Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-05-01


Rosy AMI smiling and freed-lke young wi
dow who has just buried an ancient Lord from
the arrs of hoary Winter, how like buxom
sci jocnnd Spring come tripping! The grass
shoots up to make her fnot falls light; aud like
the fuunt that had It's birth beneath the hoof of
that famous trotter Pegasus (he used to do his
mile around Psrnassus, according TO Hippos.
themes, IN less than three minutes) a thousand
rills sush forth whereof her steps are for mo.
ment stayed; while fus ers peep forth upon the
passing Maid, and warbling birds like bows
trOopng through the streets after volunteer
company her fro!Ic course attend.
la plain parlance, May Is at hand; and as o0e
NAV reasonably expect the good duenna will not
counteDance the coquettng skies of April. we
IN :" really begin to look for Spring in earnest
especially as IN the verv teeth IF the late north
wester, the willows and horse chrsnuts about
towG have douRcd their vests OF green" aud
the blossoms of a peach tee or two may be OBJ.
served smiling here and there over the top OF a
brick val, Ikea politician who has just got sale
~ over -, the fence
The influence Of this season over the imas ina
ruu, o TIte subject OF pressing a thousand
wears orfore Milton affirmed that his Muse was
most pIopluop, IN The Spring; and there can be
10 dnnGt. az has been remarked y a close OBJ
server. warm aimifer, aud vivid painter OF Ma.
ture, that the season ut the reproduction and the
awakening Il the s|umberIng powers Ot Nature
~ the aroma and btI!iancy Of vegetation and
flowers. calls excItablity into action, and i'm
parts vigorous and happ, effect to the magma
tion Yet. We cannot but agree with Mr. Flint
when he goes on in his beautiful language to OBJ
serve, that the Indian INNER days OF autumn,
with the associated repose Of Nature, the broad
aud crimson disk Of the sun. enthroned 10 the
dome Of misty sky. the clouds sleeping in the
6rmamen' the gorgeous coioring Of the forests,
and the flashing fall Ut the first leaves" have,
in our climate, far more powerful effect upon
that faculty. and stimulate it with a deeper,
though with less vIvacous action. Sill there
is such a charm IN the renovatins freshness OF
Nature and the morning sounds OF Weakening
earth in spring time, that even in our climate.
where the season Is as cspriclnus as the feVered
sOnsunp'i'es its changing blasts have made, one
would hardly exchange its ftful skies for the
bland air, the SILVER atmosphere. and the Claude
tinted heavens of autumn. How voluptuously
has the amor0us poet, in the sonnet quoted at the
head of this paragraph. Tone Of his very best. in
spite Of the cunceit at the end OF III described the
app zach Of this delicious season.
We need not say how much the poetry loses
in the mechanical process OF translation.
Biithey tie breczes now returning bring
With dewy lip, AMI check with warm youth Ru,hing.
And flowers and blossoms round her temples blushing,
And SPORTY, birds her praises caro'hng,
he fresh, the blooming. life insriring Spring.
The mesdows smile; AMI melting skies seem gushing
With Love, who every where wid wing rushing,
Does o'er all Nature his enchan:ment fling.
But yea for me-for me alas! returning,
Are sgas alone from my deep bosom drawn;
And thoughts Of her within that bosom burning,
WIN arh is KEYS with hertz Heaven born:
No brighteyed maid, birds, nor Aowtry lawn
Can fill the craving void, or quench the eeaseiess