Democratic banner., 1845-03-29

b NasSa WASHINGTON to de 'Mcrican
atmv. (2CO cteerE.) Music-'Doua
Ga:4ag De Dead .Uen.
POETRY AND BEAUTY.
"The world is full of poetry-thea air
Is living with its spirit; and the waves
Dance TO the music Of It's melodies,
And sparkle in lis brightness"
There is beauiy-there is poetry
every where. There is poetry IN the
monarch of day, IS lie takes up his
majestic march through TIL shes, ui,
when, with imperial IN gnlhcemce. he
sinks to his rest. There is poetry IN
the mid queen o: night. as she gLlles
her beautiful boat Of iight IN quiet
/ grandeur through the armament, and
IN the clrmluc cioud OF eleung, as
il SAUNDERS Oh the hills. in the spll
whISFerlngS OF the sprnc-,lde show
er III the wellering rush OF the au-
iumnal tempest; IN the gnaIied err
king OF the ,Uresl; and
jill the latest
flower. Whose iIgh,-belI bends be-
ncalh the dew-drop'S WEIGHT"
aye. and mighty Poelry--Nature's
eroic-'s here il Tic red lightning
,,iat qui,ers a ony tie cloud. and Ii c
hoarse thunder that rat,ies through
the armament: n tne wide, Wild nv
er--the leaping cataract-lhe tumul-
tuuus roa Of the ocean. There is
poetry in the gushing iountain-in
the old, solemn iureSl-in the hilltop
azure in distance. & the foam.wle. tit
ed mountain t~orren;-in The dew-drup
sparkling on tt sPray-in the leaht I
quiyering IN the J~ieeZ'-Iu tie ii.ht
OF an aulumnal sky-ln the shade f
abdominal woods-';he dim nd h"l-
lowed glory OF the year" There is
poetry IN VARYING seasons: II the
teeG!ng eart!.-;he waving h~arveS,s.
AID in the stars. which. with myste-
rious beauty. twinkle ont. at mid
night, in the gorgeous pageant Of the
skies: and. above aii-heyond %aIi-<ur
passing all, is there poetry in tho
nlatchless form, and the eloquent eye
OF woman.
And is the capacity 10 comprehend
all this; and 10 appreciate ali Ibis.
worthy not a single aspiration 10 re-
fire the fancy. Il single effort to e!e-
yate the TASTE?
Bat this is not all. No one vho
has deeply m%editaled the viii and
the purposes Of our Great Creator. rs
they are evinced throughout. His
workscan for a moment. permit HIM
self to doubt that all that is excellent
in the ordaining of earthly existence,
is embraced in tie rightful embodi-
ment of true Religion. And of the
varied, the ~ever-varying creations q
this ,ecming world, fresh from The
hand of Their cd and Of our God.
! are they not fair? The futed peal
OF the kower. dancing in the summer
breeze and fishing in the simmer
sunlight; the rosedte and eDameIled
sea-shell rocked by the wave; the
magnificent piumagc and the gushing
melody of the toresi-bird; the exhlI-
Grant joyance from his native Gle
ment; the glory OF the mountain-oak
and the grandeur Of the mountain
calarict--do they not all e~vince, that
the sublime, the beautiful, the poetic,
not only are not inconstant with, bat
are at once. the constituent and the
resultant Of. all. that in this ruined
world still continues. as at he doHn
OF Creations morning, good"
AID what are these? What, H.
deed, in the sentiment Of anolher-
ARE TuE LONELINESS OF WomAH and
the dignity of Man; the fair IN PAIN
ing and the august in Architecture
the sub ime; the gentle, the beautIin.
in Nature-what are they ALL bur
tie Liturature-the Puetry-the Re
lic:on Of this visible worid,-Gaz,