Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-08-21
PoErRy.
BYRoM

The following extract Is from The Course OF
Tine" a new and justly admired poem re-
ceotiy published
He touched his harp, & nations heard, sntraneed
As sone vas, river OF unisling source
Rapid, exhsustless deep, his numbers flowed,
And opened new fountains IN the human heart.
Where fancy hated. weary in her fight,
In other mer, his fresh as morning ruse,
And SCARED un,rodden heights, and seemed at
h0rnr,
Where angels bsshfuI looked. Others. tho
great,
Beneath heir argu ment seemed struggling
whites;
lie from above descending stopped 20 touch
The lott est heugh and proudly stopped astho'
1t scarce deserved his verse. tn Mature, self
liz seemed az old acquaintance, free to jest
At will with all h=f g'ortous N jss's.
lie lad bis hand upon 'the oceans name"
Aud PLAYED familiar with his boar, locks.
Stood OH the Alps, stood on the ~AppenInes,
Aud with the thun1er talked as friend 10 friend,
Aad wove his garland u the hghtnng's wing
In sportiye t%rust-the ligltnine', fiery wing
Who's. ~ the footsteps Of The dreadful God,
Msrching upon the storm in vengeance seemed;
Then turned, x wi b the 6rssshopper, who sung
lis eyeppg song. beneath hs iee,, cohversei.
sans, mooos and stars, aud clouds bis sisters
were,
Rocks, moun,ains, meteors. seas and winds and
storms,
Ills brother -younge brothers whom he scarce
As equal dsem.d. sil passions of oil men.
The Wild and tarne-lhe gentle and serene;
All Il. ughts, ali m.xims sacred and pro'ane
All creApsj all sessons. lime Eternity
All thSNwss hated, all that was dear,
All that was hoped, all thai was feared by man,
He tossed about as tempest wIlhered leaves,
Then smiling looked upon The wreck he msde.
With terror now, he trazc the covering bIoodj
And now d lssoived he heart il tenderness:
Vet would not trenbIe, would not weep himself
But back INTO his soul retired, alone,
Dark, sulisn, proud: gazing coDternptuousiy
On hearts and passlons PROSTATE al hts ieet
so ocean trom The plans, his waves had late
10 dissolution swept, retired IN PRIDE,
ExuitIns in the glory of his might,
And seemed to mock he ruin lie had wrought.
Great man the nations gazed and wondered
much
And praised: and many called bis evil good.
Wits wrote IN favour of his @ie kedness;
And kings 90 do hgm honour took dsilgbt
Thus full OF tiles, h~attsry, honour, fame
Beyond ieslre; Desond ambition iuii-
lie died-he died OF whaif OF wsetchtdness.
Drank every cup Of JOY, heard every trumP
OF fame; drank early. deeply drank, drank
dtseEtts
'rbat comnon millions might have quenched-
thea died
OF thirst. because there was no more 10 drink.
HIS Goodies nature; wooed, embraced, enjoyed,
Fell rom his arms. abhoFEed. hrs passions died.
Died all but dreaTy SOLITARY pride:
And ali his sympsthtes in being died.
As some |ii!-guided Ozark well built and tall
Winch angry tides cast cut on desert shore,
And then retrfing iett it there 10 rot
And mouider IN the winds OF Heaven:
So ae, cut from the sympathies OF Ute,
And cast ashore from pie asure's boist'rous surge
A wandering, weary, worn and wretched thing
S%oorcted and desulate and blasted soul;
A gloomy wilderness of dyIngitnougtn-
Rep,ned. and groaned, and withered from the
eaPth
His groanlngs filed the land, his members flied;
And YET he seemed ashamed 10 groan Poor man
Ashamed to ask aud yet he needed help