Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-08-29
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{9rty jccs dsioo the sUraec Of "ic days 5i1r 7caTo
the mag nation OF the poets have been ,ofore
ebted, for all that guess OF the coral groves
tui 1Caer sublime views, scenery
OF society, morals and happiness, appotionai
known deep, and winch may or may not, correspond with
tho actual state Of fairs at the bottom Of the Among
the fasciua ting and auul description, follow
inss from the pen OF one of our poets, Pe'cval:
Deep in Tie wave is coral grove,
Where the purple mul!"t, and goldfish rove,
Where TIE sea- ower spreads its leaves oil bite,
That with falling dew
But III bright and changefu beauty shine,
Far down III the green and CLASSY brine.
The floor is Of sand, like the mountain drift
Aud the pearl shells spargle the fnty snow;
From coral rOcks the plants lift
Their bOughs, there the tides and pillows flow;
Tire water is elm and still below,
For the winds and absent there.
And the sands bfigh, the that glow
In the motionless fields of upper
There with its wa wing blade of green,
The seat flag streams through the silent water,
And the crimson leaf of the 1ulse is seen
TO blush, like banuer bahed in slaughter:
There with light and easy motion,
The fan"ccral sweeps through the clear deep seaS
And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean
Ale bending like on the upland lea:
And iife in and beautiful foIUs
Is sporting amid those bowers of stone,
And is safe. when the wsaihful spirit Of storms
HAS made the top of the his own:
Aud when the ship from his fury hies,
Where the myriad voices OF ocean roar,
When the wind god frowns iu the nruIky skies,
AMI demons waiting the wreck shore;
Then far below in the peaceful sea,
The purple mullet, AMI gold fish rotr,
Where the waters rurmur TRANQUILITY,
Through the bending twigs of the coral grove
Is e have pleasure Of communicating the following
fV5 c2ractC6 from letter which ha We had the on
.otuuy 81 pcrIsing, written by lady was so intrc
81. rs To descend D"tha roots Of the ocean" where
"The purple nuet and goldfish rovc
"WhcrC the waters Tranquility,
"fhroug5 the bending t'vjgs of the coral grove"
"We-Se have really been to the domnions Of old Esp
tuDe, aud sought carefully but vsiuIy for Triton and
called on the spirits Of the deep but they did come when
dja call FIR Hen pcnccd, in the depths of the sea-
snort epis'c TO yoursc promised, which enclosed
fIT your Inspection The sensation in our descent u
unpleasant, excepting the heat. waSlk
t:sdlhiug from furnace, but when found ourselves
fairy tho depths of the ocean, the sensations were
yoii, worth feeling. We taICd but short p1r
nobody seemed prepared to and the fishes gIic
tndly away, leaving ouiy great shining founder Wing
iazily "c dcep5 untrnrpled floor" to receive our
compliments. The waters still as they had never
walked from their first sleep. At the surface there was
good deal of aciia ton Of the below, they seemed
To lie IN eternal Tranquility, If cbuko the tiny Curl
ous earth born WHO had vcnurcd down 10 disturb
their sicui rcrost. As surface, the sound
OF the chorus above, like far off music ON our r
and the deep, harsh t"ncs Of "a hdV IN IRE BcH! yey
che7iH CanF' more and distinctly upon on, - rz
rn:i l'"d from, nc water en tie rar,GcI
81, cu;hcd nut IKE hi,k vdpuur aud We ea cted ,,,
sul Trrr ali, IN perfect safety.
The rrcl treasured ancctiona,c -rcciiuc
10 tn.ar, enciei aud dated 30 feet under nc sur
face uf The sea-"
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