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TO MISS L. H. W.

To thee, my Fair, I must not speak
Of Auld Lang-syne,

For, only youthful years, as yet,
And pleasures have been thine:
Of Auld Lang-syne, my Fair,

Of Auld Lang-syne;
It is not thine to think, as yet,
Of Auld Lang-syne.

But yet may'st thou remember me,
When childish days were thine;
That thou hast sat upon the knee,
Of Auld Lang-syne;

Of Auld Lang-syne, my Fair,

Of Auld Lang-syne;

And frown'd (when he would ask a kiss) On Auld Lang-syne.

Long may thy days of bliss remain,

And happiness be thine;

When the green turf, and willow tree,
Are all that's left of mine:

Of Auld Lang-syne, my Fair,

Of Auld Lang-syne,

Thy Father's friend!-Then may'st thou think Of Auld Lang-syne.

Williamsburg, April 17, 1822.

LA FEUILLE DESECHÉE.

De ta tige detachée

Pauvre feuille desechée

Ou va tu?-Je n'en sais rien:
L'Orage a brisé le chene,
Qui seul etait mon soutien :
De son inconstante haleine,
Le Zephyre on L'Aquilon,
Depuis le jour me promène,
De la forêt a la plaine,
De la montagne au vallon;
Je vais on le vent me mene,
Sans me plaindre ou m'effrayer,
Ou va la feuille de la rose
Et la feuille de laurier!

TRANSLATED.

THE WITHERED LEAF. "Poor withering leaflet! oh where are you going, While the loud thunder rolls, and the night wind is blowing?"

"Ah! that I can't tell, for the lightning's fierce stroke
Has shivered the trunk of my guardian oak;
And torn from its stem, I've been hurrying since dawn,
Over mountain and plain, over valley and lawn.

| On-on with the tempest, wherever it blows,
Unresisting I go,-but where-nobody knows.
Yet I, fearless, go onward, without sigh or tear,
For why should I weep, or for what should I fear,
Since I only am going where every thing goes,
Whether leaf of the laurel, or leaf of the rose."

TO FANCY.

I hail thee, lightsome spirit of air,

Than whom no essence was e'er more fair!
I hail thee, companion of boyish hours!

Let us trip through the world and gather its flowers.
Bouyant and light, with the spirits of night,
We'll free the beam from its cloudy net,
O'er sea and o'er land, with the fairy band,
We'll chase the ray till the moon shall set.
We'll ride the breeze with the thistle-down;
Night's dewy bath shall be our own:
We'll wake the flowers with the voice of spring,
And we'll lead the dance of the fairy ring.
We'll offer the Mermaid vows of love,
And chase the nymph through the coral grove;
We'll sport with the spray while the billows rave,
And we'll gather the gems of the foamy wave.
With the nymphs of the sea we'll sport where they dwell,
Till they sing us to sleep in some ruby shell;
Or we'll sound the shell in the ocean's bed,
Till the voice of the storm is unheard o'er head.
We'll come on the sulky gnome, by stealth,
As he glowers and guards his useless wealth.
We'll sport where the wings of the zephyr repose,
Or we'll rest with the dew on the breast of a rosc.
We'll go where the tints of the lily are made;
We'll go where the loveliest flower is arrayed:
Whilst unsullied its tints, its hues we'll assume,
And we'll borrow the breath of its new perfume.
We'll sport awhile with the Muse's wire,
Though the harp be strung with chords of fire;
Or unfurl our wings where their song is known,
And we'll fly away with some dulcet tone.

FERGUS.

TO THE PATRONS OF THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. In issuing the present number of the Messenger (the first of a new volume), I deem it proper to inform my subscribers, and the public generally, that Mr. PoE, who has filled the editorial department for the last twelve months, with so much ability, retired from that station on the 3d inst.; and the entire management of the work again devolves on myself alone. Mr. P. however, will continue to furnish its columns, from time to time, with the effusions of his vigorous and popular pen,-and my old contributors, among whom I am proud to number some of the best writers in our state and country, will doubtless continue to favor me with their valuable contribution. I shall hope, therefore, with some confidence, that the Messenger will not lose any portion of the interest or reputation which it has acquired, and which I shall, of course, anxiously endeavor to preserve. At any rate, I can most honestly promise my patrons, that I shall continue to use my utmost exertions to make it every way worthy of their favor and support.

It is perhaps due to Mr. PoE to state, that he is not responsible for any of the articles which appear in the present number, except the Reviews of Bryant's Poems, George Balcombe, Irving's Astoria, Reynolds's Address on the South Sea Expedition, Anthon's Cicero,—the first number of Arthur Gordon Pym, a sea story,-and two Poetical effusions, to which his name is prefixed.

I have only to add, that in prosecuting my publication, whilst I shall hope and ask nothing for myself but the fair reward which is due, under the blessing of Divine Providence, to honest industry and good intention, I shall leave my contributors and subscribers to divide among themselves the honor of making and supporting a work, which shall be worthy of them and creditable to the literary character of our common country, and more particularly of our Southern States.

THOMAS W, WHITE,

Richmond, January 26, 1337.

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From December 3, 1836, to January 21, 1837.

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