Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-03
SUMNER is NIGH
RI ELIZA coo;


The riches; Of perfumes and jewels are mine,
While The dog. roses blow and the dew spangs,
shine;
And the sonest Of music IS Weakened for Inc.
By the slreau, Ger me pebbe-ihe wind in the tree
Nature. kind Mother my heart is content
With he beauiy and mirth thou hast lavishly sent
Sweet summer is nigh and my spirit leaps high
As the sun travels further along the blue sky.
III u,urmuI, it is that my home is not made
Mid the flowers and drops in The green coppice
shade;
fIsisb his 10 think that NY steps canno, stray
With the breeze and The brock on their wandering
way.
Nature, kind Mother, long 10 behold
All the glories thy blossom.rnged fingers unfold
None like thee meet, for all others will cheat
With portion OF bi.!er disguised in the sweet.
Th. earth, The wide earth, will be beautiful soon
With the cherry bloom wreath and The nishlIn-
gales tune,
Ani Tie dreams without sleep with strange magic
VIII come
While the wood-p;seoas coo. and he heavy lee.
Oh, Nature, Kind Mother lis only iby breast
That can nurse nj deep feeling and lull ii - resi-
For my soul is too proud 10 be telling aloud
What 10 thee il can uier Al. weeping and howed
see the rife bndo OF the wide spreading bough
Soon, soon fhey will shadow ms lhought-laden
blow
see The bright prulrcses burs. where SAND,
And laugh like child as they drip in my hand
Nature, kind Mother. thou nearest me breathe
My devotion ri affairs where wild flowers wreathe
None other eer knows how my warm bosom
glows
As watch the Young daisy fringe open and close.
zee the blac violets peepfrom the bank;
praise their Crealor-l bles. and | thank
And the go.samer insect a.play in The beam.
Is an atom that bids rae adore thee Supreme.
Nature, sind Mother, my heart is content
With the beauty and mr.h thou hast lavishly sent
Sweet Summer i. nigh, and my spiri, leaps high
As the san travels further along lie blue sky
The following beautiful song, 10 The popular
air Of Lucy Neal" IS from The pen OF |. II
MoMichal, Esq. OF Na,chez and was published
in the Free Trader ofthat place last week. Can
not some of our friends SET il 10 music II is
infinitely preferable 10 any thing We have yet seen
- tie same sir.-lN .. Trn~'e
LUCY LEE
81 J. II M'MicHM
Air-"{,r} Nee,"
One by-2one morn, rs village bell.
Rang bright Der stream and lea;
Young WI alter brealhed sad farewell
To lovely Lucy Lee
glossy Iinglet NEXT his h72rt,
lie braves the stormy sea;
The melting sigh-the fearful eye,
Remain with Lucy Lee.
Oh poor Lucy Lee,
Oh! poor Lucy Lee,
The melting sigh-lhe fearful eye,
Remain with LucJ Lee.
And gone are years Of hopes and ears
From Walter Ger The SEA,
No rulings came 10 fan The flame
The light Of Lucy Lee.
The flower with perfume scents he heath,
Tho whitening i, MAY be.
So gently passed The wasted breath.
OF lovely Lucy Lee.
Oh poor Lucy Lee
Oh poor Lucy Lee
60 gently passed The wasted breath
Oi lovely Lucy Lee.
How sally tolls The village bells
Tho bush, and flower. ard tree.
Bloom gladly forth-yet every knelI
iIorrns lovely Lucy Lee
Il stranger Joined that fearful train-
Young Walkers crossed ,he sea
Beside her tomb. on true loves doom.
He veeps for Lucy Lee
Oh poor Lucy Lee,
Oh poor Lucy Lee,
Beside her tomb, Oft true loves doom,
He weeps TOR Lucy Lee