Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-07
POLITICAL.
EURYpicE.-nv Mrs. osooop.

EURYDiCE.-Ey MIS-. osooop.
With hear, ,ha, ;hi'i to.yeFy earnest line,
( had been reading er td antique story,
Wherein the youth, half human, half divine,
or NH loveore the Eidoton and glory,
Child Of the Sun, with muscs pleading spell,
In Putos palace swept, for love, ms golden shell.
And in the wild sweet legend dmly traced
Nv own hearts history unfolded seem'd
All lost one by thy lover minstrel graced
With homage pure woman dreamed
Too fondly worshippd since such fate befel,
Was il not sweet TO die-because beloved too well!
The scene is round me. Throned amid the gloom,
AS flower smiles Elna'. fatal breast,
Young Prosperine beside her lord doth hloom
And near-of Orpheus soul, oh, idol best
While low tor thee he tunes his lyre of light,
see Thy meek, fair form dawn through that luridmsh
see the glorious boy-hs dark locks wreaihins
Wildly the and spiritual brow:
His sweet, curved lip the soul of music breathing;
His blue.tircek eyes that speak Loves loyalvow;
see him bend on thee that eloquent glance
The while those wonGrous notes the realm ol clioi
see his face with more than mortal beauty
Kndng as, armed with tina, sweeilyrea alone,
Pledged TO holy and heroic duty,
He stands before the awful throne,
And looks on Ilades' horrors with clear eye,
Since thou his own adorcd Eurycice, art nlsh-
Now soft and low prelude sweet nprinss,
As if prison'd angc-peadng there
For life and love-were ietterd Meath the strings
And poured his passionate saiil upon tne ar
Anon il clangs with Wild cxni,ant swell .
Till the full paan peas rum phantly through He'll
And thou thy pale hands ncckly lock'd before thee,
Thy sad eyes drinking ift from hs dear gaze;
Thy lips apart, thy hair halo . r thee,
Trailing around thy hroa, It's golden maze:
Thus with all words in passionate silence dying.
Within thy soul hear Loves eager voice repNins
"Play on, mine Orpheus, Lo while these gazing,
Charm'd into statues by the g"danght strain,
l. | alone thy dear face uprising
Ny fearful glance, the life OF life regain.
For every that steals into my heart
Doth TO its worn, weak pulse mighty power lmpari
"play on, mine Orpheus while hy music ;loats
rhran thu lr.udr I'M
See dear one how the chain OF linked notes
Has fe,terd every spiri, in i,s place.
Even Death beside me- stl anu helpless Hes
And strives in vain 10 chill my frame with his coio eyes
"S,ll, my own Orpheus sweep the golden Tyre!
All dos thou mark how gentle Pfoscrplne
With clasped hands and eyes whose azure hre
Cleans hro quick tears, thrilled by my ay uo'h isai
Her graceful head upon her sernord : breast,
Like an oerwearied child, whom music luls 10 rest!
"pay on, my proud minstrel strike the chords again
Lo Victory crowns al last thy heavenly skill
For Pluto reenting 10 the strain
He waves his hand-he speaks his awful Will!
NV glorious Greak lead on but all, still lend
Thy soul thy sweet lvre lest yet thou lose thy friend
"Think not of me- Think rather OF the time,
When. moved by thy rcsisiless melody
To the strange magic OF a song sublime,
Thy argo grardy glded 10 the sea,
And in the majesty Minerva gave
The graceful galley swept. with JOY, the sounding wave
"Or see in Fancy's dream, thy 1hracan trees,
Their proud heads bent submissive 10 the sound,
Sway'dby tune.u and enchanted breez',
March TO slow music Der the astonished ground;
Grove after grove descending from The hills,
While thee their dance the glad harmonious rs
Think not OF me, Ha, by thy mighty sire,
Ny lord, my king, recall the dread belest
Turn not, all turn not back those eyes oi ire
Oh! lost forever lost undone. untlest
faint i die!-thc serpent's fang once more
Is herenay geve thus Life, bui not Lore, IS oer
This is noble poem with too many interlectons and
casiona redundances Of imagery and ephe beayng the
authors customary haste but with unquestionabe signs OF
that senuneness which the best attraction Of the literature
of sentiment.