Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-11-11
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'Tis done lis done The nightv chain
Which j;n- bright Erie o the Main,
For ages stall perpeiuatr
The glory of hur native state
ri, done !-P.ouI AIT Der nature ha, prevailed
GenO'ts aud PtrseTsrGnce have sue { eeded!
Though selfish Pc,jeFiee as.ailed,
Ana houtst Prudence pleaded.
vi. ion-!rhc ipnnirch OF tine hrny tide
Whose giant ain enciTrles ctrlh
To VI gin EiIe l. allied,
bright-eyed nymPh If mountain birth.
To las, the SIR ofOeean takes
sylvan maiden to hs arms
The Goodies Uftbe chr stal lakes,
In all her native charms
She comcs attended bv a sparkling train:
The Ndjnds OF the Wrsi her nupii,Is rrse.
She meets the sccpt,td father of he main.
And in his hravIns bosom hides her virgin face
Rising from their Watrry eell.'
TfI,ons sport upon The Ii lie,
Aud raily blow thsir Gunpd shells
IN llOnor OF the brdr
Sea-nymphs leave their cornI cave,
Deer herrah the waves,
Where ihev strings wi htrstcfnl care
Pearl' upon their sca-giten hair.
Thcti-' sirgin tam advances,
Mriig iing ~ the bridal dances;
JJve himself, with tartured eve,
Throws his &, tci thun'rrs I,v.
Mud hids Apollo seize his godt IN Iyre
strain OF Jny To wdkt
While Fame proclaim. that Oceau's Sire
l. welded 10 the roiicss the LaLt
The smiling god OF song ohevs
Aud heaven re-eohoes with hi. sounding laws
AnhaH to the A,t which un.h,clIes The soul
Aud fires il with love of glory
Aud causes the victor, who reaches the goal
To live ~ deatbless story.
which teaches Young genius to rise from Earth
On thncys airy pinoi,
To assert tie claims of IL heavenly birth,
Aud .eite ON it' ble,i doninion.
The art which che banner nj Truth un6,rrJ
When darkness vciled esch nation.
Aud prompted Columbus 90 eek a new world
On the "neyPioied map Of creation.
Which lighted the pail, ofihc pilgrim band.
lu hf1 rrI ftp ar fftar ~ q
t. seek iua Wild aud distant land,
Tie freedom Of pure dtyOiioH.
Which kudled Freedoms shrine fame
That vii glow round future ages,
aud cover with glory aud endless fame,
Columli1's immortal sascs.
The dri which ensbl"iher Fsanliin f,prove,
AID solve ca, ~ nsstic wonder
To ,,r,st Size fnrktd Inf. of Jove
And p'ay with hjs bolts Of thunder.
The Ari which enahle hcrson' to aspire,
Br,nnd gil She Wonders in siof,
For .u un.htcki,d PGESS j.. th. pillar or Gre
winch h-bi, them TO Frceicni and GIor,.
ri mi. which called forth the immortal decree.
aud g'y, the great work rr.i motion;
III dnu' iy The hands 81 thr brave and free
Anl Er, is uk'i TO The Ocean.
Then bad ,ptae 1rf which un.hackes The soul.
And q. es with love oi glory,
Nod ceute. The victor who hes the gnYI
10 I've ~ d'allir's story"
SuSh straius--if,artnl, stinu. may he
Comp. ID e. be wl'o ianr- heavenly ljre--
Arr wthici i'y The hrith'-ts deity,
While I+tcuing orh' admire.
Sr-l, strains 'lnll rnbyfn millions vet aw1ke,
While. with lier golden trumpet, smiling Fame
P.utlnns Tue uniYu Ot the Man md Ll.e
Ind ou her 'cr,l emblazon, CLINrON's n,re
The Book Binders lad large volume bound /,
I'd morocco aad gill, Labelled e Erie Canal Sta
sites"
The Booksellers and Ststioners with an elegsn
inner painted by Inman, representing a fenal
olding the Sc Torch Of knowledge" on her lief
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Names Of the present Canal Commissioners.