Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-01-21
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NJ ". T. Wnlli., IN ihs e1i-sc of letter ah,nt tho
Poets IN The BRorHER JONArnAS, thus introduces a
rev err nj Muster o! hs Grail, in the very act OF TIA.
king verse
How do you fancy Mr.. wordsw, nth comes no a
poe:a2 will tell goa. waking IL Tho GcId> ehar
a spare bTaaSi-si, and hisIng made up his mird 10
write = p Sc or tSptoNards tIs v~lJmi prom sed Z,
he LoIgnars. at Ch-stn,s, Lo Looks well about h.m
IN Iho hope OF 6nlIns n lures KhlsijIseo. O Ia soins
new co nbinaiions. III has been praised in the Re.
views for his CLOSE observations of ul'ure," Ind no
has found out by exp rlencr thu 1t is very en- y, hay-
'ng once stumbled on n phFW msnpn, 10 lit down and
think wihtin the moral wnrli il resembles. He looks
up at the sky-nolhing new. lie stands under n
Irce-shady n usual. hut 4. thing more han has been
mentsnei. IL !opks into a shubbsIy fxeiiy tr half
IN honr--no' an insect doing any thing e,centuc!-
tie walks on. II Is gsuiag towards mon. and he must
soon zee something, or lns1 his morning. Presently
he 8 les a little flower. tnl lao ga there Is nnthing
extraordinary about H.. he s7t ads his oeket-hankeT-
chief ON the groand, and sits down to give IL tho close
attention which nature esac 3 in disclosing her Sc
rres. at is a violet" Le soliloquisss so far. 80
gOOdl twill be necessary. frat, 10 describe il ac-
curalely. Ts 60 directly TO the point ihcn-it is al
most under the stone, which has moss VI on il. and
though there are bubbles. many more between this
and Inc %banyId, this il the only enc / have seem
a violet almost concealed b. a stone. and The only
one that has attracted By attention. HIM hm-yes
very we'll! A violet by q stone--su5ply The adj
jectivs-what surI Of stone "a MESSY stone--true.
true!
A violet by q messy stone,
not a bad line. Hid nearly from sigh,-say balfhiI.
den i--sye is a softer WORD Than sighi, and casier 10
fn1 a rhyme tO-Ifay hiddea from the eye '-eOu,t
lais promises well! II
n violet by a mossy stone,
Half hidden from the eye!
Now 6r the antithosis-wha Is il lkei Ole violet
-hn-Gew things in the world look we'll single
Qnery; how - u in the moral worldl HM-this will
plague ne, I ava afraid; 40 the mineral world DIa.
nonds lock well singlo-diomond--gem-stono-noi
have %got'1UBs' already, How IN tho celestial gohdl
Stars look well singe-in fact very well indeed
Single srir--sOlitary siar-One star-uHo rhymes toll
erabiy well with stone-lf We pronounce stone like
the Americans. It would DO eIactlyt-oLe und sinne-
how shall | bring that Inl ! must have n rhyme for
eye sky Ehew! (rubs his hands) Ibis begins 70 come,
Sky and eye 60 very well! What is TO be said about
thisl Why-ihat this violet is very pretty in this sru-
alton, and being the only one ! have seen, IL like one
star in The sky. Really Ibis begins 10 look like poeiryI
Pretty would not be a poeiieal word, Fair u a good
word. Fair as a sar uhcn there's bit oas-therc nre
too many moDosy llailes in { at line. usd Men's Buf
sounds prOsaic. What shall we have Ter he,e's Lun
There's buI. oppressed by a flow Hg adystb, for insia.ceI
Hm-oHiy! Eareha! EHfsIO'
Fair rs a star whom only me!
Comc-eomo! THIS will be- a verse; To bring in skv
no" vii be easy! Way, Of course,
j. shining ia the sky,
And a very pretty line il u. Tho whole verse now
a violet by o messy stone.
Hall hidden from Tie eye.
Fair as a star, when only ouo
is shining in The shy!