Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-03-20
THE RETURN or SPRING-THOMP-
SONS POETRY.

Lovely Spring, with all is gentle solne.s It's
Inspiring bloom aud lie sihetial mdneas, is sboui
70 pay US is annual visit. And who does not feel
its vivi5ing Influences The mas or the woman
who cannot, is dead 90 every noble impulse Of The
human heart, and beneath the brute in sensih,l-
ny. For ourselves VIC love all The seasons, all The
annual giGs that gracious providence has be-.
slowed upon US. The winter has It's social toys,
the summer It's efficient brightness. The autumn,
which, "aodding DER The yellow plain, comes %
vial on Is peculiarly fitted Cor the conlempa
Tive man. But the spring for US, before al and
above all II inspires bright thoughts and happy
sn,icipalions, and upon its approach we always
feel inclined 10 exclaim with tie poet Il the
seasons,
Come, gentle SFsiSe ETHEREAL mildness come;
And ifom The bosom OF yon dropping cloud,
Wine music wakes around, yelld in a shower
Oi Swallowing roses, on our plains descend
The weather while we write is rather chill,
aud boislerous winter seems To be- lingering in
ibe lap Of spring But we will talk TO the pur
pose any way, and Thomosons poetry is our
theme. tie has not had exact Justice meted ou
70 hIm by the critics Of The Ia. century Neither
Johnson OF Goldsmith speak Of him as they should
have done. They make him out mere mordy
pael with but little Of the inspiration Of true &c.
noOs. But they were oil wrong Thompson
thought feelingly and wrote truly he sentiments
Of the human heart. hurdock does him more
justice. The reader will perhap. remember Mr.
Collins celebrated ode on the death Of the poet,
The actor, when reeiiing the following slanza
burst into tears. aud with gushing heart and
1brlmiu' eye declared Il am 10 actor here"
And seel the fairy valleys fade.
Dim night has yelled the solemn view
Yet once again, dear parted shade.
Meek Natures child, again adieul
We viii make some extracts from Thompson
TO show iheichapcier Of his poetry point =
moral and adom tale" The ff.t We give is
from his Spring. The poet /. showinp The m.
finence OF The season upon the lair sps--
Flueh by Inc spirIt o. the genial wear
Now rom the virgins cheek resher bloo,,
Shoots les and less the live caTnstion round,
Her lips blpshdeeper Gets; she breathe. Of youth.
The SHINING moisture swels Into her eyes
Ia brighter dow her wishing bosom heaves
With palpI'siions wild; kind tqmu.ts 1six,
Her veins, and all her yielding scul is love.
The rest u the paragraph Is sar.da.age and
mol, we think in very good taste Bar even d.
johnson, With all bis deep lore ani ~ ecth
pomposity, is compelled 10 admit lhe 1caati aa,
force N the following extract. IL SAYS liAl cy
cry youth oushito coa.mi, il to memory abd AZ
upon rs precept:
Ardi let III aspiring youth bsware 81 love,
~ the smooth game beware; lsr 'tis too late,
When On tls heart the torrent saaae.s panrs;
Then Wisdom PROSTATE lies aud fading ,ane,
D.ssa'ses ~ air away; white tine taad soul.
Wrapi in gay Vi cas u uurcaI bi.s.
Sill paints the lll3s 81 ffm TIE kiod. inr prace
Tn enilcng smiie emodest.se.nnr eve.
beneath whore hea'ue0as belms. belying heaven
I.urk Searches cunning, cruelty. and death:
Aud still false. waroipg 10 big cheated ear,
Her siren,oice. enchanting, draws him on
lo guiieiul shores and meads Of fatal lov