Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-05-18

"WhAt IL beauty Not tle show
OF -hnpsiy limbs and ieatures. No
these are but 1on-rs,
Tk~- hove their dated houss,
10 breathe their mom-ntary s"sst.--thso 20
I'll, the stainless soul ~ithn,
That "utshinss the f.,rsst skin /"
To admire b-auy IL pleasing attribute Of our na,or"
bot 10 bend In adorng homage n lie shrine IL murn
ful olquuy and r"prrhrnslble Weakness Su,h !.
ia ma "irss sway the senses I'll many p, Tson
,ha, before 10 hear, ,3blatng charms they ,anry sub
init tn wear It's "apvr chains, While ,sst numbers
lost TO all else hra les, in tho hare contemplation o s
ever H." lng and w,an!ng Rracrs The sunny e'"",e
nance Of Nature s mah'Wd with lis smil~s and radiant
with lis surprising love, n,H. Beauty Is stamp.u
upon the diamond vault VI heaven, liz up with It,
midnight splrndours. aud trsmlnS WITH rs elh,nA,
fires. y, how rrspenden, with beauty are Yen vefdur
clad mountains, lhose everlasting ny tands,f nater.'
that lit their Apne submits twads heaven, TO "aIch
the first sparkling dyes o the rising aud the last vou
TINS Of the setting sun, AID how enchanting are ,r
charms with which beauty decks the ma ufc-nt works
"t art the niysir 81 science ard the H. ing ne,
of songi Yet strange l." tell many nay vas nanriy.
pass Nv II in their c'nnrcons. with bni ransrn pss
sng glance and love 10 gs1- At 1t with thrilling clotlns
ui delight only IN the rnsle form The Concentrated
beauties II Nature and Art are onnu,, hrn cam.
pare, 10 th- aryel FORM th~ raven hair. tho b-wcblnp
smiles. aud sparkling EYES of Woman. There H. ma
ny, nore melody IN hr sf cadrnce Of her syren Voice
Than in the richest and ns, melting tunes Of love that
ever s,unded out IF I'm thu lyre III \ "a
Although hr b-auiy Of the fcna- firm and fraturos
caHni but excite nuf sdrnr,iob and charm s~nss
We, IL ton often insde the sole object Of our alice
tim and pursuit, the ualy aim II immortal und II
Ought Ia be How do the rosrs,- cheek and
the most luscious hue, OF personal charms fade before
the touch Of mlsf,riunr's unirenQ handl SORROW M
manrs the brow once bright with hope. aud wrrs,hrd
with thousand SMILES There is n,hlny left hu, an
epaciaird firm. ,hs houtnfu wte'k Of brau,iiul
H." these the charms 81 true beauty,
H. "itv does "
charms but IN hughi constellation Of peerless v,rucs
Cn'egncd simplicity gracculn".s Of mirn-sw .etnrss
at dsslliunr 'hnrmen, of Intellect aud uns r,d pi
ETY.. asnY beauties nf the frlsle character
Ihese survive those mrrc'tcioIs adornu.ms and ,rll6
cal decorations. IN which many take d"yhi and do
" the ~uh,fng touch If time to blss than The
beauty ii form aud texture Ia Il, fniuIo with tie DUST
the danask cheek become f,md for worrns-,hc uru,u
Iner's of cicrd and ruined -snd the heau.s # n.
tnrr crushed beneath the ruins e demolished worlds
But the hraos oi thr mind and hear eternal Thev
shall gather us'rr while ios'rd up tho nerci-s. .av.
ct 'iine and when cast IN peace upon the f,rf and
peay shore Of eternal glory. they sh. la he in III. u,
created light OF the pal-fnal throne and unfd fresh an
ravlshlng hu~s shrou. hou, the cycles It innum.rab.
ages STANTON
AMHERST. ''Iay. 1913