Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-01-23
BY Rn J FUI-GuAM.

Lipscon.b and Lady Of Franklin College
BY TONI FUIGnAM.
Stern experience lath taught proud man
The bitter folly of earthly trust;
But blind. he goes on to scheme to plan 9
And to see his works crumble to dust /.
Stamped or enature is change and decay, :
And earth's noble grandeur yields to time;
For We see lpfty works, day by day, -
TcrlR, and tuml lie from heights sublims
Renowned cities once nobly fourished, =
And lived in imagined lasting bliss,
But were buried, with the arts they nourished
Deepinto rains fearful abyss. y s.t.Y
Great Babylon. that Gods law defed, 1'.-
And feveledir proud and lt,s,ful rlirth,
Uroa her own strength llinGly relied. ..-
And was swept from the face Of the earth
Ath ems. once the pride of Grecian fame
Once tbe bcmc uf She learned and great,
Now only lives in historic naine
!, And mourns her low, miserable state.
Trey, the home Of great Hector the brave,
Once baskt6 in the tickle lielep's smiles:
She too found dark and bitter grave q,
She fell by the arts of Grecian wiles.
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And lies humbly. aljectly PROSTATE;
But she was given up to vile lust. 'is
And bowed to the stern DEGREES of fate.
Kingdoms on high reared their lofty cres.
And yauntcd their power far and wide
Yet they were subject to Fate's behest,
And sank beneath the dark, rushing tide.
Republics rose ard boasted their fame
Their renown, and their exalted worth
But the foul demons of discord came & li;. y
And erased their grandeur from the earth. J
America the proud once did shine I.fsiEi
In spleador, renown and lustre bright; q,
Tyranny's oppressed bowed a. her shrine.
And praised her noble, her honoied might
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Now into ruins she has crumbled,
And alas! how dark her fearful shrond:
She is now truly, basely humbled, t
For God delights to humble the proud.
OBJ! how feeting the affairs Of life TOY rf
How transient ever, earthly scene;
But when discord and faction are rife
They sadly deform its lofty mien. -
The earth spreads abroad her verdant green y,
And cities dot her bosom to-day:
But when Time sweeps o'et the lovely scene,
He will bear its beauties far away. 81 .f-l
But kingdom there is, firm and strong.
T. That rever rs bowed to discotd's sway;
But kingdom that has endured long,
That ne, et vii; fall like earthly clay.
Tho it once endured the worlds dark ftown,
And suffered the wounds OF mortal hate,
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To earth, by stern and relentless fate. 4
The Kingdom Of Christ that long has stood,
Born on the mount near the city round,
For Calvary drank his pure life's blood
And echoed his last and dying sroar.
The Christians sweet home oflove benign,
And on which is not written, Decay,
For formed and sustained by hands divine,
Its power viii never pass away.
A spiritual one-one OF love-
That through eternity will not cease; N
For its origin it had above, r, -, i
And is loyal to tae Prince of Peace.
Forever twill stand in noble form,
And defy the stern assaults Of time,
Nor never yield 10 fate's ruthless storm.
But seek purer, more genial cline.
Reared on the blood of Heavens true King
Twill never fall to the dust or die;
For tits lasting, immortal thing.
And destined to live beyond the sky.
Northern news states that In
vaders of South Carolina are pay
ng the penalty of their offence.
About Hundred had already died
IF fever alone, and half of the ar
ny were down with sickness
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