Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-12-18
COMMUNICATION.
FOR THE ADVOCATE.

| FOR THE ADVOCATE
Ifere be who Say in these degenerate d, IVA,
That splendid lies, are all tie poets prise,
nat strained invention ever on the wing,
Alone iinpcls the modern bard To sing
English Bayds aud Scotch Reviewers.
hEssRs EDITORS
;, ~SeelnsIn ynui late paper some pieces OF
r"etry o' unusual 'neIn, cannot refrain
I from calling ynhr attention and that of the
ipubTc, 10 a perus"l ,r rather r.-peIusal
"t these elegant little gems IL is S., sell
doIii tina; we expect tn find from original
Col trIbutors IN that department of our III
erature, SD much brau,liul gerry, colt
bihed with harmony Of numbers, that |
cannot refrain IRON expressing my hopes,
that rs ihey have entered The ga,deus OF
Parnassus, and plucked the fruit, they will
l"ccasi"ualiy from time 10 lime, present us
with some is a delightful reI,ast, or intel
iectuai banquet Tor nur leisure hours. =
| Their muses. have already been so success
iu III their flight, tina, al, IN hopes they
VIII not permit ungenerous CRITICISMS To
| deter them from Il higher one, than thry
nave yet attained to. ] am sufficiently a.
ware "i the Necessity there Is L. encourage
modest merit. particularly IN poets, thai |
40 IS much disposed to ex,..f their bcau-
,les DIS to magnify ih-lr defects, -more so;
as they r'qume encourageu, more t.a.,
iify do Irprumi. hen temperament a, =
ters from that of ordinary persons. P,,-
ses>lng keener srusibIiiy,t ev are equal
~ alive Ia cold Erglrci ar I'll. anuid anI-
madvrrs'nn. vii begin t,y gI,Iug Il k.w
remarks on Affections .ear,' l,mn the
pen Oi IA well known and popular writer,
us CHEF excellence cnnslts 10 Inak,ug the
:eaT appear almost III every me a new
and happy transformation, Producing de-
lighti paraphrase through the piece
IhInk lhe idea Ola lids Eye Resembling
gem descending from heaven, Is: equally
new aud te,ut;tul--It removes cutJa,,,v
poet "i Indifferent fancy would tiave cum
spared Ter eyes To Jewel III Il cnrone,. or
"a diaIuond In-the mines "f G,.i,nu.!a. ar
some other backneyed 6sum hut rea! Ge-
mus alone, krows hLw1n present a COM
mon place smile iD new aud ru,,.s,r,,
light. The second article is called spuz-
Gle, ingenious enough 40 doubt. I, Is
one oi i''Ings that speaks irr itself The
Morning Star is very grand. a In By
ron-hii sentiment aud passion. Observe
the iolIowipG--
Thus when offiic;ion's pillows II,
8nd waves Of SORROW and of sin,
Beset the fearful weeping soul,
And all is dark AID drear within.
Now the figure is certainty height ned
ny CRUISING tIe poor tel w ~ be brsrt by
double sea {; but the most remarkable of
all Is Womaus 1--we sui,jvc, that has
called forth the talents III all our great PIT
cts. The IL lhwug verse for sweetness
and simplicity is unrlvaIled.
Like ivy whcie Il grows, lis seen
70 bear an everlasting green,
Like ivy too, It's fond IL cliag,
loo Ufion round worthless thing
Now messrs Editors y6u or would ne
yer have imagined wIrat c,d,nr ivy was
where II did not grow that sbews your
rue poei.--lt IS one Of those Jnimuslde
topchCS that U.ne Bot master nf the ar,
cdald have giver. IN SiprtI am extreme
y gra'l'ied in hr'9g able 20 p@;i!t oyt tn
z9feIofp'.. Ut ''@'f'g y@r'us, aa': "a dscoy-s