Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-11-27
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4usK-"7'a< E1sle Of Erin"
Oh. Erin, bright emerald Isle of the ocean,
Thou darlins of nature, visit thee now,
Aud ne or did feel with more grateful emotion
The brrerc II my nstisc hills play on my brow.
see, my own Erin. Thy health cover d mountains
Whose green sunny summiss bring back to my
mind
The days Of my ehnood. which, bright a. thy foun-
Sped onward and left bur their msm'ry behind.
Yet bound with the spell ofther dear recolleetions,
Which time hath no power to root up or ehace,
This heart to ti.e spct whore first dawn its saec-
To where the sr,t sunbeam play'd bright on my
face.
Isss my own hills; again my feet wander
Der walks that in childhood with rapture trod;
Where the Wild rose blooms gaily bright strsamlets
n,eandsr,
And the primrose and eowslip enamel the sod
pu, whore /. the su.h of deligh, deeply ,hilling
That sprung in my heart when each feeling was
Whom wonder d Why tear drops these ey.s should
DO filing,
Wen resting on nought but where lcveliness hung'
They childhood pure joy droPs. the 'pringtids
Of feeling;
Nature spoke to tho heart, and they At her
call,
Till the cares Of roy after hours subiley stealing
Embiiter'd joy iount with hfe's acid and gall
Yes. Land Of the Shamrock! life rapturons morning
Fled glad 'neath thy shades, which can ne'cr be
forgot,
Zen when from thoe se~crd, fond fancy returning,
Sought out mid thy valleys one evergreen spot
The home Of my childhood, tho vale of my fathers,
Whose memory cleaned rhrous' each sorrow and
So sacred and elcar nil the niss That time gathers
Ne'cr had pow its pure lusire to dim or destroy
have left for a season fail, Scotland behind me.
Tho banks O. Aud Ayr tho long famed for ito
- brave.
So strongly. they burst not till snapped in the
The cottage by which flows tho Doon'' shining III
Clear winding its pebblcd and serpcntine way,
Tho friend. have met theirs. whose kindness -hs
Lead back every wish to tho shades of Doonbrac.'
And there il spot still in vision appearing
A paradi.e ever in memtry's views
II friendship exalted mike aushi cndearins,
Bcechgrove.t each fond wish must cling grateful
to you;
The home Of Kind feeling and beauty all real,
Which stamps its sweet image tor aye on the
-s-. heart;
On. my visions Of loneliness all were idoal.
Till l gs.cd on young features ue'cr squaiid by
art
.Ihsd fancici soft cheeks like the hue Of young ro-
ses,
Fair brow. ike tho lily. cha,te and unsoild,
Bright eye. like tho violet, when dew there rerose,,
md saw all my dream in TINT beautifully child
Y r., ErnI fair Scotland hath powerful attractions
OF beauty. of friendship, a. perfect as thine,
Yet here are cntwined all my first recsllec,ions.
Aud | pride in the though, that this country is
minc.
Tho above are the nsme snd literary designation
Of young pocicss. whose illusions. published IN
"Chanbcrs Journal" and other periodicals. have
stracfcd general admiration for their beauty OF cx-
preston and tenderness of celing. She is native
OF Newry. tho daughter of humble parents and has
not on j,yed the advantage Of superior educaiion--
She has been for time resident in ,he town OF
lAyi. yhero her genius and modest worth have COM
binrI to via for her many patrons and irisnds--
She j. about publish, by subscription, volume