Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-04-12

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4. Thooghts On Edusssioa. 9. tn. Apps.a lar
den sidsey College, Vas Pri.sed sy Wai,e.
kishmond' for he author. w.sAinsios City.
The poet. whose works are at the
head Of our paper, has been known to
% through his writings for some time !,
he published 4 volume Of youthful Of.
fusiens called "The Mountain Muse, y
ehieh, in bis ripper days. he deseribes
m the wild offspring Of rude an
disciplined fancy, and % dis6ssred by
imperfeetions, that readers, u pacquaiut-
ed with the circumstances sndss which
they were written, have locked Nth
an eye Of distrust spea bic later CON.
positions. In that volume there were
manifold touches Of true poetry, &C.
comPanied no doubt by ill-csnceived
and worse expressed thinRs: the poet
has nov disciplined his fancy; snd ais
muse, under the inflsence Of impssved
taste, indplges az with mere correct
and better moduiated strains: we
mean, ss far - regards isegssge snly;
for in pure and neral feeling and kind
ness Of nature, Bryan had nothing 10
amend, nay, the only fault ws shall
ind, arises from the love he bears %
moral excellence. aud sympathy which
he feels With suffering genius. We
consider the edueatioa Of youth, and
the misery OF Q brother bard, to be
subjects sser which the msse eannos
veil pour eat her full inspiration; yet
% 70 wonderful with how mach interest
the poet has invested these unpremis.
ing topics. o. edaeatisu be has dis
esarsed ~ith gsod sense aud feeling,
and 9th . dsvetedness u heart net
common 10 these eur latter days. In
The introductory psssegs there % soms-
thing which reminds us Of Ger ewn
Akenside :--
Not mine the poser to sweep With naxie skili
The golden eords q the eeiszfal lyre
Der vhieh Cr.nia sheAs h<rbeans diviae,
Nof mice, IN Ss,ssbers frxnEisi wisi ssysie lore,
70 vafs she spirit throuEh esehsased groves
An' rsyises thrSnsed vith PSetiesS vsrJisg
Ma v: ni.s g .i.ia Ne b.'shs -s.ivss .Aafs.
C.s ss.s Ss. . a. 40 zee. = s.:s =. r1s
10 sssis o. me Of tl.elr in-yir.sx xsfts
Tbs Muses. deiEn ooafsr, ihey kreaEhe no hopes
Ihas prpmpt ny fsney's viuE TO dsriag fight,
Lnfy u<Be net ne 20 scale The dry peaks
where, srovsed vith bssning Hight, APoiiO's
rorbsds approach to those Who rsshly SOAR
Thy paiat IN eosoFs Fs.h wish classic Eorue
Tie hesdiosg doom shss Iszsus bsssi,
And kiSdiy peinsiag 20 The ssavtiing seene,
Warn Faeto shan TIE FssA Athcaissis E.ts.
Admoaisbed thns, dare rot wildly siss
DC spotf n Fssey's high sad giitassisg el0a1s.
Where rome sut esgie pisions ne ssstsised.
And dazSiing spiendors queueh The feeble eye.
The shesae 70 wAisA ruy hynu.l,,- h.-. t,m.
Psrtsihs TO things e Iife--so hamsn se.l
And hasaaa vo--Ths truly vise srv thsy.
And oaly uscy, Who srek the lixfsa a trtab
10 guide thea from lie tsnpainR sazres q Vios
TO show toE1h ViEtns ~ bsg nsiive eharsns--
To ss'ed winhing briEhtssss Ger ker psah,
AnA slssE them eavsrd 10 its l.sssesv@d sssrss
Nor IL the eoneiusion unwosthy Of
sach e0mmeneeaepts
The appniated cure fer these, ed an ths us
sl.ss ssel lsss es4sioEss 81 Esor.f Sors,
L fo.lad vifhtn the GonPei'n hoiy trusha
La tt,ese - esriy On fhs nIied lsnyFesssd.
ss.,, s.ssis.y eniosssS trus yesr - yesr'
/ Win taxir oeissiisl dostr4sss aesp irsAusds
~ sea HsaA, 70 his grimer.i hesith FsatDEud.
WheFr'cx he haiIoged proseNs 10 psrnaed,
shesl tcsf sEnin - innsge e Ne Cedi
kos frosA 30 saerrd fgsat.ia, Firh vifh 81
4 El,aa parihes nad eisyn1es si,s s0nl,
a aresta, f0FsseF npAsniaiai.d, aoWa
lnsiting hin % driuk tkersuf sd Iise.
I Wis-nr'er 49, blsui naiIieaiss dzy ,a.sii sous
- which niaaAisf. ~ Gospsl scunstls svnYs6,
Bisaii fssi the liliiesens ~ ksmaa prisie,
I Add KrU~ ~ ueek ss thxy tisrmsrfsss arg frnil
SesisFiua arifs shaii ernss % ven tise void.
Ana preee, sld love 80 slszsssy diviBe,
~ eos harmoaigss hrD,iseg4soaf shail biesd
the uuiyvrsei fsaaiiy a mar.
The esRneetiea ~ eduestisn and
merais, y q tsBpting matter % expa
tate upon, bat We caa Beifher Sad
rooa foe Femask ~ quotation; szeics