STU fhcy re "
hes Sish 10 he clOthed a1ain m c iinni,iii.. iDr hi
rf fuTrift Ought dHd teii-u br trtored I'D th
i"1'ff-io collect, wI pTd., your suIr,ees At sumo
jag ei"ctuuAtO ssrr INA bask ile sun..inP At so
nest P' nbntioa' People Of Virginia !--pitJ! PITY!
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