Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-07-14
,aisee&Gaueou9 Departmeut.
EllE FOREST SANCTUARY; AND OTHER
POEMS BY MRs. iIEMANs.
From tie Lof,ton Literary Go-eite.I


POEMS. BY Mas. iIEmANs.
!rcn, tie Lohdon Literary Ga-eAieI
-, improved, and refined, assert the pre-
.- 70 &c, doubt whether lis superior excellence
e.. much the masculine side. There have been
statesmen, warriors, philosophers, poets paint
a.. d. -t times there now; hut never were Tic
sc,g nd power OF feminine intellect felt they are
a- s.ot. We are tud, II Is tue. OF some among the
uCiluts who ovcrstcppei tcT limits and made
themselves nano;-we hear of tie cioqucnce of an
ls,lsla-of the wit of Lasof the talents, nay, the
earning OF Cleopatra hut how these distinctions
uurchasedby the loss Of the best loneliness of their sex
delicate purity. We Will pass over those barba-
times when they alternately toys AID slaves &
20 TO Tat poIi0Iwh civilization if not It's zen.
had advanced al ieasno broad DAY hghtwc vii! pause
81 the century only preceding owIE The few
Hcug women who then veuturCd into the highways 0!
s.; literature but small tapers win: Ii made Tie
l"u4ng darkness more visible; and worse than this,
,r.sa 90 whom the storehonse Of mental riches was
9oaed became the vain glorious posscssor OF sudden
9Th which he knows not how 10 USE and cmly seeks
Iow 20 display. II is the triumph of the present era,
mat II Haas who unite the exercise of the highest
taents with the performance OF every domestic nty;
lAat 1t has those who IN the pursuit OF intellectual
remente, and conquest mental difficulties,
ltc the courage and perseverance of Hercules without
seeking has club, his lion skin; and who
can sacrifice TO the MUSES. without DcgleCting the
GraCCs.
Among these, Mrs. IIemans occupies a prominent
place. She is sweet and elegant writer Many OF
her shorter pieces exquisite and III her ex-
tended compost there always degree Of beauty
which WIZ amply reward the reader for an attentive
htudy-we might say for frequent Pernsa!s New
charms vii! be hlpnd each repetition; aud would
not envy their feelings who did not, fair acqna!n
wih the productions OF this lady, admire her Ia
tents, and love lis pr0pyeT word for critic
ifso, esteeml herself.
~ present, our time allows rs only to give Jriol
review 10 the principal poem, most Of the sraire
pieces have been published before; and we Cannot
Ter to the New Monthly Magazine, Literary Gazette,
and tPerhaPs) other periodicals IN which u.ey have ap
peaed, in order 10 avoid tie risk ofreprinting, where
made choice. We told that Tie Fbrest
sanctuary intended 10 describe the mental conflicts,
As wei outward suiicrngs OF Spaniard, who f, ing
hOn the religious prosecutions his country,
the 18th century, takes refuge with lis chile in a or'
American forest. Tie stony supposed 10 he related
himself amidst ttc wilderness which. has afforded him
40 asylum" This PERFECTLY explains The nature Of the
poem. THE exile sees bis friend hlYar and two sisters
perish bcTecs al G2tiO do ic-s himself irnpIi.
soned for years and toFtnreGcscaYCs, and cs wb his
wife and GhjiI Tor AmerCa-s:.e dies The voyage
AMI he pOHTs oUt bls TnHsGia TO ITO sen w ate mol
very car about a change Of scene from South N6rti,
america; but ii il, we believe Though dmiy, implied.
Another portion Of he story not readily recOnciled
wIt!lconstency. The boy Represented as being quite
inanne his rnoher'si!ea and yet the atLcr lad
been long years in prison for the sake Ofcarcter,
could WISH this apparent anaciron@n had not struck
ussbpt, for Airs. Hemau's sake, glad to add
thal does not ImPeaCh the merit OK her composition;
from which proceed TO make the few selections
that lis late al at GseCiug table enables us 10
crafty friends with 10 this weeks Gazette. IN an
apostroihe to S- chG, tie following pleases ia much:-
'|hy should weep on thy bright head my boy!
Within thy fathers nal- thou Wit Gwe
Nor lin trei, banner with a warriors JOY
amidst sons % mountain ri,;sis who rIi
For Spain Ola. Yet rolling wars
Have borne Far from ancestral srdyes1
iEcU shalt not feel toy bursting heart rejet
as mine batl dDuc; .ur ear what nave borne,
Casing iu ia.=chp0os mo.h I'd indignant Brow
As3ht ai,u~ion TIC bloody sacrifices Of human VIC
tins any cuc! creed Is, nevertheless, very chile
~ these lines
----'na thy memory cherished