Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-03-15
The Elitors Of The Enluirlr:


New YORK, March 10, 1853
Gentlemen: Il send you pamphlet neatl,
gotten up and creditably printed-but it vii
Speak for itself. 1t seems to De feeling tri
butte to the Immortal" and hope for the hen
eft OF his many friend, in Virginia YOU vii
publish it. The dominant party here hav
long looked TO him as the hero to lead them t
victory, and when the terrible disease of th
Bolts wrapped him in its fold, they mourne'
his fate with bitter tears. No better man thar
Henry j. Flayman could have been found L
pronounce his culogy.
Very respectfully, CANEuoS Rt-vcr
MuNODY
r0 TIE MEMORY or TIE
"IMMORTAL."
BY iirskY }. Ft,yaaS,
kiRpr of Mt
"llAEu TiMI- AND WussgE CoNiE"'
Z tavt q.'A g,ais., Bca<.
NEW YORK.
HARD TINES Ayp Wiser C0MIss" orTlcE
1853.
MONODY
Ue!i.ero4 j.Jar, IIashisgi3a Gep'.r, -M. :, p''i.
tGtsi .im,rio;os.
Amencans your Chapters end j. wi,
For Bolts !. spiked, :s sparrow on spit.
lie ;oumd m!ons,ro,. mares rrs,, Mighty ro".s!
And lnugn. At the eggs, oil . awful h"ur:
This splendid, stately, stout and steady to:lcr.
Did suddenly collapse and "bnr,t IL, boiler.
We come will: mo'lrnful tribute, To- h;- name
And weep the Bison we had helped 10 ;a'ue
Sal, River, with ~ dark oDliyicus tide
Far blackrr Yet than Lc,hc's stillicide.
Now rolls requiem rude with llccSlcTs vail.
While Cranes subiuer lrrsc tells the idH."
-. Scr.arncr>vic. tlr:c, ha!l"wel l0!y home.
Thy mourning attachments ii,l. Eo': become
The grief wlich sIckcns every patriot h'c-t.
With nlrvin. bll"w-lihe the patient, breast
When ipcc.c forbid, him any rest.
Manrn weep nni mourn the rurc i!iU,'sion> ,!caj
Tlnu Rachel, never - u" c"rn:c!ivd.
Immortal Bison. ta,htrl. b!. and i,ris!ii
Drc!irin. dinly from Our mur,al >ic!,:
W. mourn thee ~ Bri:.uaa wcrt Guelph
And leave :'Irc lonely laid upon the shelf.
Exalted greatness careful Of its inrue,
Will wri:hc when scandal hreathe~ upon i's uan!r
And falling. O!tviI hopeful spnrk
To Il ,ht again is .iIr> nos din and iarS.
Ru, who, ~ gorgeous grandeur. halt - hi:'..
iIa.. like IN "Immorr.;!. swcp; the upper SKYE
Or who ~ so5e upor the solar height,
Fer sunk 80 lnw IN such -,are,s nisil!
The Meeting consequence .! earthly cro"u.-
Lies rude rcyrr,e- all i, ups and downs.
In turn induce rcqui::n: tc.r, aud smiic,.
With fIuS tr!hr't> done ~ !l'hlS StIic-
I'll. thus the Ms,e-, from those tabled duv-
Whereof the nivln"Eyn III nl"E displays
4 ve,ial la--i:,,,ic d;-darn. ha>.c,
Convenient drops he Antiquarian !rcHi.
lluv.--drocI:n. O'cr-h.,ew cd the sacred ara
Where mrin"r.c- NJ hior;cl fortune ;u,n,
With tears Of rion, ri'y--rSed with brine.
Which cnly !,"w where greatness couldn't -i'ns:
Or whcr ~. Asa rrcncEari. good AMI hol,..
Strips :;,rdy gliding OF fictitious gold.
And rru, liz. tirclul doom IT,. %Orl "a - wc,..
OF niccs; mun w!.o cant h";c'.
Bu, saa urana. saddles; oi ;hem ali,
Nr'cr wcp. tkr i4;.. and necr brinoUi!ci tuo III.
OF 50 mlich .r.u,uc.,, ''d"! Of il bro"n,''
Condemned :" know 80 soon Iii wg.i': IN town
For when before upon thc!yr!c stag.
Stood Immortality i'll Cartilage
Or when. in al! the former co"r>. q: m:.n
VA 80 mitch held within 10 snia.. span.
Go back, and wander ,hro The ION. drawn aisle.
Oc memory with mythic dya>,yics.
And read The sacred writing, on tic val.
Where ham,: memorial banners sud tie !a!!
OF buried greatness. even irnin ;hc iali:--
And zee II there yon ind single trncc-
In all ,neInentors OF our Mortal Hace-
O! common .c.h or ordinary blood,
III any l"ity shape or my m"ci,
Tia, ever rested It's sublimi>t head,
Or even ,lep,--or Great John Tylcrs bed.
Go acc, if any OF the lower herds.
Were ever hics, like Bolts with sac,cd Birds,
To watch and guard and trumpc; forth his pia!-v
In loud ard laulia."ry lyric LAYS
Ard ever ayins in lis devious .ra!.
We're said u; las. to DC the Bi,nn's ta!.
No Cranes and Dawes and Martins Eevcr :r.
Devoted SERVANTS to The smaller Iiy.
Bnt then. the greatness which. this hour We NOUN
And which M. fed rcluca',, :" that bourn
From whence. on good authority say,
No packc. boats or stages know ;hc way
|, yore:-and ~ Il while sc -adly sop
Abou; the place where he did ,hn: UP shop.
OH treasure up iii> last and sole hcGue>,.
And study well his sad Farewell! Address.
rs have desir. TO appropriate. unactno~lclE"f
the thoughts Of other II gives great pleasure ::
thank Lord byron fer suggesting h" two succeeding lines
Something like them may b. found in h Ode 20 Napoleo:
Bonaparte:
Bu; who would soar the snlar hesh.
To set In such 4 starl-,S NJ .hi: