Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-04-14
THE HEBREW MOTHER.


THE HEBREW MOTHER.
The rose rich in bloom Sharon's Plain,
When young mother, with her ars, buru, thence
Went ur u LiUn for the boy va, row'd
Unto the rempe-servce. by the hand
SIG led him. aud her silent suui, the WHILE
aft ne the dswy laughter Of his
Mst her sweet serioU, glance, DICED 10 think
That su=ht 50 pure, 80 beautiful, WAS hers,
rs bring before her God.
So pa.s'l they on,
o'cr Judah. hill and whereSpe'er the leaves
Uthe broad sycamore made sounds noon,
lite iuliins rsn.dFops, or the olive h1ugh.,
VITA their cool iinness, oTO's'j the sultry blue
ot Syrns heaven, she paused, that he me res.
le, from hct"w meek eyeluis chased To. sleep
Tim weisnd ;h-ir dark fringe down. sit and watch
he CRIMSON dstpth,nS Ger hs oheeAsrrPo'e,
az at the red hOwei'. neat: and where a iUuut
Lay, like at~ilisht star. midst palmy shade,
MSkns ITS banks green gems along the wild,
There too she iinyer'I from the diamond wave
DIav.nr clear water for his r'sy hr-,
Aud sotiy parting clusters OF Jei cGTs
a, Ia, the Fame wa. rcacld
The Earth. One Sanctuary; aul ,Pture huslI
Tier bosom As before her through the day
itto-e, muun'a of white marble stc-p 'il
IHlisht like doaiirs yold.-lut when that 5m7
Waued 60 tue farewell moment when ,hc hoy
Lifted, Though rainbow cleaning t,ars, his I'VE
Beseey hngly to hers, aud, hall IN Tear,
iurnd fiGh ihV wir rOln,l priest and round her arm
Chung cen as ivy cling. the DEEP .Prins%Je
Btnlins, her soul broke i0iiii, ia mingled .ounis
OF weeping aud Of sOng--' hil.." sh. cried,
"A'a'' my boy thy gentle grasp i. u,c,
And pow fond though arise,
Aud si'Nei cords again 10 edIin have wonme,
AHd Ike vine thou ell,pcst my full heaTt-
How shall heItce depart -
How the lune path ,e;rAec, where thou WEI: playing
80 late aions the mountains a. my side!
AuJ i,iu liyoui rtdc,
by -veIy place OF How my course deeyin.,
Move, ecu Il. pearl. tse lines round thy bar,
Bthvlling thee 60 .aii.
And Oh the home whence thy bright smilc hath parted
WiR 1t not scem il tle sunny day
FUND irO,h it, door away
While, tho Il. CHAMBER. wandering ura!y hearted,
!lngri,h for shy voice, which lrd.t me s,,li,
NrR like sirs'ug nj!
C9lcT ,hr pan-irces thou shall rncc; ne,
When FROM tie ioui; II evening I rc1utn,
With the full u-,ieI
~; will thy sleeps low, dovclike rsurnurs greet me-
y. mid. tie silence of the stars wake,
An ~uch t,r thy dear sake.
AaL :t,u-wii. .lumbet', desy cloud al FOUND ;hee
~ islipu: thy moilIei'- hand o. suVUIn thy bed.
VIII lhou not Naiulv spread
Thine nrin. s,rn darkness n veil hath wouud taee,
10 .cid ,hY aeci; aud lit zap, ia Thy iear,
\ cry waich acme shall hcar.
'Fasl have said, any chi will he not hear thee,
VIZ she youi; ravens iG''hIrlh from tieir mes,
VIA IiE nat guard thy rest,
Aul, in the hush Ofholy nrdnigh near thee
y.satlss rr thy souI aud AL rs dreams with Jog:
rRe- shalt sleep .o!t, my boy
I-;.a ,hec 10 thy God .--,he Col ira, gave thee,
:. Wril-'pr'trs ~ IL y si1ducys 10 my hearth
-lud I,xecipus ~ Aleu- art,
A,d Pu!ra, dcV OF ncrmcn He shall have
Ny own, n[y beautiful my unlciilrI
aud thou shalt be Ia. child.
Therefore III So; my s3al nrry iail ne,
A'ihc s.sS psn;eih fos ;ae wlser-broot,,
feaininc lot thy sweet lypks:
Bgt thn,i, my 't-trn dr0,p not, nor be,yail me
rhcuin she shadow OF The I;uc. shalt dwell
The Rock Of Siren gh-farewcs'