Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-07-03

plough;
Downward turn my watchful eyes on cycles yet tt
come;
The kindlings of broader morn are flashing up the
dome,
Along the streams and rugged crags the purple splen
doris play,
A promise grand, blessed seal Of redeeming day
star comes up above the hills, and on the evenings
brow,
1t mounts its throne and hangs and shines the SEM
blance of plow,
And like golden rain from off the twilight's rosy
walls,
holy influence from that star upon the nation falls
The savage drops his bow and the robber drops his
blade,
The sword becomes ploghshare and the spear be-
comes spade,
And where the conqueror's camp blazed like sea o.
steel,
With helm and shield and FURNISHED lance and brazer
chariot wheel,
And where the shout of battle rolled up the startled
gale,
And Changing sword met sword and smote upon the
heavy mail,
As on the sturdy mountain oaks, roars down the
mountain had, ~ ~
There spreads the green and peaceful vale, where
brood the twilight calms
And the glorious Sabbath mornings rise with all the
mellow psalms
That star ascends the armament, the plough upturns
the field,
Than stacks of arms and rows of forts broader
safer shield
Behold where now it cleaves the earth behind the
glistening team,
And sinks into the crumbing mould up to the oaker
Before the plough and ringing axe the old woods mel
And down each new made vista roll the joyous waves
of day;
Where but the big OWLS moan was heard and wiie
VOLTS hungry clamor,
There comes hum of whirlng shafts, clang OF saw
and hammer
how million swelling sails whitening all thu
With all their precious cargoes borne before the wild
salt breeze;
And how the thousand smoke-shafts gush from all
the throated forges
Where in his Etna Vulcan still prolongs his might.
orgies,
Shifting the steel for Ceres and immaculate Diana,
And forging bolts to shake from heaven to earth tn
silver mama
The Giant Steam, with smoke and fame roars through
| the mountains heart
Till from the dens for leagues leagues the shagg
| providers start,
And the winds pause on the dizzy crag to catch tn
stormy sound,
While beauty, age and priest and king shoot fron
them under ground;
The lamb pursues the shaggy wolf, the kid pursue
| the bear,
And from his den the child leads out the lion by
| hair;
o how the rumbling milestone is shaking half the vii
| lage,
And the restless bolt is sitting down the snowy dus
of tage
Where all day long with jocund song the waterwhee
is flashing
And the plungng stream like rain of stars is fror
| the buckets dashing!
The sword and truncheon ruled of yore, the share
monarch now,
Then honor to the harrow tooth and to the kingl
| plough So
For the furrow brings the wheat-ear; the wheat-ea
feeds the town. a z
And ranks of towns and villages make up nation
To which the tribes and lords of earth give glory
bow down, a5 a.
And as the planets centre round the suns respenden
| brow, 44 ~ sl4es
As Cherubim and ransomed souls around their Make
| bow, 1ea.
So centre commerce. arts and life around the shinin
plough; t-2
| breaks gt ) a.t.,
tho hanic hoI doY h,,fh
| speaks
Green be the plains of Rockingham and Rockbridg
and Augusta,
Their mules sleek-coated, horses fat and plough
points never rusty!
May rain and sunshine strew their fields with yeo,
gold of wheat
And over what the farmers SELL have left enough
eat; f
the fly;
till they die! a
A blessing on the heads of all the 1ocks of prett
girls,
With all the sunshine of their eye and glory of hei
curls!
Praise to the strong men who str i've to better thei
conditions, t..t.
By tugging at Greek verbs and fo,gs of misty rheto
ricians;
know that some will turn out well and some tur
politicians
And health to old Virginia, the State that ''neve
tires" aa00ss 3. Nlsa -
blessing the good old State the State that neve
tires! t
May he who piled her mountain tops enlarge her bes
desires,
And lift her from the spoilers jaws and from tn
scorner's scorn,
Let her be queen of States in whIch great WASHING
TON was born.
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