Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-01-05
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The cold old ysaris dyiag' =
W. D. Sad end pale ''sl t"'
with hollow bseeses sighing
About ne spisi, flying isul'no y.
Hear iis ,alel f1H
r~.. only y'yna yiun.as he o,hsr day,, ''''''"
Win earthly fcs,ures wild 70 Play,
with fairies, hope Of fame, a,,y1a .
fs.m. with light I'D bounding tread, :.
= twitch'd my .TAu''e gay,,, n i',s ',,sr
The old year dying lay 's,,a ,.eqi,'..
sc,,c.9 wa, he dead ere leap, to his car, I. T
Sn.,ch,,l in his crown, and his sceptte of wnr,
FIew 70 nv realm on The wings Of the wind,
From icies, Greenland to sultrlest l''d. ,s,,r 90
r,mver.,d the world from Tropic TO Pole,
Far pver all-my dominion was sole;
I found mvself monarch Of all the wide wcr'd;'
And swift, my absolute banner uniu''d'
In my pride and young wildness Of hearh
AVID 10 see all the nations asiart; N D.
smiI,d a, the drum, and the clamor oi arms.
And shouted aloud al the peoples alarms
l,ve 'watch'd the nations commotions. aiar;
I've siood in the midst Of the cannons oil war:
rve heard the loud cry for Liberty come,
Cleaying the earth, and the Heavens, blue
rst DOME le,.l .s,A .es .. sa' srt,
7 VISA there when brave old Hungnvy's sons
{,irtlo lon their arn,or, and the valor OF Huns
Resofv'd that for once they'd be happy anu
t'tt frna .'--f'iHtl
No longer proud Au.,ria's vas.als they'd be.
Isaw that the budding Of Freedom was mere
But the huge, old lion was quitting ms iair,
To crhsh with his tread the spark OF 'heir nope
Aud tighten his hold on tyranny's rope r'
Th., asw ,hev 10 arms, and shouted in rage
i.We triumph or die and His,ory's page
Sh,u .av we are free-or say we are dead,
For we will no longer be slayishly led"
Then there began, the loud ,umult OF war;
Their foes gathered soon, from near anu from
Z saw the liberty banner prevail,
Aud anon there arose the victims Sau WALL '.
The spiri,s Of freedom were conquered and
-, bound !.uT
Tn. blood Of their slain had fa,tend the
s5 ground: ~ i
/ Ye rallied again those warriors Stout, 'n Il
/ Again were they sain in horrible rout' =
.w ,he ground strew'd with bodies OF dead,
And the living 10 ihraidom were mo"'''u'',
led .sss -
Thei, great hearts were bursting with anguish
and pain, :,
They painted aud moan'd Tor rest win 'he
- slain. sarI s.'.
I cav the ,hard-hearied conquerors come,
To scatter sadness and terror at home,
To make the widow and orphan to fly, ;.
Apart, and in lansulshing sorrow to die
said The poor fugitives hunted, and brought
From the deus, and the caves where respite
they sought,
And a tyrani, tiger, fend did preside
Over their dooms which were now 10 oe ''ieo'
The mad, hellish victor brandisli'd his sword,
And grinn'd with delight in giving the word,
When his blood.hounjs encompassed Them
.a-'t round,
VIII dying and dead, DER sircwing the
", ground. ......,t.-.. , ...
wep, a, the fate Of POOR Hungary then;
All dipt in her blood is her his'ory's pen, -,
But her small remnant are trsie.heatted sail
To sAusiria's scep,re they never ~tH S"eea.
Rave witnessed the nations grea, 'hroes,
Their burdens and struggles, and wi'her'ne
ass"i9 woes; '
rve given the echo to heerty's peal,
And Stirred op a strife the ages shah feel' p,
I've stood where the crown OF the nfcnarcl
s has fell, @'"
Been broken, and trampled and said it wa
ssiaa we'll;
Two aeen mighty Kingdoms topple and fall,
Where people were breaking the desPols
rude ihrall. ,i.-.... t..l
lsaw the great Plus take to his flight, =
And feas,ed nv ewes on SO goodly sight;
Twas rare 10 behold such dignity run,
And many there were who laughed at the fun
I've shown to the world, new store-house
,ee Of wealth,
Where men may te rich wiidout usin
And now to the West, they're rapidly Ayins
I,s stores Of hid treasure, they're swiftly VI
hsiifl tying.
rve gone with the pes,ilence where he b;
h,.-A flown, 1sa
And many a sorrow and sadness have know
Over Europe he pass'd with his hot KILN
5sHa breath,
And Americas children h. gave TO the dealt
We wandered along 'mid the crowds OF Ii
s.-. o.. matt.
The young and the strong were slcken'd
heart; ss.i .s t...
For his arrow was falling wherever the
laiia weni, 'rf s.,t
His vengeance 10 ali seemed equally sent.
We traver.ed the streams and stored the
with dead,
And far among forests our pathway has LEI
Wherever he, went there was sorrow al
pain, '.t-.
And to mel, his hard heart all effort was val
I've mingled in scores Of fesiivity gay,
have stood oft where the dying man lay,
I've been at the altar which Hymen h
"a made, F ...r as.ls.. ...
Anon, at the grave where the sleeping a
lsia laid. .aH 80 gnsuril a...
I've seen all the sorrow there's been in {,