Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-31
TIE LANGUAGE or GEMS.


Fair Flora Of late has become surh hue,
She has sent al her pr.y tumb children 10 schoni;
And lhnugh strange u M. seem, w@. TEL, you tue,
Already they've learned French ana English ~ rue
Bud blossom and leaf, have zoe gifted with speech,
And eloqusnt lips hr-a;nirs hove IN each tone,
Deiigs,ing .uc! bsau,a! pupils Ia teach,
Have lent them a language q sweet a thef own
No more i. The uich;iuetlss s-.enalc head;
For Flora esclaius, she Ger ih'"urh her bowers,
at 5 softer t'aa waf5le of fairy or BIRD. 80
,T.s the music .oa-the s'yee; language Ct flowers"
No ion.er the lover impassianed hestows
The ppari III m. ru'?;-in Hopes stinny hoiirS
He wiu $ Cor has rnaten myrtle ana rose
'lis eohn Of Love, the rure language Of flowers
Bn, the p nr and the Tu;y are sadly t2mayed;
sass far srl lay them Nchl? aside,
And blu >iing III wrcahe her hairs simple braid,
The h,;s flower ,na. betrayed ncr bride;
And fircied Heard iac jewels hewai!,
Al iras they esap.ei ouafcrf.cc >trang-!! I'm sure
For Tie pearl >onr, and HE ruby turned pale:-
Indeed twas Iiach lur u s'Vas 10 endure
And who hia passion for gems,
From the d,Hsund's s'rSR,c 10 the rnhys deep iame,
Ard Who envy kiue- only t'iei, brgh; di1de'ns,
Resolved - defend t,,eni :rcni undesef'ed shame
VIA. are j-ygel. hat d y1er- that decay,
H'ih Il - ard u gary una!Gg a. i,it?
Aud why Il; sarak :,e'f minds if they may
Ana n vt ";orcrr of GaiIr' ways nf them too,
That wcs,d talk If yau'l let i,so listen awhile,
They've a I'd "f F'-, mrtnins n every hr&at hue
A ray of pure know!sa e in each sGnhy sH.ie
Then arm "a the blossoms TIA; n,vos drrav,--
Lr,hr learned A,yts TAX iot'rus-lves CT Their stems
Or prau!e away wth ea.h .,rr t'd'y;-
And ,isf.u wa r. tie Language al Gems
The Di4a4on{ ,n,hc:a 81 C;f,iog wonil >crc.
In II. s,sncr, lite nc :ii':,,:t eId, i'f'' divine
It's pnii, ina an pc see. VITA ru-ie''f .'eaai,
Its my rad cour,--~ s..inw and shine.
Aud moe n That mlcic, 81 tf:ziinr ana strange,
L.; II steal Cf,,n 81 10 !it .ruHv ray,
II viii bean hack Thousand th@ ie'Fcn and change,
'Tni yun'd i,"cy = raitl ow within it ai play.
Fair Truth azn.e eve, ho :-i'r~' in !c'yen,
Have hf,, tte sapphire l" si;" f'uia above
And the rich = loving - Il ;ne RUty Is gwen,
10 ,el a /; ,du>isJ Ui passionate Love
The Chs sore couded, unt .oo'"Y, and cold,
I,s d,c - the d,iS how ~! l-aln's>f s'cHis,
Tn ri ilir
1ne lniasc a Canta-. That nothing concesls.
Young Hope, ike tic Spring il her na'Iir Of green.
Cones tuhyd .l' cuiET, ,t, pleasant and tender,
Anl lends - the Emerald -ii 90 sr:cn-,
Tha, The eye never waa,e- Of w1'ching rs sfeutor
The rosy .urncan resembles '.:s lIs;
That family i,ismGcS beautiful face,
And w,. in IL Iavty ard rreH,nns blush
May Fa.Cy ;he emblem Of !.odes'y trace
While IT,, . Golden sni,'. Top:ic is blowing
And Pur'y d ell. IN tie delicate fraii:
Tie O;a each sfmhiinces SLOWING,
Mag he hreas; q; some clianleabie GIL
Serene - The Yu:Guoi-e. Content, calm,
In her pure hest; .ic'ts Heavens 'a:est ie bright,
While n.su,, eSn'ns IN Youths >unmy charm,
De holds in The Bt:.l fet i;:l C Of light
To ,he bean,iu: Carignri", whose ray never dies,
The ra5e on: az si ing IL darkness i s"en,
So Faith via, h. f.:ycn AMI S;5Gnwir>s eyes,
Locks uY through Ein's night time OF trouble, To Heaven
There's s,onei!,e A,l,es,os-;,lqt, fang the lame,
Unsued coHcs ioih wiil' coioF mote pure s..
Thus shall Y:nc, tn victim Of sorr"" a"d shame,
Refined by t'Ic ;iial, for ever endure.
Respieu;ent in lu-pls the Amethyst sparkling,
on Prde's eo' "A. e'"rn< iaay nnnsny :,ow
While let lnn. a:. .em Swallowed ana dahin9,
And full of sal 81. q.cuoo whispers II Nuo.
BIZ, thousands MT hGnias heaer.li the dark wave,
As STAR through TIC erpe.tcuui ircir',ngiy smile,
o, wn.t,n. Their wsai'! ~ so,nc 6tsolatc cave,
And talking pesC.antc Ike the rest all The whle
Then wrel,!c Of The h,as>oms tia. neveI decay,
a ei9pc;, dear maiden, ;lat fair brow above
En. within. wear thrc prototypes rnrec THAN they.
Fai.n-nole-ircth and iI,nrcencc-M oGes;y-Lovo.
And willie in each vel 1 !cs20n Won Scc,
While one smits appio"ai--auotper condemns,
Pm sure you u 1T listen. gifted win rc,
To n language sd tue a. tie language Il Gems!