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Poetry.
POETRY .
ODE FOR THE NEW YE ^ P . 1797 , By JI . J . rye , rso ; I'O F . T LACREAT . O'ER the vex'd bosom of the deep
, 'When , rushing wild , with iraiuie haste The . winds , with angry pinions , sweep The surface of the wat'ry wasse ; Tho' the finii vessel proiu-ly brave The inroad of tho giant ii-. ive , Tlio' the bold Seaman ' s dauntless soul View , unappall'd , the mountains roll ; Yet still along the murky sky ,
Anxious , he throws th' enquiring eye , If , haoly , through the gloum that round hiin ' low ' rs , Shoots one refulgent ray , prelude ofhappier hours . 11 . So Albion , round her rcc'kv coast . While loud the ofba . tle roars
rage , Derides invasion ' s hisugluy boiut , S . ifc in her wave-encii \! ed shores ; Sill safer in herdauiitless Kami ; [ hind . Lords of her sea ? , and Guardians other Whose patriot zeal , whose bold emprise , > . - ' 3 f , as the st . irms 01 c ! ah , vei- rise ; "Y el , temn ' riug G'orv's ardent ll . ur . e With gentle Mercy ' .- ; milder claim , [ eye ,
She bends from sct-nes of blood th' owned And courts the ch . irnis of Peace mid shouts of Victory . * "' She courts i : i vain , the ruthless Foe , Deep d-cncird with blood , yet thirsting still for more , ) 3 eaf to the shrieks of Eigonizi wne
g , Views with r .. pacious eye each neighbourshore ; [ cries , " Mine be th ' internal sway , " . -. loud she " Where ' er mv sword prevails , my conq'ring banner flies ;"
iv . Genius of Albion , hear ! [ ing sp . ar , Grasp the strong shield , and lift liieave . g-\ ij wreaths thy dauntless sons of yore ]' ' ,- ; uii Gallia ' s creit vicwirious tore , llv Edwi ; d " . iiJv-hl .-. z n d s nc'd , I ! -,- Agin Kurt ' a ' lugh 110 , 1 . 1 ..-d lield ; li ' v B ! I Iberia ' s naval pride , [ stormy tide ; XV'helin'd bv Eliza ' s barks b ^ ieaih the
Call i ' urh thy warrior rac 'aiu , rstrun : iircaili iigtj ' anc entmcod h sou ! n p r . n ;; " Tu ai . i . i , 10 arm ? ., vein o . iiigii-s ' . i'aig : t '' Now = et the battle in array ; [ display - VOL . VIII .
Poetry.
" The Oracle for r .-ar dec ' ares , [ -pears ' " Success depends upon our hc-arls aid " Britons , siri ' -. e home , revengi your country's wrongs . ' " Kight ' and record yourselves in Druid ' s songs !"
The Afflicted Parents, An Elegy
THE AFFLICTED PARENTS , AN ELEGY
i ) R . WM . I'EKFECT . - : ' . " DEjubt . cs invalid Mw .-pieradMr hear .: to 1 . lire > h = K ihe ten : cr parents Hillov . inj tlie breathless boy to ms MUS AMID the whispers of von vocal grove , fas ' , by a streamlet ' s willow-crested side ,
A c-.. ttaire stood—the fans of mutual love---With each soque .-, rred charni diversified . The ' little freehold Corydon pessess'd , _ Que ample mead two comely raws susiain'd ; Of hops one acre his own labour dress ';! , A yearly bev'rage from its crops he gain'd . iVTaitl of his choice , Pastoraof the mill , For charms in debt to nature ' s aid alone
, In voulh he join'd , the nuptial bed -ofili , And ( bund iii hereach nuptial bliss his dwn . Twelve golden autumn ' s h . - . d their courses run Sin e that which bless'd their union with a bov ; No daughter added , r . br no olher sort , — He grew his parent ' s undivided joy .
Oft as I ' ve shaf'd the evening cup of ale . And giv'ii Virginia ' s plant to azure fume , Attentive list ' ning to -. he storied tale 1 'vemark'd tlie boy in all his nrcmis'd oloom . What joyhasbrijhl'Y . ed in each parent ' s eye , When , ; o some sabbath ' s sacred text re-. ferr-d , The youth has made a pertinent reply ,
And crown'd with praise his answer has been heard : Whatwas thefafher ' simd ihemother's pride , When tlie scboot fstom gave the Piece to wri ' . i ? At festive Christmas and gay Whitsumide , The wall receiv'd this pledge ofthcir delight . To every visitor ambition shows The fair production of so voung a qnil !;
The buds of Genius wliich the lines disclose Make all presage the scholar to fulfill . Did plen ' . v item her cornu-copi < c give Onsiribmc richer than the year before , Withr'nitd ' nl heart would Corydon leceive Each augmentation to his little store . G
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Poetry.
POETRY .
ODE FOR THE NEW YE ^ P . 1797 , By JI . J . rye , rso ; I'O F . T LACREAT . O'ER the vex'd bosom of the deep
, 'When , rushing wild , with iraiuie haste The . winds , with angry pinions , sweep The surface of the wat'ry wasse ; Tho' the finii vessel proiu-ly brave The inroad of tho giant ii-. ive , Tlio' the bold Seaman ' s dauntless soul View , unappall'd , the mountains roll ; Yet still along the murky sky ,
Anxious , he throws th' enquiring eye , If , haoly , through the gloum that round hiin ' low ' rs , Shoots one refulgent ray , prelude ofhappier hours . 11 . So Albion , round her rcc'kv coast . While loud the ofba . tle roars
rage , Derides invasion ' s hisugluy boiut , S . ifc in her wave-encii \! ed shores ; Sill safer in herdauiitless Kami ; [ hind . Lords of her sea ? , and Guardians other Whose patriot zeal , whose bold emprise , > . - ' 3 f , as the st . irms 01 c ! ah , vei- rise ; "Y el , temn ' riug G'orv's ardent ll . ur . e With gentle Mercy ' .- ; milder claim , [ eye ,
She bends from sct-nes of blood th' owned And courts the ch . irnis of Peace mid shouts of Victory . * "' She courts i : i vain , the ruthless Foe , Deep d-cncird with blood , yet thirsting still for more , ) 3 eaf to the shrieks of Eigonizi wne
g , Views with r .. pacious eye each neighbourshore ; [ cries , " Mine be th ' internal sway , " . -. loud she " Where ' er mv sword prevails , my conq'ring banner flies ;"
iv . Genius of Albion , hear ! [ ing sp . ar , Grasp the strong shield , and lift liieave . g-\ ij wreaths thy dauntless sons of yore ]' ' ,- ; uii Gallia ' s creit vicwirious tore , llv Edwi ; d " . iiJv-hl .-. z n d s nc'd , I ! -,- Agin Kurt ' a ' lugh 110 , 1 . 1 ..-d lield ; li ' v B ! I Iberia ' s naval pride , [ stormy tide ; XV'helin'd bv Eliza ' s barks b ^ ieaih the
Call i ' urh thy warrior rac 'aiu , rstrun : iircaili iigtj ' anc entmcod h sou ! n p r . n ;; " Tu ai . i . i , 10 arm ? ., vein o . iiigii-s ' . i'aig : t '' Now = et the battle in array ; [ display - VOL . VIII .
Poetry.
" The Oracle for r .-ar dec ' ares , [ -pears ' " Success depends upon our hc-arls aid " Britons , siri ' -. e home , revengi your country's wrongs . ' " Kight ' and record yourselves in Druid ' s songs !"
The Afflicted Parents, An Elegy
THE AFFLICTED PARENTS , AN ELEGY
i ) R . WM . I'EKFECT . - : ' . " DEjubt . cs invalid Mw .-pieradMr hear .: to 1 . lire > h = K ihe ten : cr parents Hillov . inj tlie breathless boy to ms MUS AMID the whispers of von vocal grove , fas ' , by a streamlet ' s willow-crested side ,
A c-.. ttaire stood—the fans of mutual love---With each soque .-, rred charni diversified . The ' little freehold Corydon pessess'd , _ Que ample mead two comely raws susiain'd ; Of hops one acre his own labour dress ';! , A yearly bev'rage from its crops he gain'd . iVTaitl of his choice , Pastoraof the mill , For charms in debt to nature ' s aid alone
, In voulh he join'd , the nuptial bed -ofili , And ( bund iii hereach nuptial bliss his dwn . Twelve golden autumn ' s h . - . d their courses run Sin e that which bless'd their union with a bov ; No daughter added , r . br no olher sort , — He grew his parent ' s undivided joy .
Oft as I ' ve shaf'd the evening cup of ale . And giv'ii Virginia ' s plant to azure fume , Attentive list ' ning to -. he storied tale 1 'vemark'd tlie boy in all his nrcmis'd oloom . What joyhasbrijhl'Y . ed in each parent ' s eye , When , ; o some sabbath ' s sacred text re-. ferr-d , The youth has made a pertinent reply ,
And crown'd with praise his answer has been heard : Whatwas thefafher ' simd ihemother's pride , When tlie scboot fstom gave the Piece to wri ' . i ? At festive Christmas and gay Whitsumide , The wall receiv'd this pledge ofthcir delight . To every visitor ambition shows The fair production of so voung a qnil !;
The buds of Genius wliich the lines disclose Make all presage the scholar to fulfill . Did plen ' . v item her cornu-copi < c give Onsiribmc richer than the year before , Withr'nitd ' nl heart would Corydon leceive Each augmentation to his little store . G