The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-26

Not one Of rorslss breed, though early trained.
so strong jav'hn as Mardonius iaDod,
Or In lis am 80 true three brothers graeed
The foremost line Of SpaItas natives, All
OF sweet Amycla, all IN age aud arms
Mature, their splendid lineage iron the STOCK
OF TyndaIus deriving. Them on earlh
Three jayelins whlrIed successive, lad suPhe'
An effort Of blsfdonius. Three 40 rank
Behind partake the same resistess doom
Three bold companions 10 the hardy chase
or beasts on green Tsygetus supplyd
With weapon. new the phAIanx still to gore
lie perscveres unwearied, not unlike
some Triiated porcupne, OF size
| Portentous, darling his envenomd quilts
| Through each ssssiant. In Laconia's front
| So many warriors and their weapons fsiln,
| Leave in her triple tire OF pointed steel
| A void for swift impression Of her foes.
| In rush Briareus and Pangeus huge,
| Whose send mesh numbers to the shades
The op' nings widen. Ga his vaultiag steed
Mardonus followed, like ensanguind Mars,
By his uxiliars grim, dismay and rage,
Preceded. Riyalllng the lgbtning's beams,
The hero's sabre bright and rapid wheels
Aloit in air; comet thus innames
The cheek Of night-pals MORALS visw IN dread
The unconied lasirs, transient tho be,
Among the lights Of heapsn"
But fate amidst his triumph shows
Briareus yielding to a pow'rfui blow
OF stern PsuIsanias, and Pangeus pierc'd
By Amomphsretus. their giant bulks,
Thrown PROSTATE, crash three long-protended row
OF Spartan spears. Wide branching thus huge oaks
By age decayed, or twisted from the roots
By Iendlng whirIwinds, in their pondrous fall
Lay desolate the under shrubs, and trees
OfyouDg, unstable growth. More awful still,
A mother object strikes the sarap's eye,
Viii nodding pi,smss, and formidable shids,
Lo .4emnsstus. Asias general, feels
Emotions now, which trouble, not degrade
His yen' ma snirf Not as Priom's son.
| On sight of dire Achilles, thoughts of flight
| Possess Mardopins, but to wal, The foe,
And if to die, with honor die, if live,
Enjoy life of fame. His giant guard
Around him close, one levels at the casque
| OF Aemnestus; but the Deighty mace
Slides DER the Spartans shield, and spends
It's rage in dust. The stopping giant leaves
His flank unQuarded, and admits stroke,
Which penetrates The entras. Down he sinks,
| Another tower OF Asias battle s,rewn
In hideous ruin---soon second bleeds,
A third, fourlh-the fifth in posture stand.
| 10 crush the victor with blow well aimed
| Him Melanippus at the brawny pit
| OF his uplified arm TRANSPORTING deep
| Disables-Aemnesius struggles long
| To grapple with his victim, and invokes
Leonidas aloud. The active son
| OF Gobryas plants throughout the Spartan shield
A wood Of javelins His Nisean horse
| Careering vaulting, with his fangs and hoOfs
Protects his lord. The guards who still suIviv'd,
With faithful zeal, their whole united strength
Exert unwearied for lib'ra chief.
| Some PAGES backward Aemnestus forc'd,
| Impels his heel against loosning stone,
Broad, craggy, scarce inferior to the weight
| Discharged by Hector on the massy bars
Of Agsmemnon's camp. The Spartan quick
| From his left arm removes the heavy shield
With javelins thick transfxed. From earth he lifts
The casual weapon and with caution marks
The fatal time and distance. Der the heads
| OF the surrounding guard the fragment hurl'd,
Descends, Mardonius, on thy manly chest,
And lays thee DER thy courser's back supine,
| Without sensation. 0, illustrious man,
Whose dazzling virtues through thy frailties beamd
Magnanmous, heroic, gen'rous, pure
| In friendship, warm in gratitude. Hero, go,
Where no ambition agitates the breast,
No gloomy veil of superstition blinds,
! No friend can die, no battle can be lost!
ain fresh array
Meantime the phalanx, by Pausanas form'd,
Proceeds entire. Facility of skill
Directs their weapons pace by pace they move
| True 10 the cadence of accustomd notes
From gentle flutes, which trl the Doric lays
OF Alcman and Terpander Slow they gain
The ground, which Persia quits till Chlleus bold
| With his Trgeans cores the hostile TANKS;
Confusion, then, and general rout prevail"
We have said that Aemnestus in this strife may b
considered fit representative of Democracy in III
present "With nodding pumes and formidab
strides" Democracy now presents itself on Il
arena, and its victory is sure as that of Aemne,
tus and the Greeks. We have seen the strife j
Maine between Wtiggism and Democracy
Down the former sinks,
Another tower of Wbggish battle strewn
In hdeous ruin. Soon second bleeds,
third, fourth"
Confusion next, and gen'ral rout prevail"