The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-10-15
From the European Magazine.
RecoliectioRs ola .nln Of he Uorld.
F." But swecier than this, than these, than all
" L first and pas .ionale love-


. or the tcnaeity with which the mind
cllnSs Ia the rrcollrctions Of a first
love, II u not iur me 10 ;alurm tie readrr +.
II has been long since made the subject nj
observation. Bat rs there are. ~ doubt.
many who have never felt the passion at L,
J. a there are some peculiar circumstances
IN my CASE, detail ol'thr exprrrncr which
have had may ~ owe not wholly destitute
inl interest and anlg>rment " ben say
fhere Is no doubt that many have n,s er
felt the passion, ht me hr understood With
Il ccrtaiH rescr, alton. In The nnmher
should include maav "A meriluiiaus narhy
and .'uan, who 1--we nut les happily ta.e.
thcr, t~prrhapS discharge ih,ir Sc, eral duties
much moic scrupGlotl-iy Than these Who
Naunt more rcslnlir lame. Aud again,
of lOs" hu have hretl la use The cant en-
tlanal language "l society, IN love, han
numerous are they who, nevertheless, had
M first love. A fist love, rs understood.
aud have felt it, must hc an early lote; II
is only during that season Of youth when
every one is nlrrc or lcs~ rnmaaiic ere the
realities of liz. have been proved, ere the
mind has been hah,tnated II the control
of those rules aud measures nj conduct IL
hhich i'm peliuus necessity rnmpels mr.
submission Nv commerce with the world,
that The passion can be entertained. 'Ehr
- vanity uf all thugs" must not have h,eu
experienced or felt; al least, ii must not
he knnWn, that even for fpAe there ) no
exemption. lhc minds u ny drlus.on
must yet remain; II may he "se IN learn
ed SAWS aud adaScs, hat ii must not hasr
prayed this truth It must mol hive
IN any m"mrut experienced that laalhln@
of existence, thai oppressive sense ii III"
hlrlhr0somrupss of hlt Which Its brra,# :. !!
by al WHO have numbered many Years
Hope must yet b., stroas ant aet,vr; aud
all the huppy feelings l'ea attend -"
unrning of life yet uuchil!cd aud liahreaen.
Continucd baths of Intercourse viii The
srx destroy alsa that freshness aud puck
pp-s OF sruslhjtY nrrdr fuf Il titsf loSe.
II, after long habits IT such Interealrsf, the
charms OF auy one Woin1n should stlkr
the heart more deeply thu thas" oi hef
E.lluws. the sentiment Produced tsnet efhe
less, Car different from Il, Il love property 81
called. No heart can truly teel such emo
tons rs hrloua tn the speech uf affection |
mean, which h,s bc,l accustomed In aereigr
impressions from female la,, llnrss y grace,
much less to form predictions, however
slight or lranrIput. | know bat two III
stances in ~ hich the poet, have come up
to my IDEAS on this sab .cct; ore i, ii tIat
p;,ss,gc Of Lord Rtron'o Don juan, part
of " hjch stands 1T Dhe head ri His paper
St,nht II, Cantu | must tall ocea
sion to remark, thai his hardship seems IL
have narrowed one ui the most striking Of
the tho't5 IA the passage referred IN, from
SIR JOHN Sucking poem =" Against frnl
lion.' Lnrl RSroa compares the rentem
branr's ola FIRST lorr, 10 AdAm'sreehllrc-
ion olhls fail" Sr j. ouchling says. ">nn"
iug too much.lnng siucc, lost Paradi,c.o The
other Instance To- which aliudr, Is Que ol
The songs Ia l.aiia Rookh, Ely To thu
Desert" Fhc slault5 pertaining II this
subject are the following -
T, Then ny with mc.--if thou hast known
No other Aamr. nor falsely THROWN
a gem away shat thou ha-i Sworn
Should ever ia Thy heart he "ofii.
Como, ifihr love thou ha.t for nle
! pure and fresh rs mine for thee,
Fre&a rs he fgnniai, nnder eroitad,
HAen.tfI Is 1yHt inp~i'g Jpand'
But if frr nae thou 1a,t for>akr
! SOM other m:i aud rudrlv hrrgk
Her wor,hipprd image iron il bnse
To give to me the rnincd pIace = -
Then fare thee we'll
"I.oyr's youns dream" by the author
Of l.ulia Rookh can never br lett nnnoiirrd
by any one speaking OF youthful passion j;
the precise idea contemplate la. not been
therein dr,cIoprd.
Having tina, rx planned what nlepn hy
a fr-t lo,r, p,ocred 10 ny own tale.
/ had not la my youth grown familiar
with the beauties % tie Sex. Vas bara,
and passed NV carly years, in remote
and .rqncstrrcd DISTRICT, ia lslpak aud de
soiatr country, rnb,soncd in mountains.
The only women knew, were the rule