Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-17
FOR THE ENQUIREl
THE CAPITOL

THE CAPITOL.
"Qnoth with a my heart III dor;
HIN get my Sundays sark on,
IN nfeet you tie holy spot;
Fait1 tce'se hGe fire remGrtin."
Bum. Holy
Old Richmond bell began to groan,
The dcafcn'd ear a greeting;
And loud pro, laim'd the hour U'noon,
The Houses hour o'me citing
The Sun was bursting through the clouds,
That wrsP the smoky City,
And men were thronging forth in crowds
Aud all the women pIetiy,
So SAT-, that day.
As lonei1mely. took the street,
To breathe the GENIAL air;
a laughing friend, Glanced 20 meet,
Quite say aud debonair-
lie pres.'d my, hand with friendly GTipr,
True index Of the soul,
And said, Come take with me trip,
To cur giea; Capitol,
For fun, this day.
will with all ny heart, quo,h I,
Since there 1 ne'eI have been,
But hrsi, my friend, pray tell ne why
this rushing out aud in
Has Richmond City, seen old " Scratch
" are State Rights, III danger,
lhat folks move on with such despatch
lou see, I'm bu, a stranger
To things, this day.
oh 10, quo he, a better ,oke
By far than that, we eratk,
They've kilrd man, called Roanoke.
whose christian nan. G was Jack;
woman threw a tiie of yore,
Aud smote SOME fellows head,
But Jack was smit by something more;
TE'"~, killed him dead,
Quite dead, one day.
Thai T. now il also dead,
And turned 'tis said, 20 Clay,
md so we 20 TO CEuse instead
Some man Go hear the sway
The troops Of .ho,e who wish 20 reign,
VIII fight like bold Macduf;
he shout will be with might and main,
"Lry on" and he who - cries enough"
"Be dsrn'd" this day.
SO arm in arrn, we sought ihc Hall,
Where onwards rolid the stream,
Through iron gate with chain aud La.l,
That kept incessant scream
jogs'd my. friend, aud said, /, not
This meaul by Sysgs, a symbol,
They've hung up here. Ibis cannon shot,
To shew there's room, TO lren,b!e,
fOr war, this day:
lie smiled and said, F." pray forward mares,
n truce with gibes aud goads-
See, heres great Colossal Arch
! ask'd i'll came Il ON Rhodes,
But when heard, j, was a work,
Built up for 81 eat Faye
Egad said /, his foes at YCfk;
Must hang their heads aud fret,
To sect this day.
how on the spacious square se sioed.
My soul fell expanding,
My eye pursued the dazzling fs1d,
OiJanes as he went winding;
save him raging FAR above,
And with the rocks conitnding,
Then Tower down, les. furious move,
A II hl, age was spending
Full fast, that day.
DtfuTe me stood, sweet Liberty!
al light, aud chaste, and airy,
Thy Temple tow'ring IL the ,sy,
Thy safe and lofty eyry..
Tbefe-thtre II Is, inward thought,
We nurse the infant Eas!e,
Aud when 10 iull grown strength he's b.ouel,
Eel s'roop" al things Illegal,
Hen make some day.
20.
As tight and let, / turn my eye,
far flashing light assails,
From splendid donles that scal.e!i..a
Upon thousand hills;
But dark as Erebus below,
Black wTeaths OF smoke arise,
Where commerce foilows-Ia,nes', aow,
Then pale, they fade in brighten'd skies,
so sweet. this day.
What interchange Of hill and dsie -
II was indeed lovely scene,
OF island-bridge, and silver sail,
And seattei'd tree that waved between,
Nay more it had a touch sublime,
For as stood 10 scan,
bly, thoughts went back 10 former time
To thine, old Fowhaianf
So changed, this day.
But time would fail 70 tell Of 6ia,,
Az sing no dismal ditty,
III now pursue my Idle whim;
And dash my tear of pity
One word, however, as we pass
Smith, had he laid his hands on
St'+s Btt'' and Co. would not alas,
Have ki!Fd his great, great, grandson,
So dead one day.
On every side, in gliueI pride.
Each lass herself was shelving,
The bonnet wide, disdain'd " hide,
Her cheek with beauty glowing.
The brilliant silk the dazzling shawl.
The plumes that fell 50 wavy
The janty air the one and all
Made me to cry Peccayi -
I've sinn'd this day.
~
The Buck. - offhem, took no NOTES.
1 hardly saw the wretehes--
/ guess they wore straight jnciek roa.s
And Pstfieoats for breeehes--
They mar too much, mans form divine.
Bui girls somehow they gstye,
Ills throwing peails before the swine;
my gaflrrs how Il fTets me,
To sect some day.
IL.
While IN my breast this envious though,
Finds place aud deeply rankles
Up 10 the stepsthe crowd 10 brought,
That place for shelving nnclss -
The heads Of giris we're IN such whitl,
Their tongues Kept such a elinking
They gave their Cufls, some gfaeef11 tsi,lt
but cared not, who was blinking
At feet, tina, day:
The lofty fight Of steps o'efpsd
we gsiD'd At Length The House,
Nhh ave my mind vas OVERCAST
II made me still AZ mouse
ply friend 70 whom held me tist;
Led through the grand RotunG
End there I saw reverend sight
Ibs gaiPd ne 70 the ground
~ once, that day.
IL.
u nalbie siillnes.y--ealn,'--,ubiine 49,.
The Father q his country stands,
Serene, majestic, a. IN ume,
~ head 81 bis immortal band,--
10 Freedoms sestibule, be guard,
Ihe passway to her Hall,
~ point al once, % great feuari,
And traitors heats 4ppal
With dread some DAY.
~.
Bot who are these who chatter round
Their psitfy wares here vendine5--
Shall they Profsne this sacred g,ounds
To H u LET them he vending
The money changers once we're drive,
From Gods own holy temple,
Ard here, az We have hopes S'He.grs.
s1gs take the great exaDpis
Va ssiths. faT.