The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-10-01
Prom Me .Nat.onnL Jnnrnal.

I'LL IL EC1lON IN SDli1 DE,
Bright nrc the dyes that blcnd on laucy's
wing
sweet is the memary of early days |
Ahieh, zrph)f like, iIom hunks al flower +,
brngs
The rich perfume af strength and leveliness
In The I'hi Thought ihHAsloWs almost 10 lie
bnt all, II pa'ses like ia. wandering i,reezc
HAT sweeps the thistle's hrard along The plain
aud leaves the stalk n scar dpni ianrlY weed
ihofe - . feeling blrnt wilh l,te's Young morn
lint works upon the herrt With power su-
rrene,
When time has prest, nj have seen him press,
" III rpdeuuss un Tire uHyc smooth, uuitRcd
brow,
Yield ~ che hlossoals OF the mmuud tree,
hhhe tie wind blon, IL ,ilve,y leave, atar.
love 10 pause aud Wow the falling leaves,
ket h, auiumnal winds, aud scattered DER
The nonrnIm soil, when Summers reign J.,
past,
Aud winters slow approach is seen and felt,
Len IN the tailng al The "yellow lenl
lave 10 pnuse, In gnze upon The course,
Fore 'dhy the Winds, they take u distant hight !.
10 mediate upon ihem as they Inll,
Aud sadly sketch the sco,hlauce unto man,
When, III the autumn OF his life, they bear
Aye when The harvest of his yenrs is reaped ,
i fully rcnpud---or houours or disgrace,
Aud he is left II LONE and bloomiess trunk
To live ur dc--tn wondcr rs he nay,
\ sad and mournlul conirast-life aud death
or in my wand, rings have steod aud sigh'd
or The low vault, where hononrs victim
sleeps
Sleeps Aye, and nouldcrs To that Ioathsome
hing
The living shuddcr, on 10 think or gn,e.
And have laid me dawn, md thought, mud
munrnh
beams,
That added brightness 10 our conbiry's fame,
Aud 10 her stars. ol glory countless rnys
Who, arr thou ew Where nov thu, lion
heart
That arm OF strength, which on the hoistcrou,
wave
rlnck'd from the hnoehiy ruler. of the deep,
When glory beam Il upon thy gallant brow,
Aud snlor -Gonaued or Victory
shrunk now, Mas, Into hi. Iitde measure
That heart is moaldring, and thai mighty
srnug'h
Form'd firm hnlwark of Columbia's shores,
Ponr'd vain sacrifice, nj honprs shrine,
Hated be the name, is shrhuk and zone.
Oh shrine iusaliate, l. not rVery trench
OF thine, o'rrllowing with Thy victims blood &,
Drawn from the pnresi source, thai ever 0ow ii
III cause 81 tfnini al lftruon hnd inhnktnu
And bit thou still nnshiisfcd, nngoreed
oh for the enforcement OF some righteous
law
To rnmplr down thine allHrsto the dnsi,
Mud stamp Disgrace und gnomiuy an
The hal elul hands Tint seek TO build again.
For thee, whose shield alas WAS east AWAY,
Bright beam OF chivalry our couniry's pride,
Whose timcIcss death cen friends and loemcn
mourn d.
Low Il thee living, md with endden'd henri,
Mourn DER the dcnd--a lo,suutO rs Nil.
Death thou king of terror awful si,i'nn'
Man shrinks before lhpe~-nnd his proudeSt
strength
Wihers aud dies, Whcre'ct he hand ia laid
Beauty and Youth the Warrior mud the Slave
Ihe lmond--,h woald.hc great sles Of the
Earth
Anvil. thy hloomy check md unirhecd brow
Thy sweeping cymiiar and mighty arm
Thy chains and degrhdatiou-@ brhdlng knee !:
III, naughty mcln md wild ambitious hopes?
wall se Rught when, likethe imprjson'd bird,
Caught by the Fowler, struggling in his grasp,
Ills step huhcard, unlocked for aud unseen,
Death steals aud strikes his Gauntlet on Thy
heart AMYNTOH Jus