Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-09-05
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From Tie Connccticu, Coufant.
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NIISsOLONGHI
Famine hath worn them pale that noble band;
Yet round the long -beeaguer'd wall,
With wasted frame, aud iron hand,
Like watching skeletons they stand,
To conquer, to fall.
Hork!-Haik.-the war-cry.-Sweils the shout
From wild Arabia's wandering rout,
From turbid Nilus' swarthy brood,
From Ibrahims host who thirst blood,
is answerd from the echoing skies,
Sons OF Mltiadcs-ariSc!
Aged men, with temples grey.
why do &c haste to the battle fay?
Home to your couch of ease, and pray.
But ah-l read your bro,vs O gloom
That your sons have found CORY tomb,
And yc, with despair and grief oppreSt
Would strike ere ye share their clay cold rest.
With features pale and sterny wrought
To all the agony Of thought,
Yon widowd mothers mount the towtf,
To guard the wall dangers hour
Fast by their side, in mute distress,
Their infant sons unwaveTing press,
Taught from their cradle bed To- know
The bitter tuelase of wo
No idle fears in their bosoms glow:
But pride, and wrath in those dark eyes glance,
AS they lift their murdered fathers lance.
Yet mnre,-yct more.-At beat OF drum.
With wildly flowing hair,
Helle's beauteous maicens come
The iron strife dare.
Sadly sweet from those lips of rose
The death song Of Bozzars flows,
1t is your drgc, we turban'd foes
Rise soul of Pndsr!-strike the shadowy iyre;
tart from your sculpture 'on'hs We oi fire!
Snntch snatch those gentle forms from wars alarms,
throw your addthdnne shield
charms.
Louder sweIs hr baoie-crv:
God of Ch!is;ians.-uom The sky
Behold the Turks acrursed host
Come rushing in:Ts lost. It's lost!
We bold defenders. die
o thou, who sang ), OF / ions walls the fate.
cnseal thy blinded nEbs-Nite are Iesulate
The stiaed sob Of mighty souls
Rises on the glowing air,
ANA the of o.
Mingled with the dying PRAYER,
NOW by the spirits of the brave
'Sires who rode glory wave
ny red Scios wrongs and gtoali,--
"By Ipsara's unbure bones,
Our foes beneath these reekin, stones
"Shai! find their grave
Earth heaves as if she gorsh again
tsurping Kofahs rebel train
She heaves with blast wild and loud
lhan when, with trump OF hunicrs proud,
In electric fame subdues the cloud
= o " ana dismenberd frames are thrown high.
ANU See' tue opPessor aud opprcst III equal silence
Come, savage Sultan, from thine hall OF state
Ezuit DER Msoloughi's fall;
Colnt, with flashing eye ii step rlafe
lie blood pools round her lorG, contested wall
what does hy widefng glance expurr:--
ASK the hoarse vu'tme with her new f.sl'd be,k
Bid the gaumt watch-dng speak
They with shrek and han can tell
The burial place of the mfjel
to'-b'nd Thy tufban round thy brow Of shame,
AN" nun Inc MoSiem curse at thy false PROPHETS name.
AnSicnt and beautful.-wio s,aud'st alone
in the dire crusade, while thy children moan
and cold and deep,
Thy sister nations sleep,
"e le heUeehe: Guard who could :c one ho,Ir
-" pear thy "g""y alone, and cope with Satal power
ieave-leave the sacred steep,
Where thy sad muses. weep,
Forth from thy sculp,urd nails
Thy pilgtim haunted walls,
Thy classic fountains chrvstal 1,o1
. "o,- ang"i-strengthen'i, the field of blood.
!N''Se my White arn,--"nbmd thy wrcahed hair
AN" go" a'et! name upon thy breast-plate wear
men, as IA anoiiiied priest of Israrl's line
pare ON ms eIhod gems the n anne Divine.
Aud saw the fire from heaven descendltg LIess HE
shrine, "
n"u shalt prevail and the pure cross shall rise
oef the proud minafet, and propitious skies