Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-08-22
sman, offered the following re.

( tor Of the Statesman, offered the following rc-
I marks.
"To the imagination Of the poets we have
been heretofore indebted, for all that we can
guess of the coral groves, beautiful mater
seapes, sublime views, picturesque scenery,
state of society, moral' and happiness, appor-
toned to the unknown deep, and which may,
or may not, correspond with the actual state
Of affairs at the bottom ofthe sea.
We have the pleasure Of communicating the
following facts, land upon which Percval
probably founded his poeml extracted from a
letter which VIC have the opportunity of perus-
ing, written by a lady who was so intrepid as
TO descend TO "the roots Of the ocean" where
"The purple mulet and goldfish rove,
Where the waters murmur TRANQUILITY,
Through the bending twigs oftbe coral grove"
Well--we have really been TO the domnons
Of old Neptune, and sought carefully, but
vainly, for a Triton, and called on the spirits
of tho deep, bu: they did not come when did
cali for them. pep1i!!ed, in the depths Of
the sea, a short epistle to yourself. as prom
ised, which is enclosed for your Inspections
:'he sensation in our descent was not unpleas-
ant, excepting the extreme heat. 1t was like
breathing from a furnace; but whcn we found
ourselves fairly at the depths of the ocean,
the sensations we're, assure you, worth feel
ing. We tarricd bu: short time, as nobody
seemed prepared to see US, and as the fishes
glided timidly away, leaving only great shi-
ming founder lying laz.ly on "thc deep's un-
tiampled iloor,' to receive our compliments.
The waters were still as if they had never
walked from their first ''cep. At the surface
there was good deal of agitation Of the
waters; but below, they seemed TO lie in
eternal tranquility, as if 10 rebuke the Tiny,
curious, ealth-born ones who had vcnturcd
down to disturb their silent repose. As we
rose to the surface, tho sound OF the chorus
above, came like far off music on our ears; the
deep, harsh tones Of" n iady in the BeW geo
cheeriY!" came more and more distinctly upon
our cars, until We were lifted from out the
waters, when the rarcfcd air gushed out like
n thick vapour, and we reached upper and
purcr air, in perfect safety"
But we will not detain the reader any lon
ger, and therefore proceed to copy the poem.
Deep in the wave is a coral grove.
Where the purple muiet, and goldfish rove,
Where the sca-nower spreads its leaves ofDluc,
That never are ct with falling dew,
Bu. in bright and changeful beauty shine,
Far down in the green and CLASSY brine.
The floor is Of sand, like the mountain drift,
And the pearl shells spangle the fllnty snow;
From coral rocks the sea plants lift
Their toJshs, where the tides and pillows flow:
The water is calm and sill below,
For the winds and waves arc absent there,
And the sands are brigh, as the stars that glow
In the motonle-- fields of upper air:
There with It. waving blade of green,
The sea flag streams through the silent water,
And the crimson leaf Of the dulse is seen
To blush, Ike a banner hath'd in slaughter:
There with light aud easy lotion,
The ian-corsl sweeps through the clear deep
sea;
AMI the yellow and scarlet tufts Of ocean,
Are bending ike corn on the upland-lea:
And life, in rare and beautiful forms,
sporting amid those bowers OF stone,
And is safe. when the wrathiul spirit Of storms,
Has made the top o: lhe wave his own:
Ana when the ship from his fury flies,
Where the myriad voices of ocean roar,
When the wInd-gcd howns in the murky skies.
And demons are waiting the wreck on shore;
Then far below in the peaceful sea.
The purple mnlle'. and gold fish rove,
Where waters murmur TRANQUILITY,
Through the bending twiss Of the coral grove.
*1he much treasured morccau, is an afcconate
greeting to klnsman, pencllIed and dated $40 lce
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