Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-07-05
TIRE YOICE OF SPRLA'G.
BY MRS. EEsrAN'

THE best Of Mrs. Herans, poetry seem. TO us
among the most pleasing in our language Il Is
one vi the rare ard truly valuable products oi
modern refinement; possessing character almost
unknown 10 older times. Il is full of ideal and
moral beauty, of feeling AMI tenderness. Her fine
Imagination dwels where clouds and sunshine are
mingled and forming rainbows; and is conversant
with forms, OF more than earthly Low eness, touched
and saidened, however, by the sorrows Of mortal
y. There is female delicacy and grace in her
conceptions; and che soft and various colors oi
her language resemble those OF garden of flowers
glittering with the morning dew. Her vesidcaton
- unconstrained light, and elastic as if it were the
untausht movements of her thoughts. She throws
anew poetic beauty around our best feelings; and
her sentiments, always pure and holy at once soften
and elevate the mind, like some sweet and melan-
choy music.
We speak, il will be remembered, of the best of
her poetry, and ofthis, perhaps the following
torn one the most beautiful specimens
Christian Examiner
IcCme, come y, have calrd me long,
COME Ger the mountains with light and song
We may trace my step o'erthe Weakening ee''h,
by the winds which tell of the volet's bnth,
ly the primrose in the skadosy s,ass,
by The green leaves opening As pass
have hrsahsd on The south, aud the ehe,nut flowers
ny thousands have burst irOm the forest-howeIs,
And the ancient graYt' and the fallen tlnes,
Are yelled With wreath. on Italian plains,
Bat Il IL not for mt in nv hour of bloom,
10 pc x OF the ruin the tomb
hsv, looked DER the hill, Of the stormy north
Aud the lareh has hung all his la.els forth,
lhc I'hei Is uut ON The sunny sea,
And the reindeer bounds DER the pastures Tree,
And he pine hes atIse ofsoner green,
Aud The moe looks bright where NV foot hath been.
have sent through the wsod-pa,h glowing sigh,
Aud called out each voice ofthe deep blu, ~,
From ~ n'sht-hid' lay through the starry time,
J, Dc swans .id mole BY ne Iceland lakes
"hes dark hr braach into v+rlure break.
From the streams aud fount. ha, loosed the chain
LL'N are weeping TO the sSery main,
jtt ware flashing down fromtne hrows,
Ih'y are hhsng sprsy n'eribs forc,;-5augh',
I'm arc bursting fresh from ther-Iarry caves
And the earth r-sounds uI;h the Joy Of waves.
Come forth, o We children Of glvincs. come
Nhc,s the sio'et' lie, may nov be Joar home.
' rfthc tose- lap aud dcs-brislt eve,
aud he bounding ioO-step, Io meet IN Nv
%'hth i>re aud tie wreath, and he joyou, Ay,
Sou;e ioitr 10 tue sunshine ! nay stay.
Away from The dwelling. of ,,rc-worn men
lie waitrsaie sparkling N grove and glen
Away from III, chamber and uiien heath.
The oupg leaves heiug Ia breezy uir,h
Th.irligh, stems thrill to ia, wildwood .lran.,
And youth isahroad IN my green domains
But ye-ys change since ye met me last
There Is something hight from your feature. passed;
Ihefe Is "-t COME over your brow and eye,
Which speak, OF n world where the dover. nlv.t die
We smile, hut your sme hath a Iimness vet
Oh what have you looked since last We met.
Re are changed ye are chsnged and not here
All whom 'aw in the vanished year,
There were graceful heads with their rnrets bright
Which to"'dn the bTels with play OF light,
iheto were .! e, in whose glistenng laughter lay
No totni remembrance Of dark decay!
There step, that flew o. er the COW s,ip'. head
A II fora hauqne all earth were spread!
!he were voices that rang through the sapphire sky,
And had not sound Of mortality
Arehey gone is h'ir mirth iromthe mountain. passed
h have looked on death since ye tut last!
know whence the shadow come, DER vou now,
n have sreWn the Iust on the snnny brow
fe have given the lovely TO carths embrace,
she hath taken the flirest Of beauty, race,
With their laughing ey aud theirfe,tal crown
Ihey are gone from amongst you ia silence down
They are gone from amongst you, the young and fair,
W hsve lot the CLEAN of their shining h,ir
But 1 know ola land where there tall, 10 blight
shall hld them there, with their ewes "flight
Whtre death midst the bloom Of The morn may dwell,
tauy no lunger--lArewell farewell
The summer is coming soft wind, horne
Ee may press ihe grsTe, We may bind the
y me, depart to brighter shore,
He are marked Az care, We mine no more
l 80 where The loved who have LETT YOU we'll.
And Tie flowers are MOI dcat-iare ye well. farewell?