Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-10-07
EpITAPfI


" THE LATE KING Of heSdND"iCh fshd'D
slated from the oisinal Of CrsEee Rse,, lis Mal*s
Poet Laureate
Beneath thi, marble, mud OF MOSS
Which e-r his SUBJ Get. shall determine
Entombcd IN culogies aud dro's,
The Island King Is food for rcrmin;
Preserved by scribblers and by SALT
From Lsthc, aud srpuichrs 'apouss,
HE body ill, hi, fathers vault
iii, character, the daily papers
Wen was he framed for royal seat;
Kind to the mvanesl OF his creatu',',
With tcnier heat, aud tender feet,
And open purse, and opcu teaiurtsi
The ladies say, who laid him out
aud earned thei eby the usual pensiuEs,
They never wreathed stroud about
corpse OF more genteei dinien'.on''
lie warred with half of foes,
Aud .bone by proxy in the quarreii
Enjoyed hard fights, AMI soft rrpo,-.
And deafness debt and dtaIless lturelj
Hi enemies scalped aud iaNei,
Where'er his soldier, were victorious
And widows wept, and paupers paid,
10 make their Sovereisn Ruler glorious.
And days apart fu~ tiank',
Aud prayers were said by pio"' readers,
And Land was lavishcd on the ranks
And lNni was hvnhed nthcir leaders,
Events are writ by History's pen,
And causes are too much ~ care for;
Fame talks about the where aud when,
Wne folly ask, the why and wherefore
IN peace he Immensely gay,
And indefatiga5lv busy
Preparing gewsaws every dav,
And show, TO make his subjects di-5yi
And hrarinS the report Of cuus,
And signing the reports OF gaolrrs;
And making up receipts Tor buns,
And patterns for the army tiinrs
An building carriages and boats,
Aad streets, and ehNpels, and paVilionsi
And regulating all the c0at.,
And AL the principles OF millions;
And drinking honiilies and gn,
Anu chewing pork and adulationi
And looking backwards upon SIN,
Aud louNing forward to saiyation.
Tie lie i'm hi Lnnpv reirn.
Were blest beyond all other nations,
Unframed by foreign chain,
Unhealed hy evil innovations.
They served thr usual logs and stones,
With all the usual rights ond teiTorsi
And swalipwed all their fathers bones,'
Aud swallowed all theii fathers errors.
when a fierce mob with clubs and knives,
Declared that nothing should contsnt lhem,
but that their Representative
SaoGli actually represent them,
He interpreted The proper checks,
BY scouting troops with drums and hammers,
Gut short their speeches anl their necks,
And broke thcr hrad', TO mead tneiI manners;
And when disscnon flung her stain
Upon the light OF II mem. altar,
And destiny made Cupid chain
As Calling :. the han snan'- halter,
He passed most domestic lite,
BY many mstressvs berieuded;
Amt did not put away hi wife,
For fear tue Priests shoud be Ohended.'
Aud thus At last he sunk rest
Amid the blessings ,f his people;
And signs were heaytd from every lr east,
Aud bells were tulled hom every steeplo;
Aud loud was ~ public tlTong,
His brilliant cha acter adjoining
And poets raised n mourning song,
And eiothers raised the price oil mourning,
Iii, funeral was very grand,
Followed by many robes AMI mace,
Aud all the great ones OF lEt land,
Struggling, as heretofore, for places,
Anal every loyal minister
Was there with signs q rur.r-itlt sorrow,
Save Poszy, his Lord Chancellor,
Who promised 10 attend Tomorrow.
Peace TO hi. dust! his fostering care
BY grateful hearts shalliorg he cherished
Aud all hi, subject. shall declare,
They lost GENDER when he perished. I
They who shalt look upon the lead,
In which people. love hath shrined him,
Shall say, when all the said,
reibaPs heleases worst behind him
In the Sandwich Islands, no greater mark Of resncc can
TO the parent by the son, than the swallowing d pnr Of
rial remains More civilized nations are content with ia
iudices.
WheH native Of the Sandwich L!,nds weary Of his fir
use lie may bring home another, but may not divorce al
,Inal chosen cOn,lrt.
Wnenihs Sovereign ofthe Sandwich Island dies, each
subjects shows his respect to- the deceased Prince 10y
'ting valuable tooth from Ia. head