Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-21
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From "i:1e7,ia - IN GIoc-e." Dr. \. Moore, n.

F.oa "Eae,iny's IN Grec.e," cy 4. Moore, Esf.
Some call'd aloul, ';he Foun,ain DSnce"--
Will" on- yourg, dark-eycd Amalon,
Whose step was ait-isc, ami whose glance
flush'd like a sabre IN the sun,
Spor,ivcy sail-'Shuuc ON the s,f
Mud languid strain we hear so OH,
Daughters Of freedom, have not ,yo
Lcatn'd from our lovers and .ircs
The Dance OF Groecc, while Greece was frcc--
. That Dance, where neither flutes nor lyTos,
But sword AID shell clash on tho gar
n music tytrnts IuaSe to hear
Icruincs OF IiS, with me,
Nnd dance the dance of Victory
Thus saying, she, with playful grace
l.oos'd the wide H., th,i DER her c,ra
(Fyon Anhtnlin the n,il)
Hung, shtowng each sunny charm.
And, with affair yuun; erniDur'- all
FIXING IT on her rounded arm,
n mimic shield with pride displav'i;
Thou eprin.mg tow'ris n grovc that s,rr,d
Its canopy OF FOLIAGE uear,
r,ucSi Oh u lance ike tSig and ,,iI
10 arms to Unis! while DER her hoai
she ww'dthc light branch, spear.
Promptly tho laughing mai lens all
Ohcy'd their chiefs heroic call
Round the shicli-arm of ench ticl
HAT, tuTband, shawl, chance might bes
The grove, their yer i,nt atnoury,
Fachon aud lance alike suppliri:
Aud u their glossy locke, lot Irac,
Fell down their shoulders carelassly,
Nop light have drcamd you n tlronx
Of youthful Thyad-, by the bcam
OF Nav moon, bounding along
Pcncus' silver ed,ling stream!
Aad now they s,cpp'd with measured troad
Martiay o'er the shining field;
Now, To the mimic combat led,
Struck llnco to lance, and sword To- ,hcli;
Mhilo still, through every varying feat,
Their voices heard in contrast
With some of dncp but soitcn'd sound,
From lips nj agad sircs, who, round,
Staol smiling at their chil,rcn'S play
Thus surg the ancient Phyrhic lay:
"i,nise the buckeT-posc tho lance
Now L're-no observation-disclosures
Such were the SQUADS which the warrior hoy
Danced In those happy days when Grssco v,s fis.,
When sPat,e's youth, ev'n in the hour OF ioy,
Thus trained their steps to aud victory,
'Hnise tho hncklcr-poise the lanco-
Now hcre--u"w Observation-Disclosures
such was tho Spartan warrior dance.
Grasp the r,lchion--iri the shield
Mtnck-dcicnd-do all, but yield,
Thus did thy sons, ola Greece. ono glorious piyh,
- Dance by mooa like this, ill DER tho sea
I. IT, morning daSn'', by whose immortal light
Ihey smndly died Tor thcc AMI liberty.
Raise the hucklcr-poiso the laucs-
Npw horo--now thcrc--rctrca,- advanced!
S"eh w" the Spartan horo.'s dance.
..,,ronl qi!l.!" a, agod zinn said
One WHO himself had fought anI hlci
And NOW. with feelings half delight
.a'I so lness, watch'd their mimic tight
Pond maids. who thus with war can Jest,
Like i.nsr, in Mars hoimct drrst
When in his childish innocence,
- Pleased with the shade that hcm,, filings,
ne thinks not OF the blood that thence
Is dropping Ger his Snowy wiag4,
Aye tnc II is, young patriot mHidl,
ni uonour's arm still win the fray,
Dii luck bat shine on richioou, bllios
- war were game Tor gods to play.
h.t' no, nlas!-hear who we'll
Hath tracked tho fortunes or Ito bravo.
h"av nc in mOurnfu ditty tell
What glory waits tho patriots gravo:-
As by tho shore, at break OF day
a vanquishh Chief, expiring law
upon III" sands, with broken sword
lilo traced his farewell To- tho FREQ;
AMI, thoro, the last unfinished word
He dying wrote Libcrtyr
~ night tho sca-biul shriok' "a tho knoll
~ lam who thus for freedom f,ll:
Toe words no wrote ere evening came
Werc covered with The sounding s,n:--
90 pass away tho cause and name
OF him who dies for lbettyy,