The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-05-04
POLITICAL DIsrausr.
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POLITICAL DsrRusr.
---- At our stateIer homes
The very walls do play the eayes-dropper;
There's NOT sunbeam creeping DER our floors
bai seems glance from that maignante
Which regns DER France; our fatal greatness lives
10 the sharp glance of one relentless day.
FRIENDSHIP.
con6de In met our young days rolled together
10 the same river, CHASING the same stars
Ihai slied In the heaven OF hope; alike we made
Bright'winged steeds OF our uniformed chimeras,
Spnrfng the fancies upward 10 the air,
Whereia We shaped fair castles from the cloud.
LOVE AND ITS OBJECT.
The thoughts OF lovers stir with poetry
AsieaYes with summer wnd.-rhe heart that loves
Dwells In an Eden, hearing ange-lules,
AS Eve in the First Gar,len. Hast thou seen.
Ny Julie, and not felt henceforlh dull
10 live IN the common world, and talk In words
That clohe the feelings Of thearigid heaftl
Upon the periumed pillow of her lips
AS on his native bed Of roses flushed
WAN Faphian skies-Loye smiling sleeps; Her
voice
The blest Interpreter ofihoughts as pure
- virgin wells where Dian takes delight,
W Fairies dip their chan elings! In the maze
" her harmonious beauiies-Modesy
Like some severer Grace that leads the choir
Other sweet sisters every airy motion
Anunes 10 such chase charms, thai Passion holds
Eif barning breath, and win not with sight
Dissolve the spell that binds him Oh those ewes
That WOO the earth--showing more soul than turks
Under the lids Of Psyche!
DESPAIR AND MfRTn.
There Is brotherhood, which cam-eved Reason
Can wot not OF, betwixt Despair and Mirth.
MY birthplace mid the vines Of sunny Provence
Perchance the stream that sparkles in my veins
Came from that wine OF passionate life which, erst
uiowed IN The wild heart Of the Troub idour;
Ana danger, which makes steadier courage wary,
But ievers me with an insane delight;
~ m he In
Caught madness from Manad's haunting eyes.
DEBT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
-------- You have ourun your fortune;
blame you not, that you would be beegar-
Each 10 his taste but do charge you, Sir.
That, being beggard, you would coin false moneys
Out oftha, crucible called DIET. To live
On mems not yours--be brave in silks and laees-
Gallant In s'eeds-splendid in banquels-ali
Not rs-ungiven-unherit unpaid for;
THIS is TO be rickster; and TO fitch
Mems art and labor, which TO them Is wealth,
Life. daily bread quitting all scores wiih"Frend,
You're troublesome" Why This, forgive me,
Is what-when done with less dainty grace
Plain folks call Theft!
RULE OF RcHEiEU.
What class of men, whose white lips do not curse
The grim, insataie. universal tyranta
We, noble horn-where are our antique rights
Our ieudal seignories-onr caslled strength,
That did divide " from the base Piebians,
And made our swords our ANYWHERE are they q
trod
To du>t-and DER The graves ofour dead power
Scafods are monnmens-the Kingly House
Shorn Of lis beans-the ROYAL Sun OF France
Clips'd BY this blood red comet. Where we turn,
Nothing but u!-Armes-Church-Sia
Laws . as
But mirrors that do multiply his beams,
He sees all--acts all-Argus and Briar@us-
Spy at our boards-and deathsman at our hearths
Underline venom Of one laidley nishtshade,
Wiher the lilies Of all France.
POLICY. s.s
Bah in policy
We foil gigantic danger, not BY giants,
But dwaris,-- The statues Of our stately fortune
POWER OF THE PEN.
Beneath the rule OF men entirely great .."
The pen Is mightler than the sword. B hold
The arch enchantei's wand Itself a nolhing!-
But taking sorcery from the masIer hand .
To paralyze the CR.ars-and 10 strike
The loud earth GREATNESS .n.