Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-30
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THE song OF ulAwATfIA.
AZ rNottsn CRITICISM.
From Punch.


AZ rNotisn cRIricisN.
From Psnch.
You. Who hold In grace and honor.
Hold. A. one who did you Kindness
When he pnbli.h'd former poems,
sang Evsngcline the noble,
sang the golden Golden Legend,
sang the -ougs the Voices utter
Giving in the night sni dafsenes.,
sang how unto the Red Planet
M.r. ~ gave the nights First watches,
Henry MaIs~orth. - hose u4TolteH
tCssninx nws~arj, Tor The tc-ents,
Lotto this NJ. --latest rhNthsl
WA. 90 a. Proirsci-d f~llo~,
a. in Latin. f0ggWs GoDies,
Huy the song Of 10 swsths
S',ould you ask me. l. the pocn
worthy 81 IL predecessors,
worldly 81 the sweet conceptions,
Ofthe manly nervous diction,
~ the phrase, concise or plant.
az the songs that sped the pulses.
OF the song. that gvmmd the eyclash,
n ths other works ~ Henry
should answer, should tell you,
youmay wish that you may get 1t
Don't you ~isi that you may gct ~
Should you ash the. l. u worthless,
l. "a bosh and l. u bunkum,
Merely facie. flowing nonsense,
fssy to AprActiscd rhythmisi,
fit to charm private circle,
Hdt not worth the print and paper
David Rogue hath here yNpcndeds
I -hnuid answer. I Shoull tell you,
Nou'rv = fool and most prcsumpiuons,
Hath not Henry WAdsworth writ u
Hath NOT lHH3 commanded "liuS Il ~
should you ash me. what. iis nsturc'
Al me. Whats the kind ~ poem,
AL me IN respectful Language,
TuuahfnuF ynuF rss-ftasstfll haaNnr
Kicking back your manly -hind-leg,
Like u one who see. his hsttrr-.
I should answer, should tell you.
Tt. a poem In this meter.
And cmbaiming the traditions,
FABLES. ttts-. -.s.t contradictions
l.-rends. charms. and ceremnuiAt.
~ the various tribes o. Indians,
From the land o. the Ojbways,
PROM the lsud Of the Dacotahs,
Prom the lnauntains, moors. sud frnlAni,,
Where the heron. the Shuh-shuh-sah
Fnds 10. sugar lea tn rus'lv.
PROM the fast -dy,-ay.uc nations.
Which oar gentle Uucl- Ssmucl
|. Improving. very sulartly,
From the fac- 90 AZ crrafl1l.
90 ths face % al crrati1a
SIouii vou AL uIe. nv vtat tfsry
Hv shat SETON. POS. 90 1tHau.
Al thes- ulftc-s are -a1r-etti
I should al.rcr. .hslii trI ~.
soto Elgie. sod ugy th- posu.
P1hHshti neatly. - one shilling.
Puh shcd ssr--tiy. ~ i've sil.ac.
Shslld you 49, me. l. there mu..s
Ia tfr strl-fIrc 90 he verses,
IL ihr nam aui o. Toe phr,ses'
Ptli.ug that. Ike weaver hotisu,
va prefer yUu- ears sell O. tklli.
.holid answer, I should tell yg1,
Henry vcrse is very charming
Aui far uamcs-;her,', HAssiha,
Who. the hero % the poem,
Nlij-ekccwis, that. the West Wal,
llsustla'. grAceless father
There Nnkomi.. there, W,uouah-
Ladies both. ~ various merit
Purravaugum, that, a ~Ar-sl4t
Ptu-put .keeWis, he's dsniy,
Hard WITH sir,aks of rcd and y-llous
AMI the women and the mAdeu-
Love the handsome Pau-puk -kee~i.,'
facing Boa hna f'HEc.'s likeness
Tfeu there. lovely Nnuekahs-
+, tiy name with pretty meaning
II i'm. lies the Laughing Eaicr
AMI ne darling Min1~hAha
..rrI.i usbic iiItwAtha
Ard her -toryb far too touching
To De- sport Tor you. you donkey,
With your EAR Ike rsaNer Bottoms
Pr IIas booty Bully Bottom
ouce upon time in London,
In tie daFs ofthe Lyceum.
Ar.d ere keen Arnold let t
t. uic dreadful Northern wizard,
Agr. ere the baoyant Mathew
/. pph upon L. boards 10 tri-Suess-
1 remember remember
Hos 4 scribe, with pen chivAlrou.,
lids! 90 ssvc these Indian stories
Prom thr ~. OF chill oblivion.
Olt came sgud-s comic Indians
Dfti. tfI.s. of kut-al hack lu-
VitL thrir ghi-f. the clraa Efmaithes.,
WIN tl- growing Dowuy Beaver,
W.l 90, valiant Monkey Jlclr,
Game th. gracious Mari h-r-ler,
Firing oil q pocsr' p'sid,
Singing, tuo, that MldIe kees'.
tShortru'd IN th- song tu'N ID Niud,J
Vas spiri, very sadly
Cam, her sire. the joyous her-lee'
f1r the waning tribe adopted.
Nsmri thc Bad,lo, aud welded
4. IA. lsirret uf the maldens,
bat rrp.Efei % his bargain,
And HE brolirr hut-IuHhack -ums
Very uraEIy ci.spp'i !is toes Cd
Sgry- him right. a. sickle Ree-le-.
81 you a.k mr.. what tu,4 memory
Math :, do VITA dlsw.tl,a,
AMI DO. poeu which | speak 90
! should answer. should tell you,
You're q fool, and most pr--umptuous
IT, not ior.u.h humble cattle
To Inquire what huAs Aal unisu-
Jui4 tue thoughts, aud mystI- meanings,
% tl-lr b,ttrr-, ~. ghty poets,
Misuty wrlt-r.-P aath the mightIrsl.
I should answer. shuuli tell you,
shat your mouth, and ~ O. David,
DaglI. NJ FAsst's lac. gAJJr,
Bly 90, ss4r 1i ilIAwath4,
Read. tui learn. suI thrI b. thankful
Unto Punch aud li-ury Wti-~ofth.
ylAch, auI noble Hrnry N4lsgO.th.
T.4er poet. b Seer fellow,
Than 20 De annoyed a. je.;ins,
Frum Do. friend, great Punch, Who loves hin