Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-06
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In other days, ero yet aerial Zane
swept ger tho deep, upoa the wings OF steam
While Franco DER Europe held unbounded sway
And killed her twenty thousand men dsy-
while high souled Britain purely for mans good
prenehed the vast earth with continental blood
while DER tho deep there scarcely swept a breath
But bore the tidngs of SONS field Of death
While England .,ill Iameutod Fo! aud Pitt
And House Of Commons was tho field Of wit
While Georges fist with truly royal sway
Sill knocked his dozen doctors down por day
While Brummei shone the wonder Of ths age,
And Swesur's monstrous boots were still the rars-
while men alone supported pantaloons
Nor danes appeared to initiate balloons
Borne ON tho breath Of many a lucky gale
For western cline. immortal Waltz set sail;
Columbia's daughters ocked around the strand
10 see therare and lovely stranger land.
To you, ye husbands, whose luxuriant btows
Kun wild with fruit peculiar to a spouse,
10 you, 20 things OF doubtful kind that wear
Tho face OF women but of apes THAR
Whose meek ambition in its boldest shape
Has never scared above a yard OF tape.
10 you, ye danes, forever prompt to catch
At slightest chance to make daug hteT's match
10 all she seemed some proof Of heavenly love
Distilled like Mama from the clouds above.
Not Roman Fulvis, who tho historian vowed
Jumped higher far than deccncy allowed
Not Cline, when twitlug on the eh.,ic roo,
He gives his limbs their full, unfcttered scope
Not Usage Warriors gathered in gtoupo
Ana nimbly caPcring to the warlike whoop--
NO clown who heels above and heads below
Wheels over twenty horses in row.
such stsriing length of we'll turned leg DISPLAYED
AZ iormod ths boast OF this exotic maid
Dehgh,ful Waltz, when leaping round the hall,
To measured sounds yoa lead tho nz,Inp bali
Thy steps are followed by how bright train,
The lounglna dandy and the love sick swain:
w nile nodding virtue sounds no ialso alarms
Esch io'ds his yielding partner IN his arms;
Who lar from fniniing v hon too closely pressed
wines found the man by which thos most care,sod =
I'M animated by unrsunl fires,
IN speeches. rapture she almost expires;
And painting hsps when overpowered with bliss
Eiysium's Joys ARE cold and tame this.
" h,ic each bold fop retiring from the room
sxultins bears some nameoss trophy home
nnu names with brother fop triumphant Ger
ihe coioured s. that each lady wore.
We stately matron. who in days Of yoro
danced with Lafayette when York's sciyo was DER,
Who frausht with wisdom Of past days appear
Tho proper Nestors OF the present iair,
Row could We bear tho dull funeral sett,
The vulgar Jig, tho freezing MinueH
men formal passion slowly forced TO creep
Toward the end in view was chlld asleep;
say, why that vast super nuous length Of stay
winch mute conjecture shuddes to survey;
VI angry maiden rather closely pressed!
Why fdn,s the dame whose lover daring arm
Eniod' her form lelthoush he means no harmi)
Now, to the Ball,Room go, ye ancient host!
survey the countless pleasures you have lost.
10. headlong passion scorns to mine in form
But boldly strives to take the tort by storm
while those who move 10 wal rs me Ting tune
have lost the wish (perhaps the power, 10 swoou
neVWihg hartshorn and superfuous salts,
Stipulated by the "soveroig On" cordial waltz
Enc anting waltz! whose dance TINT never eioy,
Legs, feet, and arms; nay often hands employs,
Which unobscrvsd with freedom wander DER
Suchpaihs as hand has ranged before
Inc time has been when scarce n Pari, Bail
Received thy graceful form within it's Hall
That day has passed in consoles mazes wbitl.d
my iolly's vortex now engulphs the world.
Der earth, like wild fire, Thy contsrion spread
mas scarcely lcft unturned sober head
Ihy airy step becomes tho city we'll
Where handles practice what they caono, snail,
Nor less tho country where each daring Glow,
hsplres TO ape the manners of the town
-, Lo! now on high the rustic beauty vaults
snakes her lat sides and blesses datlin, waltz
While modest pumpkins hang the blushinr hs,s
Ahald to see what should not lie displayed
but here The muse with due decorum halt.
And lends her longest pettcoats to waltz"