New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-08
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LATE on Summers dewy morn
Enclosed by roses, vine and thorn
The house where Frances goes to school,
Both door, and sill, and desk, and stool,
Was close beset with fnghtful swarlns
Or long and loathsome, ugly worms.
The youthful train that sought the place
shrunk a, the sight, and fed apace.
soon came the maid with whlsk Of broom,
And swept these reptiles from the room;
Save one--and that was fastened high,
To weave his shroud-there hang, and die
I, proved next day, that thus suspended
His base, and filthy life was ended.
The thoughtful train observe the creature
Completely changed IN form and feature.
Another day Of study $ Ger
And night has hushcd The world once more
Again the note Of chandelier
Has broke upon the sleepcr's car,
Awakened birds begin TO sing,
And sport the air with loyous wing
Career on high with sprghtly lay,
To welcome In the Summer day
Now humming birds, in merry glee,
Are spinning forth from tree to tree
They dip tl.eir bills III many flower
Just opening at that fragrant hour
And while the nectarcd sweets exude'
Their wings hymn forth Their gratitude
All nature s robed in richest hue,
And FURNISHED in the gIlttenng dew,
As high DER mount the solar beam
Now plays on hill and mead and stream
Poems in where vines the windows screen,
And warns with life the village green.
Dear smiling village words arc FAINT
The beauties Of thy scenes to palnt
As now, when far from city stFayed,
| Law me in the cooling shade,
And, famed BY gentle mountain breeze
| trace thy lines Of spreading trees;
Tiy gardens, grounds, and houses seen
Thro' boughs and shrubs that grew between
Withdrawn from public show and glare
Like comcly, modest, lovely fair;
And village spires-as pccrlng high
TO pierce the veil of upper sky,
Pointing the way by faith to soar
Far 'bove all flights from human lore
As thus | view thee far and wide,
Wal II,.,,.,a,,;, I,, inv e,dp
Rolling along with stately sweep,
His waters to the mighty deep;
And winding glcns, and forests tall,
And azure mountains circling all;
| name thee queen among the band
OF villages that grace our land.
But to return the new born day
Was shooting forth his sunny ray,
Lighting the bco to honcyed spolls'
And favored man TO useful tolls.
NO swearing, brawling drunkards there
To blight the fruits and faint the ar;
Engendering all that s vile in vice,
Like Milton's toad in Paradise.
Some ply the pen, the plough, the tool
But-litc girls most go to school.
The door is opcd-and oh, the 'maze
The group arc fixed in GREATNESS gaze
On what was left alone TO die;
Blu now, full grown Butterfly
Not child of nature when he sped
The winged Prov first cleave the tide;
Or Fullon's flying car of steam,
Sclfbornc along the forest stream;
Not tabled Vulcan, when his blade
Had brought from ,lovo the buc-cyed mad,
Felt more dclighl. and strange surprise,
Than they, at what then chained their eyes
No magic cave with shining spars; stars
Nor nights blue arch, bright ge'nlned wit
Nor pictured birds, nor flowers of field,
Such concentrated beauties yield,
AS deck the golden, spanglcd wing
or that low, earth Internationally thing
4 full.blown rosc--the tairest-best-
Is plucked to treat their welcome guest.
Instant he fits from shroud and tomb,
And settles on the fragrant bloom;
Aud there he feeds with greedy zest,
Like infant sporting on the breast
And as he safes his appetite,
Adjusts his wings for noblcr flight.
And when with strength and ylgor hraccd,
He now IN open air was placed
On dazzling wings he upward flew,
Till wholly lost in heaven Of blue.
Now turn your thoughts, my Frances dear
On sickness, death and shroud, and bier
Know all who Jesus image bear
Shall rise to meet their Lord IN AT
But.no, like carth's inferior things
Borne up on gaudy goss mer wings
They Il rise to reign us priests, and kings
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