Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-06-28

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; H"nFoo Democrat. The Editor i, mad
mad And We must each bia,, and If p,,.ii...
bring bin 70 Bis senses.
ne has IN article pariieularly addressed 10 d.
headsd ~Lusas Nature" We don't k,ov :.
What particular time ofthe Lunar sa,.li,. ,bs
man was born, but certain Ne are ,b,, be {, ,o,v
nj subject for the Luns,ic Hospital. and in
charity, the authorities Of Monroe o,, b, >.
.'Se out Commission aud havo him sen, 10
jackson.
10 Punn''g' the man is almost equal to som.
OIL The tools aud clowns in Shakespeare. Will. il
coarse vii be rivals Davy Cro,k.,
lie takes exception, in his witty. funny and
Pann'ng article, to a remark whi,S ". mad. -
giving an account Of onr journeyio Sberdee,
aoou' The beautiful damsels dripping it on the
l'snl 'aa'aslie Ioe' aud says, ",hat !. in o,bs.
words dancing il We have ever uoJsr.ood Tho
''ne quoted from Millions L Allegro" Nav. ii,
we will prove that you never did understand ,h.,
line. We read Milton some thirty years apo
and have read him q, least thirty times since
Az Of hs beautiful and sublime passages are a,
familiar to Us as house hold words. We will b.,o
quote Tor your bensft,the passage in his LAIle.
gro from which The line is taken, and il will Dlain
y be seen by every man OF common sense. who
is no Punster and Is not run mad, that Milton j.; :,
penn'ngihe beautiful lines had no idea of dancing tn
IN his head. Tie was addressing the heavenly HI
nymPh Euphfosynt, "or by men yclepsd heart :
easing Mirth," and in his sweetly beautiful syIe 81
ms purpose was to poin, out how ea,ily grace. "
'oy and Joyousy she trPpcd it along not in the in
May whirl Of the dance. but in the onward ,,ok To
't youthful glee and health: ia
haste thee nymph and bring with thee, ne
Jest and youthful jolhy, be
cups and cranks and wanton wiles.
NodS and becks and wreathed emies MI
Such as hang on lIebe's cheek, "
And love to live in dimple sleek; wa
Sport that wriakled care deridcs. v"
And laughter holding both his sides, r.,
Come and Trip il as yougo, m
On The light fantastic toe - ma
And thy right hand lead with theo, pro
Inc mountain nymph Sweet Liberty. |.
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H., H.. :,,", "0'o "o' him
me idea implied in the most disan, manner A.
snow 'hat such was not the poets purpose, we hin.
,re quote few more lines from bic L'AIleoro new
which he slightly changes his theme and doe, Iyd
'roduce the sutjectof dancing: ,u,
Sometimes with secure delight, door
The upland hamlets will invite. me
when the merry bells ring round, 5.
Andt Jocund rebecks sound desc
10 many youth and many amad y &C
Dahctlg in the checkered shade. y.
A was obviously proper and in the true poetic dsIc
!" W MAKE inc youths and madens dance al the toll.
mlets gathering, but il was clearly ,,nbecom sired
% make the heavenly Euphrosyne dance +, "l'oi
Il
mph,sweet Liberty" Milton never mean, and podti
yer SAID any thing Of the sort. i]ehad better adva
10 and better sense. Nor did we mean 10 tro,,
damses of Aberdeen 40 ''unwor;hiyn !, Is nv :
innate that they danced in The streets. Our A. ahse,
een contemporary has put the vulgar and fash. sbonl
able {the words very often mean the same We"
ng) out very mistaken construction upon lie WIZ
ehteied line from Million. ln.ue
We aaviFe our Aberdeen friend 10 qu pun. lain
Z II sa bad habilany way, and he does bell
show mneb sli,l givn
! also 20 read his Milton more carefully. and 10 ~,
Y me btba and the Constitution. II will pfieJ
ke him better writer, better christian. A enAbl
Ter patriot and "a better democrat. We hone nag .
ny rate that he will recover his los. senses ~
he Caends Of November ~ AZ