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fi-i-'ccllaiifong.NUli EM BERG.— EV i RC’ITESS'-'K L'.VGFLLLPW.I.v t' e val'cv nf thlt;- Pegnitz, where acrossbroa I men low I a r..: s RLe the him* Frahlt;onim mountain*, Nuremberg the a noilt; nt. stui lt;1s.Q,mi l oh! 1 '«•!) of toil a: d !r S.: —quaint old town of att and «ong— iMemot ilt;' hau t ’bs p- mt; u gaides, like the rook* that r-ir lt;1 ll, *11 throve;Memories of '.he Mid !i • A^e-, when the Em- I Plt; p r-, r-ei:h .uid hold, i IIjd t!.« r hvi llinr in thy ca'tl*, time defying, refiturio o i!:\nd t’;lt; br-.ivo'm l'.‘.• if'v burghers boasted inin their tme • ;|, t \ I,--..-.: That tli-ir greit impei j | ( lt;\ stiet'hed its hand ihmuzh e^ciy lt;inf.In tin.- f«ni: l-’. arh of tin « at!e. hour, i v. ithlTVJny an iron hand,S'.fiii'!-, the n.igley li •!• r, planted by Q iccn( • • • j i _• i i r, i i- ! i ■1 ij.On tl.e-q i .re the one I window, where in old heroic d..\Fat tin* plt;'t Melchior, ~ii.tir■ lt;K user Mnximil-i in’* praise.Everv v. Iimc i * e arm .in! me ri -o the wondrous w 11 j cl' Ait— IFountain' wrought with i scle-M sculpt are standing in the common t.,a !;. , \ lid UalU' ra'Ii' ill l! d 01 W n\', '.HI.!' a lid bLhopScarved in stone,. By ab'imr litre comm:s-ioi cd x,lt; a pest! os to our o\vn.Id the ithun-h of siint •lt;! S.;bj|d. sleep- ei.shrined hi- holy f!us!,; And in brov.ze the Twelve Apostles uuard fromage to £•• tluor t*.In the church oi tainted Lt.virnce stands a Pi\iOf »cu'p?nrc Ie.Like ll lt;• l i.miy -heal- of fom!..ins, rising through the | ainted air. jHtre, wtu-ti Art was 'till I tdigion, with a sim-pi reverent heart,Li\ed ai lt;; I ibop d Amort l)urcr, the Evangelist of Arl;1 fence in 'ilcnec ai d in sorrow, toiling •'till with U'.'V hand.Like an e:r.in ant he wandered, seeking for the Better 1, ni.Emi*ni\il \* tin- inscription on the tomb-stonawhere he fit'j Dead he is in*!, nut di’j at tel, fort lie Aitist never dies. !Fairer Moni' Inc ancient city, and the sunshine j scents more fiir,That he on-c ita« trod in pavement—that he oncehas hii athed is ah!Through these 'licet' • inroad and stately, these o' slt; • ,e ind :1 lanes,1 Walked of yore the master-sirgera, chanting rode poetic ■'train'.From remote ami *un!e« suburbs came they to jthe friendly guild,Building t.e'ts in Fame’s great temple, a9 in spouts ll e swallows build.As the weaver plied the shuttle, wove ho too the1 mystic thyme,And the smith his iron measures hammered toj the anvil’s chiim ;I Thanking God, whose boundless wisdom makes the flowers of poesy bloom Iri the forge’s dust and cinders —in the tissues ol the loom.(iet-e 11 in'Sat hs, the cobbltr-poet, laureate of the gentle craft,Wisest of the Twelve \\ ]lt;h Masters, in huge.folDs 'a g and laughed But his hoii't- is now an a!c-hou-c, with o nicely sanded floor,And a garland m the window, and his face above li.i; door;Painted by some humble artist, a3 in AdamPa'd.inauN song.As the ol I man, gray and dove-like, with his great beard w hite and long And at night t v: swnrt mechanic comes to drown j his catik and care. jfiuafling ale limn peu icr tankards, in the mas- j lei s jut iijue eliaii.Vanished L the ancient '[»!« ndor, and before my Idreamy * ye jWu\e these tiling ingshapes and figures, like a |Imk'd t |u-'try.Ah A tli v t.ouncil', in-l thy Lo'tr8, w in lur thee ^the wui Ill’s regard; :But thy p lintei, Aib. it 1 hirer, and IP.ns Such',t*iV Cobbler t.ald.Thus, oh, Nuremberg' a w and *rr r fio**» a rcgir far away,As l.e paced thy streets and e,. urt yard-, sang in thought t 's «'.iie 1 ;Gather ng Irimi the pmetiKi.i’s oievu.c, a' afl ivv’iet of tiie soil,The nob11 itv of 1 ..tier, the 1 ' g p ’i.’iZ' i c f*f toil.
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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Virginia, US
Sat, Dec 13, 1845
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