The ladies' garland. [volume], November 04, 1826, Page 156, Image 4

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wider "j>;>(•«■. :<n< 1 nriv pleasure anil instruction
home t j e \ cry bosom.-—[lb.
( I 1. I t UK OK I UK MINI).
( ulturc "1 tin1 understanding is. indeed,one
■ il the Im -I ineilioils of subduing the heart to
softness, an i p deeming it Irnni tiiat savage
,| i|i'. in winch it tin) often conn s from the ii.tinl
of nature. The more our reason is strengthen
• il. I he heller 'In is enahh il to In e | * In i seat on
the Ihiune, anil to emeiii those passu ns, which
ui re a|ipointell to lie her suhjeets, hut uhieh
too otien rehel anil succeed in their unnatural
molt; leit lie.stiles the i licet ol im utal culture,
in calling lurth anil increasing the pout rs ol the
rras.iiiiiig laeullt. it seems to possess an n111*1
nil i n hum ini/iie/ the lei lilies, anil loeln rut
ifig the native ilispositiuii.
.Music, painting, anil pm try, teach the mintl
to select the agreeable p uts ol those objects
ivliich siirrounil it', ami hy habituating it to a
pure nml permanent delight, gradually supi-riii
ilucc an hahitu.il good humour It is of infinite
importance to happiness, to accustom tin- mini!
from infancy to turn from ilefonneil anil painlui
scenes, anil to contemplate whatever can he
found of moral and natural Inanity—the spirits
under this benign management contract a
milkiness. and learn to How all cheerily in their
smooth and yielding channels—while, on the
contrary, if the young mind is teized, fretted
and neglect-d, the passage of the spirits becomes
rugged, abrupt, exasperated, and the whole
nervous system seems to acquire an excessive
irritability. The ill treatment of children has
not only made them wretched at the time, hut
w retched for life, tearing the fine contextures
of their nerves, and roughening by example and
hy some, secret and internal influence, the vciy
constitution of their tempers.
AN KXTit ACT.
Could we draw hack (lie covering of the tonili
—Could »vc see what those are now, who once
were mortal—Oh! how would it surprise and
grieve, us to behold the prodigious tran-dorma
tum that has taken place on every indiwdual—
grieve us to see the dishonor done to our nature
m gener;d. within these suhterraneoiislodgnienfs
—here the sweet and winning aspect, that wore
perpetually an attracting smile, grins horribly—
a naked ghastly grin!—The eye that outshone
the diamond's lustre, and glanced its lovely
lightning into the most guarded heart—alas!
where is it :’ How are all those radiant glories
totally eclipsed That tongue that once com
manded all the charms of harmony, and all the
powers of eloquence, in this strange land hath
forgot it' cunning. Where, where are the strains
if nielodv w hieh rar ished our ear \\ here the
flow of peisuas'on which carried captive our
judgments .’ The great master of language and
of song is become silent as the night w hich sur
rounds him.
MINI) AND MANNT'.KS.
There seems to be some congeniality be
tween a line form and a virtuous mind. When
we meet an individual m the walks of life, who
unites pleasing manners with beauty of person,
■ here |s none ih i* can within Id from him liie
meed of approbation. I5ut if, on a iurther ac
ipiaintanee. we discover that his principles are
unsound. Ins feelings perverted, and Ins habits
so inanv hypocritical assumptions, we arc com
pelled to turn ourselves away in disgust. It is
like the traveller who copies afar cfl a pleasant
grove of orange trees, quivering in the western
breeze. '1 he tinge of the fruit rivals the beams
of the rosy sun; the fragrance of the branches
scents the whole atmosphere: the traveller ap
pro.o hes it in rapture, and discovers it the haunt
of serpents, wild beasts, or w ilder Indians Such
too often is the re-ult of cultiv ated acquaintance
in the w oi Id.
Printing.—From this invention, polite inter
course and music proceeded ; reason and jus
tice were made manifest; the relations of social
life were illustrated ; law and language became
fixed. Goveriiurs bad a rule to refer to: scho
lars had authorities to venerate. The classical
scholar, the historian, the mathematician, the
u-tronomcr. none of them cai. do well without
printing.
Nature herself has furnished us with many
allurements which overpower virtue and lull her
asleep.
POETHY.
Ih/ron oil tin .Vnnsiun and Sepulchre r.f Petrarch.
FROM CHI LI1F. H i HOI II.
There is a tomb in Arqua ;—rear’d in air,
Pillar’d in their sarcophagus, rope se
The bones of i.aura’s lover ; here repair
Many familiar with his well sung wots,
Tilt pilgrims of his genius, lit* arose
To raise a language, and his land rec laim
I'runi the dull yoke of her barbaric foes:
Watering the tree which hears Ins lady’s name
With his melodious tears, lit gave hituarif to tame.
They keep his dust in Arqua, where he died;
The mountain village where Ins latter days
Went down the sale of years ; and ’tis their pride—
An honest pride—and let it he their praise,
To other to the passing stranger’s ga/e
llis mansion and Ins se pulchre , both plain
And venerably simple, such as raise
A feel ng more accordant with his strain
Than if a py ramid form’d his monumental fane.
And the soft quiet hamlet where he dwelt
1'or those who their mortality have felt,
j And sought a refuge from their hopes decay’d
In the deep umbrage of a green lull’s shade,
W hich shows a distant prospect far away
()f busy cities, now in vain display’d,
Tor they can lure no further ; and the rav
Of a bright sun can make sufficient holiday.
Developing the mountains, leaves, and flowers,
And shining in the brawling brook, where-by,
Clear as its current, glide the sauntering hours
With a calm languor, which, though to the eye
Idleness it seem, hath its mortality,
If from society we learn to live,
’ Pis solitude should teach us how to die ;
It hath no flatterers: vanity can give
No hollow aid; alone—man with his l.od must
strive.
Or. it may he, with Demons, who impair
The strength of better thoughts, and seek their prey
1 i melancholy bosoms, such as were
Of moody texture from their earliest day,
I And loved to dwell in darkness and dismay,
Deeming themselves predestin’d to a doom
Which is not of the pangs that pass away ;
Making the sun like blood, the earth a tomb,
The tomb s.lie'!. and hell itself a murkier gloom.
The following effusion we have seen copied lute
several respectable papers, without any acknow
ledgement of the source hum whence it was de
rived. For this reason, and with a view to restore
it to its rightful owner, we state that it was writ
ten by Mr. Uiuiilks Dim.lv.y, a worthy menibei
oi the Method.si society, in Faris, Maine.
[ ('hrisiiau „ hlvocat?.
A SKKTCII FHOM NATUKF..
She knelt beside me—and mine eye once glanc’4
Upon her form ; ’twas but a glance ; but ne’er
Fiom my remembrance vs ill it pass away !
Il< r arms were folded on her breast—her head
B< w M down most nit ekl\, as became the place
■ Ami her daik eye-brow, and still darker hair,
Smith d a countenance w herein was less
• Oi beauty than expression. A was pale
, As is the hh in the spring: it bore
Some touches of the tiame’s and mind’s disease,
1 Some suffering and some w o. Her halt closed «. v «■
j \\ as bent to earth, anil shaded by a lash,
S.lkv n and shining as the raven’s w ing,
i lit r lip was motionless, and it did seem
1 As though her supplication sped at once
Forth trom In. r pious bosom to her («oti.
i "Fliere w as a witheia <1 flow er on In r to t .<st—
j Perchance an emblem of the hopes winch tin \ *c
Had blossom’d, and there tailed.
I have \ h-w \\
Woman in man; a scene. 1 have Ik held
i Her gay and glorious in the ft stive hail,
| F.ager of conquest ; ami I, too, have n»a?ked
'Flie winning languish and seductive smile,
j Both dear and dangerous to the youthful hi ait
j And I ha\ e strav M, with beauty bv my side,
j Through the still glade, at evening’s placid horn,
; By the pale radiance of the moon, whose beam
Hath silver’d o’er her smiles, and she hath look'd
As she had thrown her soul into her eves.
Nav, 1 have view’d her by the fever’d bed
; Of sickness, pillow the pale cheek and bathe
The fainting brow, and like a form of light
' Whispering peace w here else there had been none
; But never, by the side nf woman yet,
! Such thrilling and uneuithlv feelings stele
j On ifiv o’eu barge^ heart, as when I saw
I That pious maiden commune with hei Hoi>.
SON NF.T.
1 A'C thou ait welcome—heav< n’s delicious breath ’
! W ie n w nods begin to w e ai the crimson leaf,
I And suns grow meek, and tiie meek suns grow
but t.
And the veai smiles as it draws near its death.
\\ mil of the sunny South—O long delav
in the gay woods and in the golden air—
Like to the good old age, released from care,
.Tourneying, in long serenity away.
In such a bright late quiet, would that 1
Might wear out life, like thee, ’mid bowers an£
brooks,
And, dearer yet, the sunshine of kind looks,
: And music of kind voices ever nigh ;
And, when my last sand twinkled in the glass,
Fasssilentlv from men as thou dost pass.
—
THK VIOLET.
; On being arl cd by a Lady irhy Jriokll were gene
rally found in a Country Church-Yard.
You ask nit- why the Violet blooms
Amongst the silent dead :
And why amidst the monld’ring tombs.
It loves to real' its head.
i
Sweet woman there is often seen
To dew the ground with tears,
And where her angel form has been,
j Her favorite flower appears.
Then, when she comes to deck the grave.
Where her heart’s tr< asnre lies,
She finds a garland ready made
To grace her obsequies.