Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-09-19
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AMERICAN Pc.:TRY.-rhc last number of the Chris
tan Examiner is enriched with the following sweet
and touching verses
TO AMELIA.
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Uhere,rint he ntortr fileh not his hand,
Neither lie hGt bindek skeares kiS BOSOM
While the poor wanderer Of life is in this vale cftears
There will be- hours when hearts look back TO dear depart
cd years;
Around him night falling fast, feels the evening chill,
But sunshine lingering yet youths far distant
hill.
The lovely form of youthful hope revisi,s his heart,
ANA that long since babe farewell but could
depart,
And friendship once so passing sweet, too p,e and sropr
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And those delicious love Inc did wish to dry
OF remember thus, feel the mystery of the hour:
know not then joy grief possess the igh,ier powcr
While many loved departed It's pleasure to recall
anguish TO reemenber thee, the oveliest of them all.
Yes! sadly welcomed and with tears, is now and loua
must be =
The memory of my parting hour my earliest friend from
thee;
For hopes nd common joys deeply mourn
but the remembrance OF that lossit TN,
heart
For OH how fast and lerventlv whe life is in its spr;nq
ahd bound to hand, and heart heart the young aiec
tions cling;
BY early and unalterng love our souIs ,yor nina, - ono
With ties that death hath indeed but never hath u
done.
Now death hath thrown wide apart: but memory trca-
yet,
Too painful to remember now too lovely to forget
my manner like an angels pure, rhy mild and mouniul
grace,
And all the rosy light youth that ndle,l in thy face;
The open brow sunny cIls around its arches thrown
Inc speaking eye through which the soul i'll melting radi-
ancc shone,
The smile that lighted up tie lip with bright and pensve
glow,
Aud the dark shade tina, o'er It ,,sssd ,vh, , l. .
flow.
And then how stenly beautiful the spirit bold and high
1n"t lighted DER thy marble brow and filed thy radiant
read how holy sufferers lived, glorious martyrs died.
And thus with feeling all the saniewth bright and earn
est eye,
held communion long and ocean, earth and
They told the slory of God-,ey bore our thoughts
above,
ana made us purer as we heard their eloqueucc lave
And so within the temple we stoad with childish awe
" wondered why oar fathers feared God they never
ia We mad learned and loved raise carly offering
JOIN the deep and plan:iye hymn, OF pour our souls in
prayer. "
was this happiness pure 10. erring man 10 know,
w why ana heaven destroy my paradise below?
or i"Vey as the vision was, it SINK away as soon
80 "eh III quick AMI cold eclipse, the grows dark at
sazed with trembling in thine cyc;iis living light was
Upon thy cheek deeply staised the cold unnatural red
The violet vein that wandered up benea IN thy SHINING
Cnntrasted with thy snowy brow-he seal OF eath
there!
And the" thy and gentle voice confirmed that we
must part.
mat voice whose every tone, till them was music TO
heart!
ShuadeTed at the warning worSI could not let thee 90
An" leave me journeyng here alone WEAKNESS and wo
But tho" art gone-'oo early gone--amd am doomed to
stay,
Perhaps till many year has rolled its weary weight
Ahou vast the glory of my heartily hopes
Iy fair,
But now my guiding star is set darkness aud despair.
Iis thus the stream early life us seems to run
the sun,
But soon breaks upon the rock with wild and mournfl
roar,
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