SELECTED SCRAPS.

POETlZING.
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Many have regarded, or affected to regard,
the writing of poetry as beneath the attention,
and perhaps Inconsistent with the powers OF a
well-balanced and practically operative mind.
We have known John Quincy Adams not un-
frequently laughed at for his indulgence in
verse-whereas in nothing, perhaps, have. the
better feelings of his nature more apply dis
played themselves, than in these occasional,
happy effusions.s We have several OF them
now in our mnd-but will only only refer to
the one we published in Mondays daily. tu,


The idea would be a queer one, to many of
our readers, that Daniel Webster shonld write
poetry. That he has so done, and good poetry
TOO, we have seen evidence TO satisfy our own
mnd-not derived so much from an early and
somewhat extended production, which was
shown to US as his, many years ago, by the
person to whom II was communicated, as from
the following fancful and vigorous lines, writ
ten by him, at the time Of Lafayete's visit to
this country, in the Album Of lady who had
requested Of Mr.. w. the favor 10 write his
name by the side Of the Generals autograph.
4. Dear ady--I little fear


'Tis dangerous to be writing here


His hand, who babe the Eagle hy, aa


Trust his young wings and mount the sky


Who bade, across the Atlantic tide,


New thunders sweep--new navies ride


His traced, in lines Of trembling age,


Has autograph.upon thus page.


Higher than that Eagle scars, A@0 :
Louder than the thunder roars,


q His name shall o'er the world be counding,
II And o'er the waves Of time be counding.


While thousands, as obscure as 1,


Cling to his skirts. he still will fly, a


And spring to immortality. tp II 81.


II by his name write my own,


Twill take me where am unknown


The cold salute will meet my ear, O<


"Pray stranger how did you come here ~