Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-05-11
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ece,' by T. Moore, ESQ.
"Somc caltd aloud, .,he Fountain Dancv.'--
Nhe one young, dark eyed Amazon,
"hosc step was air-likc, and whose glance
fiasA q like sabre in the sun,
Spcrtiyely sad-'Shame on the surt
Aud langud strains hear so oft.
Daughters OF Freedom. have not we
Learnd from, our lovers and our s;res
ihe Dance of Greece, while Greece was FEC
That Dance, where neither flutes nor Tyres,
But sword and shield clash on the
music tyrants quake to hear.
Hcroires of Zia, with nc,
And dance the dance of Victory
Thus saying, she, with pla yful grace
Loos'd the wide hat that DER her face
(From Anatoiia came the rnaid)
lung, Swallowing each sunny charm.
ANA, with a fair young armourer's aid
Fixing il on her rounded GI.n,
mimic shield with pride displayh;
men, springins tow'rts grove that spread
It's canopy OF folia ,e near,
PlucAd off a lance like twg, and said
TO arrs, to arms!' while DER her head
She wav d the light branch, as Il spear.
Promptly the laughing maidens all
Obey'd their chiefs heroic CALI
Round the shield arm Of each was tied
Eat, turhan, shawl, as chance mrht he:
The grove, thoir verdan; armoury,
Falrhion and lance alike supplied:
And as their glossy locks, let free,
Fell down their shoulders carelcss,y
1od might nave dreamd you tirou.
OF youthful Thyads, by the beam
Oh May moon, bounding along
Peneus' silver-eC.dcd stream.
And now they s,epp'i, with measured tread,
Martially DER the shimins tieli
Now, 10 the mimic combat led,
a heroine at each sqnadron's head,
~, s,rscS lance to lance, and sword to shield;
W While still, through every varying feat,
Their voices-hcard in contrast sweet
W iih some, Of deep but soitcuid SQUAD,
i rom lips OF aged sires, who round,
STOOD smiling at them childrens play
nus sung the ancient Pyrrhc lay:
Raise the buckler-po;se the lance
NOW here-now Observation-Disclosures
Such were the sounds to which, the warrior bo,-
Danced in those happy days when Greece was free
when Sparta 3 youth, eva in the hour Of low
1hus train u their steps to and victory
kaise The buckcr-pose the lance
NOW here--now Observation-Disclosures"
auch was he Spartan warriors dance.
Grasp the fnlchic n-gird the shield
Observation-Disclosures all, but Yield
-has thy sons oh Greece. ore glorious night,
oance by moon like this, till DER the sea
~, morning dawnd, by whose immortal light
they grantly died for thee and liberty.
'iEaiss the bucker--poise the lance
Now here-now observation-disclosures
Such was the Spartan heroes dance.
"fonl girls aged Zion said
Cne who himself had fought and b!cf
And now. with feelings, half delight,
Han sadness, wa;Cid ;heir mimic sh--.
'F"ni maids! who thus with war ca n lest,
! Ike Love, in MaIss helmet drest,
u rem in his childish innocence,
Pleased with the shade that hemIet filings,
&c thinks no. Of the blood that thence
Is dropping oer his snowy wings.
hy-true it is, young patrio, maids,
Did Houour's arm still WIZ the fray,
Did luck but siiue righteous blades,
War were a game for gods to play
But, so, aias!-hear one who we'll
Hath track'd the fortunes Of the brave
Hear me, Ii; mourntu iit,y tell
What glory waits The PATRIOTS grave
AS by the shore, Mt break of day,
vanqnishd chief, expiring lay,
Upon the sands with broken swold
He tracd his farewell TO the free;
Aud, there, the last unfinished wo:.
He dying wrote was 'Libertyn
Al night, ssU-bird sfriekN the kuen
OF him who thus for freedom fell;
The words he wrote, evening came
Were coycrd by the sounding seal
So pass away tue and name
OF him vino dies for berty!1