Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-07-22
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
a POEM,

FOR THE ENQUIRER.
A POEM,
t!lccrcd in .eotto,cay county, 4th July, 1928.
Ky JOS. $. sAKEE.-(CoNcLuDED
these scenes had I'au'd aud more,
And .,'l''d wa, the drum and the esnaon's roar
We heard. a. il we've, the clsppinc of wings,
Er.yh, Ss,aph, awak'd the ha,r.ieh,rdb Strings,
Hramof gratitude and pfs''es arose,
The h.ushiy were vaniuishd, aud ,ea,,erd were foes,
Freedom eruited, and thrice in het car,
In triumph she drove round the Geld Of wax.
The banner Of Liberty sloriou,y wav'd
irr ss,ne, 81. ,s sas n%Jd 81 erpg 1iS
On the heads OF the valiant son, Of her land.
Oh bl.nd were those sous by Ia. fair and the flee:
Aus hrsy'p by the smiles Of Liberty
EnnoLls5 tbeit names. their places s,oud hish,
IN the sight Of God and tn. Nation, eye.
dselands were given <as meet twsI in duty)-
Entw'n'l with the golden lock, Of beauty.
Those forms too pass'd, 10 the course Of TING:
STILL pto'r'rou, we're all IN Freedoms cline.
The little spot had become ianl
Wide and extended Z, ON strsud 60 strand.
6oon wa. she bsil'd The fsir.st GU Garth.
Not iu vsin did her hu,bsndmen till her soil,
Nor IN vain dill her sons Of yeniu, teal
successful IN culture OF soil aud VI mind,
She grew, became honori, respected, r.ia'd-
Halls, Athrueums and Lyceuu,s arose,
Whtre Wisdom and Virtue wont 10 rcpose
Ger many hill, mud many green,
The trophies Of Art aud Of Science were seen.
The scene sgsin ehang'd-Tme more;
The days OF hi, de.n'd reign we're Ger;
The Heavens, the Earth aud created whole
stfu peS'u, and been roll away 4 a scroll
swept had they been iuto gloomy abyss,
Deeper and darker than the Of Eblis;
Aud the ey. nigh! seek, hut rvculd seek ia vai,+
lor things that had IN that deep gulph laiu.
There they lay hd-not half odeep
lie the of-Guo,ed care, where the Meruaid, sleep
Distinctions the blast that here them away,
And Oblivion, the su'ph 10 which they lay
Flesh had fsird, but the deeds of the same,
Wrt. uea'ur'L still in the Temple Of Fame.
Bat the deed, alone of the good aud the brave,
hid the hand Of tue Gvd ofthe Temple save.
These Al thu like on the earth rare,
LA been ."ush COLLECTED aud trs"urs With care.
Iy the hest aud bravest Of men, Washington"
There were deeds achieved IN age aud in youth,
Sacred 10 Honor and Virtue and Truth.
They were deeds Of Friendship, and deeds Of Love,
And deed, OF all kinds approval Of above;
Seeds patriotic, and deeds that none knew,
Till the Angel Of Judgment tie curtain withdrew;
Deed. done 70 kindred and deeds done TO foes,
That dried UP their tears aud relieved hen rvm woes;
<5eeJs to the poor, 20 the sons Of the slain,
And otaer like deeds, we endie humane.
lnnuu'rou, the pile. of good deeds that were
peed' of the noble, isnuhle, sud mean;
There deeds OF king hut such deeds rare
Who had mock'd at the peoples prayer
There deed. of au humble soldier, WA, gave
ills life, his country, from thraldom 10 savej
DEEDS Of widow, who cas-, in her mite,
To cheer aud encourage the soldier in fight;
deeds Of a son, whose honor and fsme,
We're risqued 10 protect a mother from shame;
BeeIs vi priest, who excited hi, mind.
To render his country in virtue redn'd.
'Ewere needless 10 chant or TO tell u each deed,
That hsply had gained Immortaliy's need.
The deed, Of many in vain there sought,
They had passd, and now -temem ID uo<.
Such the deeds of the bastard, who ran away
G'rom the field Of fght, on the battle day;
But after retutud, and did sword and shield
Most vaianty the Slaughtered WELD.
We sought for the deeds OF him who shed.
Mot hi. blood, but the denijohu's current red -
When his country bid him 10 battle speed,
Or conscience demanded hs heart should bleed;
IL happent, but how, We could ue'er underr.nt,
HIS deeds, tho of sought, came never 70 baud.
AS chance they were lost, forever mi.isid,
Wen achieve the same deed -hu, lend his add.
So when our dull Muse, her tantins here closes,
Wen make che bright goblet a-quent With ncse,.
An action so noble, patriotic and pure,
Away wall be borne TO Eternity
Oh the liquor, IL good, how twill ease yen.
the song too "a 'shew' well give an' 1t please You
So here, TO the man that has money,
Aud here Is TO him that has none;
Aud here's u the lass sweet a. boueYy
Aud heresto Jour fes,er on tun.
Here is to poii,icsi juggIers,
Their toveIs, nlrgueT,, and tehooI-men;
Hare IS 10 all classical snugstets,
Aud here's toy your Gompass' aud ru!e-u!er..
Ii.re L. TO all ranks aud conditions,
Feon Jack, 20 the Jester in gso!i
Here - dlsI success TO petitionJ,
For --whiskey, rum, brandy or ale
Oh! peer may we lack potetiyp,
While q mouth stands asape 10 receiye III
Tor drink II could prove by quotstiOn-
1.-the soul Of the hiaye oh! believe il.
.Sopfentio, honor, e pirtus,
Wen omit altogether 10 song;
II We don'i, I'm sure they'll deser, u5
Ere we have toasted or tipPisd here iooy.
Some say they're e.sen,aIto freedom,
While some are ia SIT ATS what 10 think;
we deem, that we Cannot much need ZEN
For without them, the Jreer we trinS.
So again here's TO -FIsedom --or Bscohus--
Not sure which nome neisuIe's right
For drink % meier msy II lack us! -
Has duordeted my garfe,-roou quite.
Once more will we quaa 10 The metTy,
Aud once q these :Pirits eonfonad NE.
Rum, Brandy, Madeirs, and Sherry,
Aud Wh,key to boot, ell around me.
Indeed here's cod 10 my toa,tiny,
My head like whnligis goes
And fear that my csrebfuu'. roasting,
From the light perceive at my nose.
On the varied scenes before US we gazed
Wsen sound, as Of thunder,, ihs fond VISION razsd
WI deend II the Angel Gsbueis trump,
SO soundIy il did on the tympsnum thurp.
W started bewildered but 10, and behold,
Twas shouts --oer full cups of the free and The bold
Had 10 their houors ! and hail 10 their voices.
ii nj 10 the day "a beiiou reio,cesi
Nyt'I haste TO mix with the merry ihrouy
Ano adjourn to join IN the revel aud ,vss
hut note ye, frat, this inference we draw
from the changing scenes OF the vision We saw
The deeds Of HONOR sad VIRTUE alone,
Survive when the fabric Of flesh u v'ethrovn.
The above POEM Uas competed hastily, and at short
be measure Of the preceding Poem i, IRREGULAR some
the lines are sweiiei out ~ twelve syae, in
iiied to nine Precedents sbound almost every poe
page CHS lines, commencing Swept had they
Is simply variation OF passage in Poe eonmu n,c sted
ar or two SINCE t. the Editors Of the Richmond Enqu e
which, u rbsl'eued, was never published. The Editor,
e Enquirer might (recoileng the passage not rene n
ing where they had met with ~ suppose that the rs,,sge
pIsgfsrHn The present writer never objectionable
lty OF drawing from sny one, store, but hi, own ~
n, The act and when hs finds that he ha,
IRON another, he fails not Immediately make all
rePafsion aud restore TO Cnssr the things that are Co.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
PORT OF THE MINORITY OF THE COMMIT