New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-01

II. column snd II. brosdsr shadow rup.
TN thought pursues 10 vain
The vl.ipn vsnishesI These wars sgsfn
Shut sut the lurd sun,
shut out the hot, ir1fneasurabe plain
The half hours sand Ia run.
The uriuctpsi poem Ia this volume entitled ibe
Building of the Snip" is gem OF poescs eJPres
son, Illustrating the peculiar giit Of TIE author to
olos the common Of life in tho rainbow brill
sIoy Of tho ideal.
A merchant g,ves direction, 10 the builder for In"
construction of ship thM shall be stsneh and s,ror
yosial Of soodly propsfOs able to wrea'e with W.
.sr ind whw;1d ard laugh At all disaster. The bull
der receives the order with delight for his heart uss in
his wors ard nc wi.hef giy3 specimen e HE ihi'i
10 vessel as goodly add s!ong an s,snch ss ever
Ssstheled - wintry sea
Having prepared ihr >tei IT MS bssuuis ard ga
ant cref,
"Broai 10 the bosrs, that the stress Of the b,,s'
Presslbg down upon ssl and mast
Mlsht lot The sharp bows CveTSheln
Broad IA the beam, but siopiog sit
With graceful curve and slow degfsss
That sho might b- dooe 20 the helm,
And that the ou,sebts II pared t=ss
Croeirg rthi.d. ~ith sish.y force,
Night sid and not iwpsce her coufse,"
he proceeds to .eeos 81 materials from no abu,6s..
stores OF ,hs 'hipysrd
"Covsiius iusry sro,d Of grounc,
Ley the iimo Der plea around
TIMBER OF chestnut tnd elm, and OAK,
Aad scslser-d here srd tneie, with these,
The kusrret snd crooked cedar knees
Brought from regions Ia 6Tsy,
From Pascggouls's suloy bay.
Acd the backs Of she roaring ROANOKE
Ahl what woniroIs isips tis
40 note how many wheels Ot soil
Ole thought one word, can tsi Ia motion
There's H. sh,p hist sS.ls the OCEAN
But every climate, eve.y coll,
Mas. bring tie tribute, great or SINAI,
Ard hely 10 build me wooden wall !
We arc ihsn introduced TO Young MAJ who Plsy'
an npostsr. yart Ia Tie Oonsruea0a VI the chip and
the plo. Of the poem
Tho sun was T'ing Ter the sea
And long tho Level shs3ows lay,
A. ihss too. the beams would -
OF come sress srgcsy,
Framed or launched IL single ssy
Phst silent architect tho sun,
Had hewn sri laid tsen every 0cs.
Ere tho work u Tnan YET bee in
Hsslde the Master whom he spoke.
Aycuih, 81 siusi ell anchor leSniae,
l;stsned. 10 catch HE slightest mosn'os
ooiy ths loDs waves. ss they br7A9
In riPples un the pebby beech,
Interrupted tho old nsn's speech
Beautiful shey were, In soosh,
Tbs Old nan and the dcry yOasni
TIE Old man In whose busy oraio
MANY ship .ast sailed .ho main
Wss modelled Ger ard DER again -
Tue hsry ycuin, WHO WAS 60 Do
Tbs heir oi kis dexter.sy,
Toe hsir OF hts hcuse, and HE dsushtes osnc
Whsn he had pg.it aud launched irOm !sId
WHIST the elder head had Panaed
thus asd ne ein We build ths skpt &" I
Lsy faaare the blocks upon me sl'p,
ASd follow well lhis plan Oi miDe
Csooss tie Enbers with gresisst csrei
OF all thai IL unsourd bswsIoi
FOR Only wAxi 10 sound and stroog
To this vgssel .hsll belong.
Cetsr OF MSo- sot Georgia pins
Here together shall combine
soodly frame, and socdy !arr~.
AID the UNION 10 het nsws
For the day that g,scs Asr 10 tae ssx
Ssall give my csussset aa.o nee
"Ths Matters word
H,rsptp red the young man heard
And Sc he turned his ;scs sside,
With slcok Of Joy and 'h'lii OF pnds
standing before
Hex fathers door,
tie saw the form OF hi: promised sEice.
The sun shone % her golden hair
And her check wss glowing fSess and Ar,
With the breath Of msrn and The s<n ses ~
1.-The sbesuseous barge was she,
srl al rect the sandy beach,
Jast hey opd TOE bulows reach,
Sat be
Yves the restless. see,sirg, scruy svsr
Ihs vessel began TO take shape
"psy hy dsy tho vessel grew,
VITA ,mbsrs iashloDed .sr0Ds and sss.
Rssr and kcelscn ana sssrnson kssr.
Tyu framed Nth perfect symmetry,
Addiction sbip rose up 70 view
AND r,uud the BOWS and along the sads
TIE heavy hammers aud msllsts phss,
m after many sock, 8! lenstn,
Wonderful fox form and sireosth,
Sabine ia its enormous oss'
Loaned .lol, the shs5owy haki
.nd around /, columns Of smoke, spvrvssAns'
Ross nom the boiling, buhoiins, 'esta'ns
CaIdrcp, that sloved,
Aad over flowed ,..,
With the black tar, heated for Toe sbssshihs
Aud amid the elsmors
And Gathering hammers.
Ne Who lisssned heard nov and fher
The ,opS Of ihe Master and his inca
Tia dsv for the lsuaeh and the bridal Ct ssesta H.
rves;
IAN 6nlshed sad 81 lsogth
Has cone the bridal cay
OF ocsul5 Ga1 Of strength
TODAY tie weasel shsl b scncsec
With seeey clouds the ssy Ia o!ancSec
Add er the bay.
slowly in all his spleLiors Digit
The great syn risss to behold the rsh''
TIE oes An cid,
Centuries cd,
strong ~ youth, and - unconreled'
Psc.s ressless b. md fro.
Up end down the ssnds Of sod
His beating heart 10 Eos ~ ress
Aed far and vide,
Win oeaacless dow,
His hsard Ut STOW
Hesvss with the hssvtns q his breast
He vsih impsrsnt Tor Ne BIRDS.
There shs sSsads,
VIA Ass loot sp0a ths ssnds.