Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-08-01
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From the Boston Iyceu,n.
INE RETRIBUTION.

THE RETRiBCTION.
She was al yorth aud beauty, aud scen'd form'i
Ky Nature 10 combine the suiteSt grace
81 womans gentle being. with the finn
And higher Intellectual faculties,
Ni'h such soft and unassumiug air,
Us nee had put - Shame village gnl.
i!er form was such! : n'a.ks the fairest mould
nf female beauty aud her forehead high,
And ivnry-iik,, was such Raphael chose
To crown the faculties of his mild Madonna--
And there were seated eyes-I can't cumparc
Such azure beauties, such bright images
0i matter mmatelal to any thing,
Unless II lac 10 the smooth, hmpid brook,
Blue with the smile of hcavcn-f far tnt ; sesm'I
10 who gaZd on them, To iiGuiCy
Aud unaulaie with the full tile of yyc
Net WAS size barn To mock Lava,c.'s art
Eright as Vie queen ofheaven, and Oh, like her,
cold, tho her beauty had the glow az warmth
Eor there was one who lovd her, deeply !oy'd,
Eut nursd the score, passion in his breast,
nm rpend 10! confession for he chose
Like the unchristan Indian To bow down
And wr rstip his divuty afar.
HUt love ST. feivcnt, pure and Innocent
Eoui t!iiuiy veil tsclf-sle saw the fame
inadiaie his visage, when her eye
By accident met his-she watched
w iih secret satisla cion how ab,unt
lis glance was then aveftc, and she heard,
Or ianc'ed that she heard the s;nother'd sigh
Aud knew herself the ob;oc;-shc was young
And confident Of beauty and delighted
10 feel the homage that her beauty claimd.
enc Sfiiii upon hini, not as all smile,
With general bCnevolence aud kindness:
But with the smile that skilful coGueiry
Delights TO barter for Il broken heart.
She t'nid upon him, and To him she gave
Tier h nd, while Others denied, and show'l
Such evidence of delicate attachment,
';hat one moe vers'd in womau's article
Had bieSSd a br;sh hing prospcct-iill at last
Nith hope elated and with wishes waim,
impe!ld hy nj! ;hc purity Of thought,
And HuShd with the security of ;nv,
lie toll 10 her his love, and open'd wide
The shrine Of sensibility and gave
IN declarations, what was hers before
NJ she stend with pensvencss,
dowhraS', thoughtful. seeming pensivemsss,
AsHin give Il promptneSs To his tongue
BY gentle feeiing-but her bosom swe!:d
With i'atter'd vanity and gross delight
nc ended and twas then le the rocA,
The dire Charybdis, and the syren sheer,
j IA; laugh lis helpless victims into madness.
lie tra"eiNd where the lime and c,ron bloom.
Aud baSh in tropic sunshina--for to him
l me world was ciiee. esS, and his pa geant train
.! bright aud STery vanies, had long
nS3"sted him;-bnt when remembrance brought
- clue to guide him from crowd nj dreams
4 mental labyrinth g: strange perpexitics,
i only woke sigh ;!at paSs'd UNDECIDED.
Zen summers icw and with them flew his cares
For though susceptible aud warm OF nature,
lie was ofmanly frmness and they pass'l.
lie bent once more his homeward way-aca;n
lie saw the cottage and the green grass Mat
Where he had chas'd the phantom, happiness.
Sat ere he asked tina blessing of his sire
u mother, whose kind prayers living for hin
lie sough' the welfare OF his once BELOVED,
l lie ifaiiress beauty whom he could not hate
lie found her dwelling p!ace--but the rank weeds
DISTURB the passenger, while DER its walls,
sum mad hung her mantle, and The wind
Moand comfor,iess among the ivy leaves
us heait grew sick within him, he gazed
silently upon the birth place of his love
- ia
By the dali wrea;; ,ha. Guild among the .r.es
lie ehterd-and upon wretched he'd,
Scafce good enough for prison inmates, lay
lie ooIeCt ri his passion-bu; so chaugea
Alas. so alter'd from tie one OF old
hat truth scarce brought conviction, as he saw
Her spirit kindiing through the wreck of beanie
she was fast dying, and tie Ia ne Of III.
was h'ckerins in the socket-upon him,
IS slowly he approached she Gk'd look
Deep and all scrutinizing, that might search
ne soul of him who stood there, gave shrie.
~ desolatins anguish nd expir'd.
ne iearH Il with sorrow that her tuG:, had cnr,c
: o feel the sling of passion-was itioye?
Alas! her lover vowd, and she was rriu'f
Shame drove her to distraction, and che 3e-i
Aud iivd III iEtamy-un,il the hand,
ne tanning hahd o! death was cold upon herr
ma then with strong but coward peuiteuce
9He sought her parents cot-but they had died,
Long since of Sorrow-a nd the only one
who then remand Of all the ia rny
vas poor recIuse woman, and she took
Tiny dying reniten'.-3ut yesterday,
she came there, and the sand was falIr, fas..
lie sand OF liie-She sigh'i but utter'd ltle.
once-a lew hours before, she wished TO see
Him she had i'jur'd and to ASK forgiveness,
But i"i her wretched Self-aias. she knew uot
Se"hop'd forgiveness from plying God.
J ne sight OF him who low d her was too much.
lac whose Kind heart had iishtend every wo.
Her spirit straiu'd Gor utterance-bnt her :,er,t
n'"6; '"iih lis burden onG she sunk in death
lie wept at the recital ofrer v.,as,
,,'z'd with mournGu sigh intcn;ly on her,
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