Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-05-12
POETRY.
TIE Muse.

Washington - proceeds to Henry, 10 Lee-te
Jefferson. 10 Madison, and to Monroe-(the
three lastfoEm the subject Of more than Isl
Ines) She Tins concludes her strain. In pc
rus.ng these illusions, some indulgence must be
extended to the p~ertialty Of a Child, in speak.
ing OF her Mother:
And oh! to whom-f Ra,ioibh, not 10 YOU,
Can the fair palm Of eioguence be due?
Attentive senates listen 10 thy cali,
VALE silence reigns throughout the spaciou;
hail;
Mute admiration DER thy accents bends,
AID envoy too reluctant homage lends.
To tell the world virgtaia siiil viii claim;
Pre-eminence in all the ranks Of Fame.
And faze4peH tool whose mighty pow'rs OF mind
SoaF fearless forth, untrammcifd, unconfn'd-
Whose keen perceptions lightens through the
cloud.
Nv f,lsehood raised. her follies to enshroud:
Pirsues deception through her artful maze,
And bids II die; in truths eiiligent blaze.
And Gay, whose elo1lence his country charms
Virginia tenderd hiEl her fostering arms,
She saw her native born in childl,ood's time,
Display the promise ola bounteods prime,
And loving every intellectual trait,
Smiled, as she prophesied his brilliant fate.
And now. Virginia modestly withdraws,
And call her sister states 10 guard those laws,
Those emanation3 of the wise and just,
Whom time has RENDERED to their parent dust,
Yet still the public wish, to merit true;
Again, Virginia, appeals to you.
Tho Craasfrd left his native soil, lie rose,
mid crowds, who fain his merits would OPP
pose;
Yet still the glowing ardour of his soul,
Asserts Itself, and spnrns all base controui.
His great and varied pow'rs have stamp'd his
fate,
Our land declares itself his parent state.
And where is Brent? the tomb has long since
closed
On oee whose lofty spirit interposed,
TIL enlightened vigour of his mind to save
Columbia's rights and freedom from the grave.
Did Randolph, Giles, and .nldison unite.
To conquer hosts, and win tn unequal fight?
And shall we now their dazzling deels pro-
claim,
And to tn e public boast their we'll earn'd fame
And YETI. ungrateful, shall we now forget,
To pay departed Brent hs well earn'd debit
l.ut let the muse impartial, now inquire,
If SOM few whispers ofher feeble Tyre,
May not be due to other sons o fworth,
To whom Virginia too has given birth,
yMlr8haW thou art her meritorious son
And richly hast thoI many a trophy won,
WhOss wish was purer for Colombia's veal?
Who labour'd for her, with more constsnt zeali
A bosom earnest for thy country's good,
A noble heart, with all her love imbu'd.
just, mild. in digniied pre- commence,
And blesti in ev'ry INTEL ectual sense,
Thee have thy cou-try's ~int'rests ever swayed,
And all thy actions genuine truth displayd;
AND perish, those base spirits, who would say,
Away, with all but idols OF the day.
An honest difference in . countrv's cause
Great men Hlayhave; hut yet support her laws
Their ligh: raly ttfer as the sun beams change,
In wide reflection through creations range.
But where shall next my d arlne soar1
What form revered approaches now our shore!
An aged hero. on whose snowy brows,
A wreath of glory with eftuIgence glows;
a mourning garment wraps his manly limbs,
Ills radient eye a stealing tear bedins;-
He gazes around-thac ardour, winch once
swelpd
A youthful solder, and his steps impelrd
To seek a foreign couutry's bleeding shore,
When even hope, had babe us hope 10 more,
Arose Again:-the warlke patriot smiled
To see how freedom fourished in the wild.
But memry calls again-past thoughts return
The fellow-sodier comes, n.t from that bourne
TO bless the Chief, with whom, here, side by
side,
Perchance he fought; he struggled, blcd & died
A flsln e generation now appears
To hail their catber-Smiles succee1 IN tears
What though great Washington has left thi
sph ere,
To la Fayette our cline, must still be dear.
That name allied with retrospect sublime,
Shall be Remembered through the lapse of tim
Who cross'd the mountain wave, his sword t
WELD,
And met the Briton on the battle field
Who left a home where pleasures beckon''
round,
And rushed to combat at the trumpet's sound
Accept a young republics thanks and love,
Remain with US, and all our fervour prove,
What senseless migrate but must own the debt
We owe TO thee, oh! glorious La Fayctte!
Virginia here, most Justly, proudly cries.
sa" young greatness through It's modes
guise,
Nth eager admiration, love, imprest,
! clasped the youthful stranger 10 my. breast
saw III embryo spark burst forth, arise,
A dazzling iustre soaring to the skies;
first beheld the innate grandeur shine,
And clalnth gallant foreigner as mine.'
Here let me pause; nor vainly thus essay,
Firginia's varied merits to display.
With heart depressed, and Tyre al unstrupg,
And timid voice. q child obscure has sung
In wiling praise; some native warnings live
And urpe he task Virginia then fOrCivet
She seeks in turn, nor Aow'ry wreath, mol