Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-18
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TO a NEW PEN.
Lie there! lie there! s;lI pa'e As uastained SHOW
Gui:ns- ye--5ut innocent: haw ioac?
Clear infant hearts from Passions How
Unh-ar,i. unknown, We, capable of
OF sosc, whuss seut music thou snail trace.
In characters Of Thoncht, ,l., Tine shat! meier eace.
Thou arl the Souls Recorder, aad thy course
Takes with II Good and EVi-sepi,a-
Since LIie's fan iouai WAS poisoned Al i,s snatce,
When Eden faded tro:a the t.atl forever
And thoI, fas, stealing oer the dsrkeHed page,
Sheds down fun stores q; eaci--atlered rom every age
Quiet, but mighty. FROM thy sien, work,
How starts 10 life me vanished word of Time.
Mysteries but late OWNED around thee lnrk
The Thoughts OF Angels aud the hope. Of Crime
And Mans FIST dreams, long bnred IN the PAST
Called from their depths by thee, there mnge with his last
Glorious Bard Rare Painter! Iyfist high.
Historian Of the giant deeds Of old:
Interpreter OF centuries gone BY:
Cn,o;nber Of the Dead whose mighty mould
still shed Times shadow dawn psne round eir bases
What Cans, the Pyramids, and sead
The voice of Ages through creatiun;
CauS itol reveal Ftj-SS pragc>s-cne>S her end
Aud chronicle her PonP anl Devastation:
Can'st thou eSiume old fcyaS buried kine',
To revel IN vast Halls, amidst forgotten tiInss:
Is the high Feast. with all ~ living Gge$s
Within the enehaalmea' Of my Crowded -p'll;
Cau>t white lici'ti, that ;esS
The Heart, aud hears To ;>eif :" WEI:
Cln'st thou, pierce The dark and s:iado~y tomb
And follow him who regncd, TO bondage IA lis gloom:
And ar thou sad, and do those foolish tears,
That gush from Woman'S IN evsiy time,
And battle her broken ties, Though hopeless years,
Even though they bound To Tyranny and Crlnc-
say, do they thine art, and CLEAN again,
As when they len their 'hi, Gfa"u i"i ~ hei VITA ram:
Doth the deep Beauty %: still! Death wui thee
Find everlasting hys,!aesS, and lie
With the cold infant on Us mothers knee,
Or the stern warriors rigid majesty
Or ON the c.'eek aad bosoa, more than snow.
When CENTER LONELINESS lies pure, aud oa!in aud low:
ao,t;l III li-.: OF winged JOY
oar path TO follow, aai rs shades 20 barisn
The sadness Of old musings 10 destroy,
And bid grey rownla. forecast instant vanish;
Linking companioa>.p .ay,
That the young Angel need as POINT ~ guide oar Wa:
Art thou familiar Hit! Thoughts of Love:
Cln'st thea poue forth his hsar. IN seen affection:
Canst thou jon earthly hca-> with souls above,
Binding The severed IA such >f"u. connection
That sorrows sell plsmt be, and Saie,
And look for holier things, aud wat "a Lizzie while:
Art thou all powerful thus, aud yet mine own:
Mine. though the word no ardent impulse stir,
II makes thee lear, whist here muse atone,
And signs to Hope tina, Truth may dwell with her.
Yes, thou art mine, when many, once more dear,
Have left their fresleE fa;l and dwell no longer here
And thou shalt cnau,e bet with my heart
AS that grows aged, hua vi FAINT from rnnei
But thou OF myself 4 part,
Aud my seals atmosphere must MAKE tn. cline.
Loved, true, hibua! Friend, thy voice shall steal,
Even when beatasS their strength, all woes ; breast feel
And shalt give : melody o( love,
It's lish Of Hope, IL ". o. faith IN Cod
Life IN this world IA, Vii tf'isJ, above,
Their immortality shalt iut a3'd-)
Aud thou shalt answer eve:y moci,
Not as makind repy-relurniT- III lof good.
Fate writes her fat the s:,cl!ng Heaven
God stamps his VIII on Fate, ani worlds obey.
What language, huin0lcst Thing, Il thee is gwen:
To l,ier-.u al that are, and pass away:
Even the fresh uteraHce o the suGi, lhIi brings
Its ardent sush If praise u sees the hins oi kings
Such be thy glory-'niist all other themes,
The frs-the la>t-tn coa>scraie tty power.
Heaven be the brightness oi oar earthly dreams,
And Mercy OF . last anl lappieSt hour,
When, through the gates "i Death, pure hight shall stream
And Home and Peace with God, an Immortal BEAM
Guide on upon the white and asking iar-,
Character, Feeling, Passion LIE aud heath
But The Past a1d Prcs"t; age,
That lie al .ioeds Tie skies beneath,
Heavens Just Roc0ri~t LAT i!oG has; wrought
May fix gaze sstene--agP: 've-hui c"pg nersHi
E'rlsN II. TAYLOR