For the Willningtcnian.
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DEPARTURE OF LAFAYETTE.
lie is dash'd on the foam Of the turbulcnr ocean,
Where the dark stormy tempest in rcvelry


ravess
But the Brandywinc moves with beautiful


motion,


And bears her lov'd guest o'cr the billowy


waves.
The sca-god has promised to guard his soft pill
When the lightning of heaven illumines the
And to calm, nits rage, the wild dash ofthc bill


low,


When softly he sinks in the slumbcrs of sleep
And the God of the skies, now cnthron'd in his


power,


Who has guided his steps mid the thunder of


war;
Who has scrcen'd him from danger in battles


dark hour,


And written his name on eternity's car.
To the land of his fathers, to his own native ma


ton,


Shall the hero of fame, in his splendor restore,
And the plaudits of millions, fair Freedoms OBJ


lation,


Shall re-thunder the caves Of old Gallia's


shore.
IIc has gone to reposc in the lap Of his mother,
To the home OF his youth, and the land OF his


bloom;
He has droppd at Mount Vernon tear DER his


brother,


Who is pillow'd in death, in the night of the
tomb.
He is gone to his country, and never, all! never,
Shall Americas Eagle o'ersliadow the brave;
He has left us in hope, but departed forever,
For age must consign him to natures cold


grave.
No more shall his path be enamelld with flow
crs,


Or the damsels of beauty sing praise to his


name;
But the Muse with her harp in Arcadian bowere,
Shall gid it with gold in the temple of Fame.
"France. MILFORD BARD.