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Article ELEGY TO THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA. ← Page 2 of 2 Article EPITAPH ON A CELEBRATED IRISH ACTOR, Page 1 of 1
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Elegy To The Island Of Jamaica.
Thy fields—for , oh ! there SLAV ' stalks along , Her robe a tissue of thick-woven chains ; Her hair stiff whips of many a knotted thong , While to her face an iron mask she strains ! Blush , Isle of Freedom 1 tear th' accusing page , That stains thy great ELIZA ' S blazing name ; That tells what hands let loose the despot's rage ,
That tells from what unfetter'd plains she came ! Yes ! Albion ! yes ! thou land that lov ' st applause , When thy proud barks the fiend to Afric bore , Delighted MURDER gnash'd his gory jaws , v And , howling death-whoops , stamp'd along the shore i While on the strand the monster INTEREST waits , Whose tearless ' eye in marble sockets rolls ;
He claps his iron hands , exults , and freights His human ballast and his bales'of souls ! WHOE ' ER THOU BE , pourtray'd in human sketch , Who , as life ' s eddies through thine heart-ducts flow , Feel ' st the nice nerve its tingling fibres stretch At joy ' s soft pressure , or the grasp of woe—Awake ! Arise ! Shake off th ' unmanly dream , -.
The sleep of JUSTICE , that benumbs the land—i Where MERCY ,-wearied by the frequent theme . Nods o ' er her tears , and drops her half-rais'd hand ! Awake ! Arise ! thou soul of gen'rous deed ! Resume the bold defence and dare to sapee . Nor let FUTURITY with blushes read , The BRITISH HEART forgot the kneeling SLAVE ! " . - ¦ ¦ FRANCES CLORINDA ,
Epitaph On A Celebrated Irish Actor,
EPITAPH ON A CELEBRATED IRISH ACTOR ,
EOUALLY REGARDED BY A NUMEROUS CIRCLE OF FRIENDS FOR HIS AGREEABLE DISPOSITION AND PROFESSIONAL MERIT .
Public Gratitude . Erected This Stone . To the Memory of RICHARD COX ROWE , A celebrated Comedian . He was born in Dublin in the Year 1754 .
And Died in Belfast ( Where he was universally admired , ¦ On account of his Merit as an Actor , And His Gentleness of Manners as a Man ) On the 17 th of May 1792 . O , reader ! if talents could ever beguile Thy bosom of cares , and instruct thee the while — If e ' er thou wast charin'd from dull anguish and woe . Pay a sigh , 'tis a debt , o ' er the relicts of R OWE !
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Elegy To The Island Of Jamaica.
Thy fields—for , oh ! there SLAV ' stalks along , Her robe a tissue of thick-woven chains ; Her hair stiff whips of many a knotted thong , While to her face an iron mask she strains ! Blush , Isle of Freedom 1 tear th' accusing page , That stains thy great ELIZA ' S blazing name ; That tells what hands let loose the despot's rage ,
That tells from what unfetter'd plains she came ! Yes ! Albion ! yes ! thou land that lov ' st applause , When thy proud barks the fiend to Afric bore , Delighted MURDER gnash'd his gory jaws , v And , howling death-whoops , stamp'd along the shore i While on the strand the monster INTEREST waits , Whose tearless ' eye in marble sockets rolls ;
He claps his iron hands , exults , and freights His human ballast and his bales'of souls ! WHOE ' ER THOU BE , pourtray'd in human sketch , Who , as life ' s eddies through thine heart-ducts flow , Feel ' st the nice nerve its tingling fibres stretch At joy ' s soft pressure , or the grasp of woe—Awake ! Arise ! Shake off th ' unmanly dream , -.
The sleep of JUSTICE , that benumbs the land—i Where MERCY ,-wearied by the frequent theme . Nods o ' er her tears , and drops her half-rais'd hand ! Awake ! Arise ! thou soul of gen'rous deed ! Resume the bold defence and dare to sapee . Nor let FUTURITY with blushes read , The BRITISH HEART forgot the kneeling SLAVE ! " . - ¦ ¦ FRANCES CLORINDA ,
Epitaph On A Celebrated Irish Actor,
EPITAPH ON A CELEBRATED IRISH ACTOR ,
EOUALLY REGARDED BY A NUMEROUS CIRCLE OF FRIENDS FOR HIS AGREEABLE DISPOSITION AND PROFESSIONAL MERIT .
Public Gratitude . Erected This Stone . To the Memory of RICHARD COX ROWE , A celebrated Comedian . He was born in Dublin in the Year 1754 .
And Died in Belfast ( Where he was universally admired , ¦ On account of his Merit as an Actor , And His Gentleness of Manners as a Man ) On the 17 th of May 1792 . O , reader ! if talents could ever beguile Thy bosom of cares , and instruct thee the while — If e ' er thou wast charin'd from dull anguish and woe . Pay a sigh , 'tis a debt , o ' er the relicts of R OWE !