Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-02
FOR THE ENQUIRER.

les addressed To j. T. Jun. aged years, SON Of ].
deceased, late of NJ. A.
How art thou, John .-how all thy balls?
>, Kites, marbles, pencils, book: and sla'esf
Carved porches, porticoes and gates,
Where chrystal Cupolas in air
From the rude toeman's Gothic power,
Who knew nor art pOr taste To spare
In added pride and sp,endour tower p
Beam far, where modern Tiber glides
Tow with wide Poio'nac's tides!
Hast marked the blue hills studded, fair,
With villas glittering bright to day
Scanned " ell the buds that blossom there,
~, round, giit-winsed Papili;r' flay-
View Nature. close, with critic eye,
Aud strive her every charm to know;
Ie, not the bird UNDECIDED fly,
ar uuregarded dowrels blows
Behold, beneath the bilowv spray,
How bright fish cieave their silvery way;
How fcrm,ed their gills, with art and care,
From water to elaborate mir
nor crave the breath OF night, or day.
BarnSe, vast, and rude anu strong,
Mid bOuDdiess wastes and wiids of sea,
Feel for their yoang, love warm-and strong
As is tay mothers love for thee. -
While huge and awful Crocodile
Springs from an egg she'll frail, and small
Although the terror Of the Mile
Not larger than Thy bounding ball!
So. OH from causes slight may grew
Ills, which our every hope oer,hro~-
What Artist. hand, aith . the best,
Gould nuid for sreckied Wren his nest.
Or inrn,, in space so short aud we'll,
For byb!a Bee his waxen cell!
Yet, let not too much time lie thrown
On what should but aB.tse aiune;
Nor, like vain Viriaosu pore
Md B1ts-or Beetie-bugs adore;
STICK pins into u harmless Fly
10 see him struggle. strive, and die;
Explore sea coasi, old wall anu dell,
For fungus, chr y,ais, or she'll;
And, In Implying rape, absurd,
Eusiase hsii, insect, beas, and bird
Tue Mot Sing, from his groves cundn'd,
Sings sweet; 5u not bS hall sweet
AS, winnuw ing with the summer Wind,
lie hopes, IN love, his p,at- 10 meet;
Anu captive Eagle, tho more
lie strives on bounding wing TO soar,
sun shows, with settled eye ans rage,
That soon bis grave will prove his cage
Tie is no puiiDg bird TO stand
And peck AT crun,b from lady hand;
But sees, all hopes of freedom vain,
With pride his proud heart burst IN twsiu.
Then deem this freedom brighter far
Than all uolconda's gems nfar;
For heritage, more rich and rare,
Was never mortal dpJiu'd to iieir.--
All. that 90 gain, aud that 10 save,
How many a gallant heart hath biedt
blow many, in neglected grave,
Sleep nsnieicss with the nam ecss dead.
Poor Somers, Wadsworth, Israel, tell
Where never human tongue may tell;
Het, of their inte--or how, or Ishe,.-
Twas G'oryS self whs PLACID thru there!
CHyamtee aud Pchinca, high,
In awful grandeur scale the sky;
But, round the iivid lightning piays
While fierce volcanoes burn and blake
So Giorys heie ht-by Fate orliaind
Is but IN death, or danger, gaia'd.
They who frsm her temple bore
Fair wreathes To bind their brows Of yere.
~ living now, thro' ages gloom,
Would see them still bright beam and bloom,
while all OF power, wealth anu pride
Lie buried with their bones beside
80 slept for many age in night
The beauteouS Venus victriI, iair,t
I'LL from her Meias-tomb-in light
she sprung again 10 charm and cheer.
Vatr re
On earth his course OF glory run,
Obeyed the blood stained JeiTries' laws
aud persisted in his couutry's cause;
Tho, Ger his tomb bright laarels sill
Bloom beauieous-and forever will -
In want and danger, old and blind
There Milton rayed the lustrous paSaA
Proud trophy Of immortal mind
To live in lauds from age TO age:
And shew, with master arr, the while,
Feiigion's bland and balmy smile
Embrace the faith thy sres protest.
And thou will then embrace the best
For cOuniry's faith and cOuntry's creed
To i'll or evil ne'er will lead
Soft as the lutes which Angels string
To vibrate while their hymns they sing
h inL meek as blush on beapty's cheek,
both but of mellow mitriness speak
MILD waves assnage in passions breast;
The wounds Of want and sorrow heal
uush every humaa Storm 10 rest,
And teach for others ills TO feel
SO, when from Oby's frozen banks,
Snwarmed his heart-uEawe ed his ranks
The Workman rushed Ger Danube's food
Ann wheihed the Christian world in blood
Ihe word" was told tho not received
Still srewed he field, with carnage there.
Iill, sudden struck--he paus'd-Jsilspsd-s
Then learned 10 pity md 10 spareI