The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-01-29
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NlAGAR
FROM rHr SPANISH Of JOSH M,RiA HrRfDh.

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NIAGARA
FROM THE SPANISH OF JOSH MARIA HfRiD
nelsrc give ac n, iyfe "a, bosou ieels
Tn CLOS ofil.pirsiioa, "a how long
Slass beer IN N darkness siuee tins hFht
Aasi visited ny brow. Niagufa
Ihou with tbs rushing waters sest fnrors
1he heavenly sifstha, sotres rck away
Ttcsenaous torrtn, fer an Instant hush
ghe terriers ef t,s soiee and cast aade
Those widr revolving sIau~s, 81 At ny Eyes
NJ, SEE the l,afhl beautf osthy face
an not all uaAofty aftht sifat
Tor ffon "a, very bsglood hate loved,
.;hannnr the r,ran-f track Of common minds.
a. lool an Nature 10 Der ls1ier moods.
Atthc eicr rushing oftie hurrieane.
Al the neat bursting o. tue tAande rbolt,
have bess Touched .sItaley and when tbefs1
Lssbsd BY the wind. nave racked NJ barb and saos
Ia yaanfg ea,es benz sth ne have loved
St. dangers aud the wrath Of elements.
b. noyar yet the sadscss u the sea
Han usFet ~ as tag grandeur nsycs ne nov.
Thou f5Nest on IN guet, til thy waves
GroS broken midst uie rsea,s 10 cufreai thsn
saoots oasarl lAe the irrs-isthle course
OF deslay. An, terribly they fage-
Tue hoafs' aad faF4 shflpOols there My BRAN
Grows Wild, nay eAses Wander, az ! gaze
Upon the harpias ea,orsi ami my slgm
sainiy would follow. a. towards tbs verge
Sweep the vide ,crrett--sypses innamefnbls
Meet Their aad iaaddaa-- waves ianamefabe
Urge on sli oyerlako the wa,ta before,
And disappear IA tiunder and IN iUaa.
They rsaeh--ihey leap the haruaf-the nby1
Swallow. iasaiiabls thf sinking vases
A thous ,al faiakoNs arch thtia aud woods
Ar deaiened with the rear. The violent sheek
Bhattcrs 10 sspoar sus descending shrcts--
A cloudy NhiflwaJdlls the gaipa, aud aosses
The ngaty pyraa,d 81 G.. siilg mist
10 heaven. rae solIti ~ hunter usU
Palacs sitl lcffor "a lhe forest shades.
VIVA seeks ny restless eye Why are not here
hhol' lie jaws Of this abfss, the palms
lh-lhe delicious pans, thai en- tho plsins--
ufny own nH,yr Cuba ypriug aud spread
Taeir talakly folsred saamifs to the sun.
Ard, nihc prcatiinfs Of the ocean ar,
Wave set beneath the heavens auspotted blue
But co. Niagara -,hy forest p,aes
Are dtior corsnal ior thc e. Tho palm.
1he e1amuate myrtle, and ltail rose may grow
in gardfus, aud give alt tboit fragrance there,
Uumaan,ug nn Who bro4thes H. Tune It -
I o Do a n5bicf ader. Generous mlnds
beAold tIee, aud az .no.rl l., aud ioarn to rise
Abo's esga's frivolous pieasare, they partake
Thy grandeur al che uusrlner cfthy name.
God Of ali truti, la other land, I've secu
i.ymg philosophers, hisspacnng non,
@acsusHeta 3lthy mysteries, TAFT draw
The fellows dep a,o ,npity,
And ihafeiefa doih NJ zpitit seek thy fes
~ cafths majestic s1h.udns. Even here
81, naatt doth epoa all Itself to taoe.
Sntlis i.n.naulIt5 OF losciiara
lio'ttl haud spva ne Tom ear,
Il ate'aa tlandof oftas cataract brings
IN soiee aal / an nIai5rd Is near.
Dfssd torrent 'aH VII wonder aud win lsu
y >. e'trshtlHa tue .ou' gfnnn taat loo6a
l.'Itaes, aud 4osi Dru TIfonHsrlf
4ea 90 aeitaea ta5 beginning Wlo supplies,
a q. a. taJ HeSisI.tsa sprngl1
a. f'sa' hatb Ordered, taa1 when ali thy Weighs
paesHds into IN deep .ho swollen waves
H. not, anl roi - p,e sneln the caah1
Fas lofdnala opeaolls ofuinpotont hand,
So'eted LAY iasl Win clouds, aed gwen hs VICE
~ ap u5"afusuag 'Ttt'rs, he 3ttth glrl
Ani tf-abir lofonr4 Al sitn his radiant bow.
So ~ never rdsa4r 4 aIers fua,
Aul DtlalIa ne ie,, the udc Of ume
s",zPt h '.rrnsy. 40 pass of man--
= hke u9il.de d aoan--the possoming days
an he a"aaes ~ sorroN. alas
Eco tat my southls sltncrcd and my brow
tiOts I'D ,,ly ~IIh tue Auos Of grisf aud eaIe.
Nesor navel 50 docp.y leIfas now
tn hopeless solitude, Tao abandonment,
IL anguish OF a loscless life Alas
NJ sn The impAt,,oued llc unirolon heart
BE aep y without low Iwoul that one,
bese...d, worldly 20 he loved aud elncd
In ipfe NTH 'ne,--aov shared ,as lonely walk
U tlu' tfeneadols brin, frvaa sweet 10 see
H. leu face touched with paIencss, aud become
hote bealA'a o1n iesf, aud o,elaprcad
WIN alalht snde whe riInging to my sidt1
prrsh's~-drcams. ! am an eult, aud for mo
There Is no country and there Is NO love
Hear dfoad NIAGARA my latest ynieci
frt ht1' years mud the cold earth shall close
o'ef the hoaes ot htu Who sings Nh, no.,
nus i'aHns5 Would that tbs my humble verso
"lRu Dr., lih thee iiapond. L. ueauwhiIc,
tneerlu'lf p1ssms 10 the appointed rrst,
Ought rniso ny 'adiut forehead ~ thc loud
ToiistCnlo tle eehc's my fame
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