Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-06-24
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Bridal D-XY.-BY MRs. HEaiAEs
fOiun,ent, im q Pcnctian Church, is d
phi, recording hdtthe remains beneath a.
Of a noble Lady, trhO expired student
standing as u bride at the altar.
Ne bear erHome! sr: bear her Horne!
Over the btiTnltTi,tg Sait-Sed'S foam
One ,rao has fed from the Uar ofLiFs,
t.pnl s0rYOw pains and The fsser strife.
BARRY CORNWALL.
Bride upon thy marriage day.
When thy gems in rich array
Made The glistening mirror seeu
As a star-rehectins stream;
When the cluyt.tiug pearls lay Tar
bids. thy bflids OF sunny hait;
And the white veil DER thee streaming,
Like silyefy halo cleaning,
Melow'd all that pomp aad light
Into something .menkiy bright;
>Did tbs futtcTIug cf Thy tTesth,
speak of Joy pr woe brueath.
aud the hue that went and Csme
Ger thy cheek, ike wayenuS dsme;
tlUw'd that Crimson from ~ unrest,
" the s!adness VI Thy bTeasG
WHO shall tell us!-frOm thy hover
Brightly dId4t :Eou pas that hUuI;
With he many slauoing osr,
Aud the cheer along the shore,
Aud the wealth of summer loweIs
On thy iar head cast in showers,
And the breath Of soBs & flute,
Aud the clation's glad salute
Swiftly DER the Adiian tide
WeIt uiou borne IN pomp, young Bride
Mifth aud music, sun and sky,
Welcomed thee triumphsutlyi
Yet perchaHce chastening thousit
Ia some deeper spirit wrought,
whispering, as untold it blent
With tie SQUADS of meTIineni
-. From the Hcme Of Chiidhood'5 slsc,
From the Days Of Llu liter free,
From the Love OF many Yeas,
Thou ant gone 20 cares and ls4rs
To another path aud guide,
To b0som yet untred
Blight one oh there well may -
Trembling nn st OUT Joy for thee -
Bride! when thrO' the safely { H.,
Cirolsd with ny nuPtiil rain,
Midst the banners hung Oh high
by thy warlike ancGBtiy,
Midst tiny mighty fathers desi,
Ia soft beauty ihou wer, led;
When before the shrine thy form
OuiverCh 10 some bosom storm,
When like harp strings with a stsh
breaking IN mid harmony,
ga thy liz tue murRurs low
I4sd with Loves unfinished vow
Wheul Ike sraiteTc d Tnse leaves led
From thy cheek esch tint fired;
And the light fOT,oOk thine eye
And thy head ssuk heavily;
Wa that dropping hut tn excess
OF Thy spirits bles.edues
or did some deep feelings misl..
FoIdessin thy heart FROM sight,
With a sudden tempest shower
Earihwsrd beaI thy HES young A,,s..
who shall tell "a, Oh that tOn,u.
Sileuce and forever bungl
never 10 t,y hp and cheek
Rplh'd again the crimson aire5k,
Never ~ thine eye returned
That which thtte had beau!ed aud hu!neJ,
With the secret none might know,
Whh thy capture or thy woe,
with tby marriage robe aud wreath,
Thou wet aed--s 1ung Bride Of Dra:t.
Our, one lightning moment there,
Struck down Triumph to Despair,
Beauty, SpIendout, Hope ard Tinf,
Into DaIkaesJ, Terror dust!
There we're sounds Of weeping Der thee,
BRIDE! A, forth thy kindiel noie thee,
Shruuded 10 tby cleaning vel,
Deaf ~ that wild funeral wall
Yet PeIchAnce a Christening thought
To some deeper spirt wrought,
Whispering, While the stern sad kneil
On the au's bright stiffness fell,
-" FfoDi The power 81 chill and thiose,
Souls 10 sever and tstrsnge;
ffOm Loves wane "a death ~ life,
But 10 watch a mortal strife;
From the secret feYeTs, known
10 the bmden'd heart alone;
Thou art BED --afsf away,
Where those blight. no more hsve sway.
Dfieht one oh there well may he
CODfOti midst oar Tears FOE thee -