American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-05-20

Gently wing thy ery flight.
"The story of this poor owl, who was at one and the
same time at and OH land, silent and noisy sheltered
and exposed'-who to fly " fearessy," "proudy,"
safely, and gently all at once, is, truth, rather long
TO be inserted here but compare that with late produc
ton of the " Minstrel" styled "1he Dawn of Musc.'
clark the daucn of music waking
Strains that marble as they fou,
Zebhyrs breathing. signing, shaking,
Watt them upwards soft and slosv''
clark! the uoice of music signing,
Up she neadS the azure ground;
Rapture streaming glory flying!
All the harps of heaven resound"i!!
Does not this nefabe specimen of Wilmington talent
far oushne the elegant Cesario Who, with this be-
fore him. hesitate for moment to assign to the
:" Minstrel" the palm of genius and invention ?
But excessively greved to find, from late para
graph under the Editorial head that the author of these
lmeHRuus strains" has excited the "jeaotsy of some
enuios people, who, hopeless of initiating him, wish at
eas, understand him. and would conne his soaring genius
to the rules Of their own vulgar common sense Some
whisper of the kind had indeed heard but hoped such
silly folks would have wit enough to keep it TO themselves
We you, we have viewed with proper ndgna
ton the very inertinens communication of Matilda" and
entirely coincide in" Aunt Susans' opinion that g is
e1adeny the production of some aufnding boy" Surely
no ady could ever feel her cacy wounded by seeing her
name printed in arng capitals and her perfectons adver
sed in smooth ong verse, Tor public edication and adj
mratIon Praise, you know, is Arrays acceptable to us
females, and when given in such delicious numbers and
delicate syle the lady must be squcamsh indeed who could
take offence at it.
In some places the natives actually absurd to
saw that meaning is absolutely requisite boetry but our
favored town allow first rate genius to dispense
with it entirely He may be applauded ior
sAbortive thoughts that right and wrong confound
sslruth sacrificed TO glitter, sense 10 sound;
False glare, incongruous images combine,
And noise and CHATTER through the line &c
And woe to the unucky wight who darcs attempt the
Quixoic task of " reforming Gas he calls it, "the public
taste % lie will have host of assailants in the shape of
" Aunt SUSAN ard half dozen other dsnteresed critics.
oln hppoI
can't bear that "young genius should be so rudey knock
ed on the head.
This is as it should be, Messeurs Editors, and though
neither the subEme " Medley" nor the Wilmington
Minstrel" "soars, yet on pinioDs such as waited the
energetic souls Of Byron, CAMPBELL &c. to worlds OF
almost inconceivable grandeur and subimty, "-(vde
=" Aunt Susan's beautiful communication 1t is to be hoped
that the discriminating and jucious applause OF their
Friends aided by the murmurs OF their grovelng enemies,
the friends OF common sense and they
must have for without resistance know there can be
no trumph) will watt them TO the pinnacle OF Fame
which they may dispute with the aforesaid Byron, who,
("wi'hout meaning any thing SO despicabe as pun,
cans Ills high time the Minstrel had taken his place
La place which nature and education have well qualified
Ihim to fill. lie may even now,
i aNo humble station in the ranks of Fame
l sic taught us first the language to refine,
/ '"To crowd with beauties every glowing line;
i "Old phrases with new meanings to dispense,
Il "Amise the fancy and c-nf-nd the sense
as in the line in ofhis late most exquisite productions
\ "And Miss K R inteHigibly flies !" &c.
In DAYS of yore this might have been phrased ntegeny
but snow mark of superave 'genus" to desplse ea
son. grammar and other such TRIPLES He has BEEN like
some of his readers much occupied with the pendo
of the words, to think of their meaning.
Besides the beautiful specimen of his talents already Civ
en-, we have sounding anhems-(quere, whether bound
nr would not fill the mouth better D." glit,erng harps
I-snotcs ecsatic mad'-'ruggedw inds-"poesys pyres
Il" wandering waves'-" strains of sympathy-" modes
:, -speasng pleasures-a pencrs polished aee'
Iyl,Ia anon WOes.'-a
- -" tumblng torrens-" gurgng fountains" ambro
e sal bowers---and fowers-and zephyrs"-" unduatin
zephyr- graceful "loyes sporting IN II. tn
&c but few flowers culed from crowd OF beauties To-
= tedious 10 enumerate.
"Fastdious must the taste OF that man land consequent
w roanl be- who peruse these extractsand withhold
u from the author the and honors of Poet Who
after these convincing proofs of his fine talents and CLOWN
Imagination, shall dare to say that the Minstrel mas nc
drank of the Casalan spring Who shall dare {
|lnand the Minstrel with want OF :" good breeding l
obruting the and qualifications ofany lady gratou
y on the public' The Ladies must certainly admire hin
1.-THE gentlemen envy him,-and you, Messrs Editors,
ri tract subscribers by putting him In this general buzz
y annlause believe us, fully participate. Addressn
= him in your own language we would say,
IA Go on, sweet bardt
" &c And NAV the ol,lcet numbers of thy lay,
IL Charm all who hear thy song and win them to the ed
be Qo! ORpHEus
And to conclude this long epistle-spte of the 'cnvy
en- and eaosy' manifested by those unhappy people WI
have been overlooked in his genera aduation, may
still go on inundatng the town with floods OF rhymes ar
gathering laurel after laurel; and may ne never want
such an assaanr Matilda to call forth the nrilia'
n talents of such defender as " Aunt SUSAN
ii On behalf of the Ladies of Wilmington:
- EMzABETI, JANET and
ok I,rTsEy and JENNY
BEss,