Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-12-28

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The Eioon lie d1lcet thro1t % poF iossA
II mellow noirs doleisi valsdieln'y
To rsirea, oaee VERBAL. md gI,d wish IL scaE.
Loi il ceased ID - conPlaiai. nd wistially
- ruuni = q u last resisE q ths
Thea b shin>s-.. IL natal honrs
Was the dear object q NJ ~ asadcni strain
ssai perchance IN rslisquishneni iofsEa kpiAi
All sweet Bird uneihoashr . ii's unconpasioa-a
Form swiftly Disappeared b the distsat cir
Thy lie j. indeed biisslal; aad thoa canst
Most quickly Zee from sd ard dr.ar rsvsrsss,
Ard BY ny agile pnioss' happy aif
Seek In q strange cline coageniaI abods.
While fah Ma, Nsture's most halpiess heir.
Has % baIet fate, aid Erorel 10 dispair.
ltOo member Of thai lscklsss rses
Aad laden with ny fst Parsai's Crime,
Aud doom'd 10 meet disspPoinfneat's decree
Aud nurture % Poignancy its ehilling dart.
Aye. bOand in my humble sphere with
Landabis Ambit!on like m Eina buraias n
Ny youthful breast. I'd fain qaii ny
Place unhappy On the lsres q HOPE,
But stern Reality unavoidable tells TINT lie
Il pfobation md hat mans pamper'd spcck.
while thus absorbed n
Reveries most melancholy fascinaiioa.
Al grief aitaned sound In low emoiioas
Broke the solitude and stole 10 sadnsss
Through the ambient aimosphsss % mine
LISTENING ear and Allied my soul with - isisrssi
Wheaes the sound proceeded Iiussed
Sympathetic eye and saw there ksesling
ia sable Rarb b. iEssh- made grave
The leihs form o. one IN vhom The fairness
OF Hsbs could have been but li,tle aeqsi.i,ioa.
With ringleis proiase and brow Of snow
She looked like ons Of neslesisd beanty, aad
tae~ @esb"t t.s ess-Asei ~ 80 eS.- " essS4
In iameniaiioa her pure hearts achings.
Like iral and tender reed IN the foresis blast
She knelt under the sway q her pertufbaiioa
And thus In anguish seps and cried;
B IT'S cue Father. and Tho distant sun %
In the west descending, and every light
Heart seems glad, md full ofjoeplariiy,
Save mine that Il On earth nnblessed-
It's Auinmn's reign, and she fAaed leaf prcclaims
Ihat 11NMer has passed ave. nd ~, ~
tft1s<@' |'&e ny yQaa1 ford |1|s. ~ ~
80 As.AE Father = "a. her, y
fen.'te r. beading Ger ~ If.<e ean.FkA'
AID ~ a'cee iesI The iofcr 9. Misery's
Dreaded power; .nd - nov ~ Fragile
hs.FI within Feb az de'.es q D',ppo'n'neH',
AID ior cc1'p'15 Friend ioo8 IQano,
ts' 90 ere ~ . ns. iona'y
nopsa - s.''., q H'e~@..'p void
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Friendship 'oand g Be Turing garD
ofdeceptiW thrown around the form q
selh.hness @ conceal IL viiherias barb
Ike noonshme q NE insress o morning
saw nose who were ny n'snas = prosperity
Dssppeaf before ~ view raP'dly 90 look'd
no n 'snenoranes o.ek o. eared % esteem
Meior what vas such was ny vls'oaed
Friena@ Ana nov - comfort cold thsy ten
NE moi 20 weep, maj mon eanst nesef
Return ;''-'ts Father, that very sad "tho1shfp
Thai reuds this thrubb;ux h.ar, n twain.
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