New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-06
From rbe soutbern Literary Messenger.
I'm Soutbern SarGs.
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TO all The known and uaao,r ba Of vitsgis 1 and Of
a. Son,b Southern Lat siss
Spirit of song. that, in the elder,time,
Mys,efioas dwelling far beyond the eye
Ofyisioa anethereaI. tIronet sublime,
Held's, the golden chamber Of the iE!'
Der Pindus ample Olympus nigh,
No, widely were Thy inspirations then
Beeuea,hed; for then ttfoa didst The gift den!
OF sacred cong 10 The sond Gus iaeii-
The erenitss Of Soul, by ,honghtiu grove ana sien
Then was thy kidding influence eGnf led,
Within The precincts oi the classic f>ast-
Bat Ia tina, o!den pire Of the .'iind
shs .prsad. no longer now III e1clusiTe fast
Ia charmed Castaly, her song has. ceased:
The frri,sge offerings Of the Delp'1c bowers
Are coasec1ated not by Delphos pfes;
Now 20 ti,e. bard Of Thebes from Athens towefE
No shout OF Freedom rings 70 the cle!ins ho'''
Bg, where the burning Occident nnfod'
Her mountains high aad inland oceans Fa'!'
Where Liberty her chosen realm beh9 2,l,
And heays her sopgy arse on every o'as'
As oy Eurotas Sung II ages past
For. th1u via, Liberty deep kindred hast
Did,, thou advance meet the fnafca Oh LIMO
And inspiration breathe, e1altih2iy sRp''"T-
10 geographic sections uncondned,
The continental West assumed thy rs'gn:
san is Thy child, tiny universe the mud
THY ;oftIest II gifts the lov,iiest may 1ttain,
For s.a.e nor hanbicet grade dost thou dlsdaih.
The land awoss 20 song oene2t my Wiegsf
And Liberty 10 her ascendan, strain,
Woke through the forests deep her Joyous strings
With such power az shook the thrones Of EuoP skng
Harp Of the frigid North, around whose bills
Tn ungenial storms hold turbulent cateef
Whoss cloudencumb,sed ornament disuis
But congelations through the frozen air;
Whose cheer,ess latitudes, tkro' half the year
Shar. not the SUMS warm influence; the wings
Of cheerful Genius seek thy favored sphere
There Freedoms spirit stirring chorus hngs,
Orlore's harmonious song poufE 'he fdp'"ieu
Ye, from ME South whose glowing atmosphere
Is on. broad world ofinspiraions true
Seldom, the voice Of kiGdling song "e near;
Though Learning there wt rapid Yigof grew,
And gifted minds are neither fam: nor few,
Nor uaesteemed the intellectual dover.
And who OF Empires old Nations ne"
Hath cftirr horors gathered Ia tne hour
When Mind became law, and PfincIpe power
j. there no minstrel in the ardent south
Champions Of Songs cnnobllng shivair!
No inspiration breathed from Beauty's mouth
no Iaud Of s,rcanlet, mountain. bower or Tee
No forests where the guardian Dfyads b.f-
Nor sh.insd in architecture OF green bougls,
Some grove for Natures moonlight Jnbeef-
No tlrobbng love Of Fame the bard 10 rouse =
Nor3ife Of the worlds wide hearyoung Love reinem-
bered vows'
Or hath Ambition, Of its esgieidig,,
Forretfu grown or ssted, ceased 10 soar
Ambition Of The pinons pumed with light
E'yn though like those which lcaIus Oh yoIe
Rapt In the daring future sun.waEd bore,
They in their midbeaven reach Of splendoi fail.
The eagle trains his offspring to explore
The Day.t;od's realm nor fear the giant gale
Mans nature is not less! Awa&e-sscsnd-freYa
Man hath an innate energy of soul
Essence of the Immortal iree--unbonnd-
That claims the range OF Natures Wohofohs "hVie
Far beyond Creations narrow round
Worlds Of inetfable bliss by fear Unbound
And holds communion with invisible powers
Those Homer, Milton, ShaAsPeare, Dante crowned
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