Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-11-09

Demosihenes shook with the ihunder of his
Eloquence The pillars Of Athens. and coneen.
tra,ed The gaze Of the known world, to that lit
tie spot, the cradle of Literature. From her
sacred groves. the blind old bard Of Ssio. sent
a voice, which added another fame to The al
ready frightened pages Of Literature, which
has ilumined every subsequent period OF The
literary world, and now, shines as one OF The
brightest, stars. in the literary galaxy.
The glory and splendor, of Literature could
no. solely be confined to the land OF The muses.
Rome, with her orators and poets. was ready
TO take i. OBJ; and as it descended from the sa-
cred groves and temples Of Athens, it found
resting place among the hills of Rome-while
it nestled among The temples and palaces OF
The seven billed city, Cicero pictured its page
with eoquence and pathos; Virgil with the
beauty OF his verse, inscribed upon It's golden
wings his name, in characters immortal; Hor-
ace and Livey peneled its page with living
verse, and many others inscribed Their names
upon its brightest leaves. and prepared II iof
the long and deep secusion. to which II was
destined. Literature was then severely tried,
its pa,rons were convulsed with wars. and for
many hundred years it was sunk IN deep ooIis'
ion, But after the storms of war, which had
torn, and convnlsed Europe for several cen,u-
ries. had passed over, the sunshine of peace
revived The long forgotten Litera,ore, and after
receiving various depressions and alterations
received fresh impetus from the modern world
The commissions of nations, can not now erec'
il. for lis basis is The mental world. It's pages
now bear The impress of a Shakespear-oi a
Schiler-ofa Milton. Whose soul is mol Kin
died by reading the verse of Milton, so accu'
rale in conception. and in description so vivid!
Who have not read the sweet verses OF Pol
lok, and the soft expressive strains OF he
mans. and who have not with delight. dwell
upon that page in modern Literature. upon
WEIGH, is transcribed The soul stirring verses
r. y.~-l Add will Campbell be forgotten!
will his pleasure Of Hope and his Ger.
irude Of Wyoming" no, find place 10 the
hearts of all the lovers Of poetry?
The pages Of Literature have been embel
lished by contributors 10 our own country, and
it is reple,e with incident and interest. The
poetry Of Sigourney and Bryant, is there
it is decked with The philosophy Of Frank
lin; and Irving has dotted its page with Incl
dents of history. A Henry lph-Ad
Decentralization and many others
have contributed TO its pages and American
Literature now stands pre- eminent. Where liv
ed'ihe poeiess who commanded the eloquence
address or pathos. of Sgourney; or where
the poe. whose verse excelIed in beauty and
sweetness that of our own Bryant or has The
more accurate in description, or elegant in
style, than Washington lrvingl Or what
Senate Chamber, or temple has echoed TO lof.
tier sentiments, or mere God-like eloqnence,
than that which fell from the lips of Henry,
Randolph or Clay. The Literature Of
America stands unparalleled, and shining with
increased eHulSence, not Win the OlaZe oil
meteor, whose twinkle is but the signal 70,
its exit. bu, with The steady unwavering igh,
of a planet. increasing in splendor as it ap.
prosches the grear fountain of light.
The march of opr Literature is onward
New genius are pouring forth from its pages,
adding lustre to the glory acquired. The
Council Halls Of our nation are filled with
men. who are jus, emerging from oblivion, and
taking their places. as shining stars, in the can
opy Of American Literature. to wend their way
among the thousands Of aspirants until they
shall stand prominent as planets, to I'D
their places forever in the brigh, 6mamen, .
Literature. Fl. B. r.