Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-06-08
FOR THE ENQUIRER.

n. sweet when night Is hushed 10 deep rspose.
- And hides the minsirei's form from every eye,
To breathe the thoughts that speech can ps er
In all the sioquerce Of harmony.
She tea,,cr strain perva,les the silent air.
Aud a,isgies with the sieepsr's bls,fai dream;
The lover bears the song ov maiden fair
Tue humble saint IN angers holy hymn.
Then sweet TO know that she, for whom a lone,
q Po, the ~ild stream Of pain,ive nicody,i
hrrnis the voice OF 1--we in every tone,
W love whose every thoug bit Is purity.
1'nrne "n the breeze that coos her glowing cheek,
. Dnt fan. the ardor Of her feversa breast,
h'hts the loose luck that floats upon her neck,
Sports round her couch and hovers DER her rest:
borne 90 that breeze IL greeis her lstesing ear
With tales Of rapiurr, bliss and tender woe,
aud tells Of joy and grief, nj hope, despair
Aud all that love and love alone can know.
Her fair companions hear the piaintive sound
p n1, mute , 10 them the voice ,sa, speaks to hsr
And darkly hows auseen the silent tear
but not unseen Of all for TO his eve
>, Ivy f"ney's magic light she stands revealed,
Tier bosom araggling with the half.bre athe, sivh
vy the s'rsns pressure Of her hand repealed,
The tear that in the moon bean spark,ss brivh,
t. The pensise look, the stretched neck Of snow
Ane "ium coniending with the silver light,
Whosscol pale CLEAN woaid Quen1h lis ferv;d siows
lie sees and hears IL all. The musics stream
r, Extends view'ess chord cf sympathy,
1nough! answers ihough, and lest In fancv's dream
n"cn breast responsive sweiis withsigh for sigh.
firen how sweet, warmed by tue glowing flame
To r,," ,,s ,,; ca"s,nn', mstaat h"peess love-
Aud in the worlds atn,iring gaze to move:
Reckless Of all hut her by mi,inivA, lam,
- To turn with heeaiui eye the learned uare
40 snake the senate or to rule the camr. %
10 brave the teInpest's blast and battie,s rage
wat the thought TINT prompts his studious zcaf
- Ahu mans his breast in dangers fearful paih
Anat nerves his arm To wirid the cory steel
DeSpis'ng toll and hardship. " onnds and death
Tvs, tsM she sar iinI'sssoned' strain will love
- mat gives her charms in dea.h.ess verse no sh;,
her gracious smtles his ~cnEEs. I,.,ti, an,roy.
Tier rApture'l Tears bede~ esch ,onder line
lis, that she viii cherish the renown
W nobie deeds achieved her name In 0rs~.
Anu Pr'ze the heart that beat .or her aIonr
IN glory triumph or in deaths embrace
lis, that grateful nations loud acclaim
May pour his praises her iayorjny, ear
AZ wat we twiug.t spieu,i1f Gf his name
Tue w"oweu darkness ct her heart NAV cheer
" ever lovely, loving and beloved,
=, taht through absence constant through ,-snaIr
~ t'e INV earied, by caprice unnoved.
A"y lovers faith ami fame thine only care.
ASusn known TO none hut thee thu min,,reI,s nam.
All ~ tne Ih,r 'hnt caused his tender pain
az s""'sungu'shed by the voice of fame
lie bard who sung-the maid who wal oil the .,..
or syest sn1u catch the unconscious sympathy
>, VI some fond nynph who from her lover ,o,,S.
hssrs, with averted look and blush ami ,iph s1''
her hearts iosu secret in this artlpss sn,o.
bui were skilled weave the immor,n, vs,s.
y w oIch aher ages with applause should res.l
Ky p'ane IN hiiing accents I'D rehearsc,
N"" WIN untading bay would crown thy hend
nen should my Lauras sharms survive the tomb
IN IN suadns IKE that the fairy Rulbrl s;ng,
"nen, AL unseen he wakes the mi,ipioh, vt,,r,
'ioSef'ng Der beauiys grave on vissiess wings.
STRANGER.