Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-07
From the New Monthly MsS,sine.l
n LETTER OF ADVICE.

.1'VWSHIu ur0S0T u L0n1oN.
"Enin, Monsieur, un honme smisble:
Voiia yourpuoi je ue .AuIsS Palmer"
ScEIDE
You tell me YOU'RE promised lover,
y Ny own Arsininia, next week;
Why cannot my fancy discover
The hue OF his coat snd hi, cheek
Ais,. II he look like another,
A vicar, banker, beau,
De deaf TO your father aud mother,
ny own aTamihis, say NO"
ME, L,ne, at her Temple of Fashion,
Taught us both how 10 sing and srcrs,
end we ,eved one another with pn.s,ou,
Before we had been there week;
You give me- a ring Tor token,
wear Il wherein 80;
gave you chsin,-is IL hroksu,
My own Aranin,s, say NO?
Oh think Of our favourils cottage
Aud think of our dear Lails Roukh;
How we ,h,red with the milk maid. their pou,se,
How iondly our loving lips faiter'd,
what further can grandeur bes',w,"
ny heart rs the same "a yours elier'd'
MY own Aramints, say 'No,'
Remember the thrilling Romance.
We read on the bank in the Sieri
Remember the sUitors fancie,
Would picture for both Of u, then:
They wore the red eros, on their shoulder.
They had vsnquish'd and psrdon'd their tue
Sweet hiehd, are you wiser or COLDER
My own Arsnin,., say 'No?
Xou know, when Lord Rigmsrrie's carriage
Drove VI with your Cousin Justine,
Sou wept, desrest girl, At the marriage,
Aud whispered allow base she has beeu,v
You said you were .ure il would kill you
III ever your husband look'd so;
And you will not apo.,atse.- will you.-
ay own Aramints, say mo"
When heard wa, going abroad, Love,
thought was going 10 die;
We wnlk'd arm-in-arD TO the road, Love,
We ioOk'd srni- ip-arm 70 the SKY;
And ss'd, "When foreign position
Has hurried me OF to the po,
Forget not Medora Trevilian;
ny own Araminta, say MOI
We psrtsd but syppa,hy's f-,ter,
Reach far over valley and hill;
I muse DER your exquisite ie,terr,
Aud feel that your heart is mine still.
And he who would share il with me, Love
The richest of treasures below
III he's not what Orlando should be, Lave,
MY own Araniu,a, say No"
III be wear, top.boot in hi, wooius
III comes TO you riding a Cob,
II he talks 81 his baking or brewing
II he pet, up his feet on the hub,
If he ever drink, port after dinner,
IT hn brow on his breeding is low,
4r he calls himself "Thump,on, p Vr SHINE"
MY own Afeminta, say 'Ncn
II he studies the news in the psre.s,
While you are preparing the tee,
II he talk, of the damps ard the vhpou,-,
While moonlight lies soft on the ses
II he's sleepy while you are caPTiciGu,,
Ifhe has not musical Oar
II he does not call Weiter deliciou.,-
MY own ArAmrnte, say 'No.'
If he ever sets foot in The city,
Among the Stockholders and Jews,
II be has not heart full of pity,
IT he don't stand ak feet in hin shoes,
II hi, lips are not redder than roses,
If his hands are not whittier than snow
IT he has not the model of noses--
My own Araminta, iay 'No'
IL he speak, Of tax or duty,
II he doc, not loos graad on his knee
If he's blind TO lantscnpeof beauty,
KILL, valleys, rocks, waters, aud trte.,
II he dotes not on de,olate toaATs,
If he likts not TO hear the bsst blow
II he knows not The language or flowers,
My own Atsmints, say No y
lie must walk like God of old story
Come down from the home of his rest,
lie must smile, like the in ms glory,
On the buds he loves ever the hest;
And oil, from his ivory portal
Like music his soft speech mus, flow
il he speak, smile, or walk, like a mortal,--
My own Arsmin,a, say Non
Don't listen to tale, of his bounty,
Don't hear whstthey tell Of his bi.;h,
DON'T look al his seat IN the county,
DON'T calculate what he is worth;
but give him a theme 10 write Verse %.
And see if he turns out his lce;-
II he's only an excellent person, -
My oun Aramints, say No..