Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-12-29
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CHRISTMAS CAROL,

CHRISTMAS CAROL,
Piesanicd to the Patrons of the Richnqnd Wing, Ly
the Carrier.
Fhc season of rapiuse aud fesiai dcli.n.,
thc time 20 be n'ervy and happy has c'inc:
Away then with sorrow--put thinking TO flight
Ana S've us Our egg nog, miucc pies aId run!
It's the season for brethren and kindred % meet
Tor Friendship and Pleasure their renew;
For wat-heattcd naidcns their swcethcarts greet,
And mosten their lips with loves uec,a.ne dew.
IT'S the TO bury political strife,
For neighbours their jars and their quarreis &c END;
For the husband to open his purse to his wife,
And give her eagle in jewels to spend
It's tbs time for the lads and tho lasses To dance
FOR h''''es and harpcrs to up their strings.
To 'ry the nsw tunes just imported from France,
And slew us how Seigniorion ltaly--srss.
tbs The son for hun, smen rouse the morn,
In mount their fleet courses and the gale;
10 waken tie echos with hoonsis aut with horn,
the Tickets pervade aud the heights ssale.
'Fs tue season for cour,nG for weddings, and cake,
For tuIkes, for puidnss, and all the good things;
For eating and drinking for happiness sake
And soaring with poets fancy's bright wings.
Err maids in the wane It's the season of hope,
When their necks never ponder rope,
and they long to be squeezed by the arms of DEAR.
lis The for goodness to soften the soul
Tor miserly churls to grow kind TO their debtors,
To wash out their scores in ful-howins bowl,
To optn their prisons, and knock off their letters.
Hu2za for the of gadness ard fun,
When the feelings succumb tile reign of the hear.
When we laugh at the absence of zcphyr and sun,
Aud glow III the rays that pleasures irnpan
Old Winter may rage, aud his empesss may howl,
His may descend, and his bind the streams
Our parlours are Summer, and feel not his scowl,
And Beau,y's and weIl bask in rs beams
Away with the and cynical frown,
That deny :he bosom its innocent m;rth;
o, say NOT Religion transports would drown,
Or this day of her FOUNDERS oeneficen, BIRTH.
He pointed to children--the jocund AMI gay
rs types. OF the beest in the gardens ahnre
itE gives TO the woodlands the beauties OF SIay,
AND mngIes their blooms with the .,sp:ures OF love
From HIM flows relish Of social delight
Il" gives to the heart its wild pulscs OF JOY;
A1l! pleasures and actions pure in his sight,
T'e0 lhcy fracture no laws, and virtues destroy
~. ''.u with bigotry, whining. ani; CAM!
e. 4: !oi ihc full bosom its raptires express
a".cr"ber--our puritan Fathers couli grant,
'Inai Christmas delights wcse not sinfu! excess
o., Fathers. how rise the sound Of Their name.
= "'r i!oiy-day customs long buried in gloon.
'si.a lays when the Tulc clog omitted lis !.a'c,
lrf sally and ivy embcllishcd each ROOM
When ie Rlistletoosf beautiful berries disp,aye1
= f'i' warrant of bliss 10 Tie eyes Of tfe swain,
<-Ei called form blush the cheek Of Tie mari
f. n, felt TO deny him her kisses were vsc:--
6.heT' lie young and the aged comnnsisJ in play,
A:i fhe heart of the nation in nuison tllilled
With nc ilarpGr's rieh strain, and poets svee, az
rms t's BOSOM Of winter with gladnoss filed.
hr'gh fashions have changed and tie OF yore
8 Taught 'rh amusemeuts that spring from the lea.t
Er4iYer halls and our feelings no moro,
OR Cif,.ril. i,n. pleasures rat Ter can deparr
Ihcn IA - ;aa season Of kindness and mirth,
! h'' CASTS 0stt beam DER the da rkness ofrarr,
"': eu,tciec 'ho clouds OF sonu,m OH earth,
- bow q bliss at the close ofeacf wear.
ne -z grcatloru wood, sometimes the ROOT Of Tree
'rr'-h 81 "se with great eve laid
ts t!iee t CITED with the brand Of the last
me Ht'eioe still hung up and kitchens
ns a9d TIE orig have the privilege Of kissing the GIL
U'er cE zach berry from the BUSH
are AL pitch tie privilege ceases wash. Irving.
.se-ars-zzs-r--E--.
5F$sfsEctlaMeGus department.
TIE [ONTENTED MAN