Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-05-06
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RHYMES OF THE ueAnr.rS SE MOI HALL SIi"

FOR THE ENQUIRER.
fMEs OF TUE uEARr.-MEI.MoTH RAIL-.
The fcunt that 6r-t burst fiac this heart,
sin usve.s on its way,
And channels deeper az II rins, .
The 1--we o hc's young day."-Morhkh"kh.
The sun has set in western clouds,
And in the east tho moon IL seeoj
And softly soughs the falling gallo,
Kissing tho fragrant beds OF green.
oh pcusivc eve, how son and still,
Aud bygonc thoughts yc cali,
When ever, hope WAS nutterin.
Around sweet Mclmo,h Hall.
The thoughts OF by gore years arc dear,
As sadly back Them recall;
The chequcrd hours OF Joy and caro-,
When my heart sigh d in Cupd's thrall.
To me ye have voice past yeats,
That wakes my feelings all,
As memory conjuIes up tho hours,
L passed at Melmoth Hall!
Oh /. Melmoth Hall thou vast indeed,
The hottest spot Of earth TO mel
For in thee liv'd the lovely maid,
Whose smile my bosom joy'd to Sec
The simmer skies at evenings hour,
When shades Of beauty fsH
Are not more lovely than the flower
That bloom'd in Memo,h Hall.
The peer may ha' his titled dear,
The naughty princess kings may WOO;
cnvicd not their splendid lot,
When could gaze with hope on you!
The East may boast the gales perfume,
Erin the hawthorn tall;
They could not emulate thy bloom,
Young flower of Melmoth Hall!
Oh ! cvcntidc, how brightly streams
Your light upon yon siiect grove;
And swectly, as in fairy dreams,
The woodlark sings unto his love!
Oh, oventidc, how sweet We arc!
How blight, how calm is all!
But sweeter weIo tho hours sped
In love at Mcimoth Hall.
My heart IL now n troubled sen,
Rull'd with thoughts OF other years;
And many JOY they bring 10 me
Aud call my boscm's scalding tca'.'
How much OF pleasure dwsi's WIN ye'
And misery ye recall!
For Joy and psin there was to me,
Within thee, Mclnotb Hall
Oh +! Mclmoth Hall, right through my breast,
Loves urchin archer am'd his daitt
And Hope her purple blossoms s;Tcw'd,
In fragrance round my throbbing heart.
All lblithcy sped tho joyous hours,
fondly now recall;
Then life bath'd in scented showers
Within thee, Melmoth Hall!
How sudden tho magic change!
To chill spair from Hopes warm glow=
My lifeblood curdi'd in my heart!
My thoughts were chang'd from Joy TO woe!
felt the pang o. bligh,ed love,
The keenest pang of all;
Aud sinse I've sighed to gaze on thce,
Thou lovely, Memoth Hall!
There is Pang, there is a Joy,
That hauns the shadow of the past;
And oil my mem'ry summons up
In currents sweeping wild and fast
oh! that could forget my WOO,
and but my joys recall;
A fountain sweet, thy name would Gov
On mo, then, Melmoth HALL
When aga shall come with whitening touch,
And silver DER my head with years,
How will the past appear to me,
OF morning hopes, aud joys, and cares!
What answer will my bosom bring,
Ii then mno eye should fall,
Upon thy tuTrets, Wondering,
Like mo, Oh MclmothHLll.
1t might seem like another world,
Through which my youth had past:
But while the pulse of life shall beat,
Thy memory survives the last
A spirit strong my soul will link
To thee, whate'e befsl,
And living bright will be the thovght
Which rests on Melmoth Hail!
1884 LOUISAENsIs.