Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-01-22
3)ofttraI.
FOR THx viso SIAN.


Wien 10 the we-t.,.na soods turn N, view,
lees mountain swe-,ly robed an bius--
iif,inx its psaks ~ beautiful and high,
Oh half theirdistanee cheat. tie enchanted eye.
Isslasive lead By an inspiring bopr.
The spe-bsund traveller 10 its tairy ton
Will. many stream, plain he leave aiar,
Fer he sscends this giant OF the air.
: Half was the heavens he fears his mighty brow,
Whi,e bcandiess valleys .tr.i, h themselves below
Like some proud monarch looking With di-dsin,
Der the yas, forest, which compose h.. fcign-
And a. the evening sun withdaws his light,
Vie throws his shadows deP'ning into night,
Far DER the land and to the utmost shore,
Where the wild waters start their dsafnins rsar.
Unnumb.red fountains bursting from thy side.
To distant realms the lsngthen,ng streams divide,
Each onward Ho~ ing in different way,
Dut meet again AM nsing't In the sea.
The infant waters Of this mighty deer,
Within III, spacious bosum eslml, sleer;
Tie full toned ihunaeis OF tbs ocean .svos,
WAS FIRST a muimur Graded ia thy cave.
Tie angry voice Of agitafed seas.
Vas frs, an echo on tie nouhtsis btcoze,
Natures erea. laboratory hrst prep red,
Py Natures sell, the deputy Of God,
Ihe talrny waters bubbling from thy side,
Which by heavenly ehemi.lr, supplied,
lsi,ss Joy and light 10 long dist mpered bisins
And ransona, gloomy spirits, bound in ehans,-
A round III, saul horizon -pnngs,
And hope again elaps het tl.ieing wings,
Toses the paid coun,enanee resume,
III. le.ll,x Al mr.. anI its vented bltom
I'll, thou. sweet Mountain. by thy magic breath,
Can opc' the rose baom the rheek ri death
Thy troubled waters have the power To save.
The death doomed victim fton the ya"nins save
But vet dread thee when III wini, blasts,
Edged b, the beaknesS OF thy snowy wsstes-
Ave. thou dost then assume appalling lotms,
Impart ateaeld far, TO the storms
Spread the cold looms Of winter wide and deep.
And rouse the Iiger.tempe.i from hi sleep
Earth, stream and forest hear The dreadful howl,
All Nature shudd.ts al the ~ithrrng seonl.
Not less severe when summer, ,hunde,s dread,
In awful grandeur eerpt, around ,h, head;
When foods des eud aud hd,ous torrents pour,
And might, ri,ers ~ eli and fpam aud toai,
Meanwhie thou Tits thy'tli, giant lnm,
Ahoye the run and nboIe tie STORM
Looks down mistaken ou the di.tart plain,
Nherr tn, own dcsolstiou ~ilrl, ieisu.
VIM ,anquished araivs 10 III, cavern, loc.
Then fredam's ia,t a., l,n lou shalt,
And through all after ages shall o'Aim,
Upon tn, bosam freedom l. II h,f n-Ine.
I've heard III uuhs Low ed voi,c proclaim, sgain,
The Did nmiiion uusi b. tetd IN twain,
And ih"u, s~eei Blu Ridge, thu, tie atici Ligb,
Sealed be the lips b, untimcl, death,
That boa,hes dc,ision iuul ard latai breath;
Ni,hered he arm upii'cd to divide,
These happy realms that smile on either side.
Me,hiuts : iram Otter. high and hoart ptoks,
The guardian angel oi Virginia s.,Hks:
Fear not ,e biends ui unt'n ls tina grave,
~ hose ,ri,it walk /, tot at mount wave
al swear 50 foul a deed -tsll i,r he done;
.'Forbid IL heaven, tnrlid n Washington ."
Then roll thou, Roanoke eln on III, way,
Near where the immortal lem, a>ieslay,
Who loved Nrgini,, ayr, who loved her beet,
And thou, majestic Janes, not less re,tftd,
Whose cunents .loml, pass the might, dead;
No treason, false, shall stain H., watts never,
Roll on inpea'e, toll 81, ar aud roll forever.
Inr MUSE OF NAlLrYtAsp
CHARLOTTE corsrri's,I ma, lsi6