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Page 193 - ... The smiles of joy, the tears of woe, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow ; There's nothing true but Heaven And false the light on glory's plume, As fading hues of even ; And love, and hope, and beauty's bloom, Are blossoms gather'd for the tomb — There's nothing bright but Heaven ! Poor wanderers of a stormy day, From wave to wave we're driven ; And fancy's flash, and reason's ray, Serve but to light the troubled way, — There's nothing calm but Heaven ! JERUSALEM.
Page 120 - Here was not a mere recollection, but an actual presence of them, and other dear connections, hanging on the skirts of the battle, anxious and agitated, feeling almost as if wounded themselves by every blow of the enemy, and putting forth, as it were, their own strength and all the energy of their own throbbing bosoms, into every gallant effort of their warring friends. " But there was a more comprehensive and vastly more important view of that day's contest than has been mentioned, a view indeed...
Page 143 - And leaves a wake behind. A mighty whale we rush upon, And in our irons throw : She sinks her monstrous body down Among the waves below. And when she rises out again, We soon renew the fight ; Thrust our sharp lances in amain, And all her rage excite. Enraged, she makes a mighty bound ; Thick foams the whiten'd sea ; The waves in circles rise around, And widening roll away.
Page 1 - The nerves to brace, the heart to warm, As, thinking of the mighty dead, The young, from slothful couch will start, And vow, with lifted hands outspread, Like them to act a noble part ? LX.
Page 136 - A mighty Tribe of Well-instructed Youth Tell what they owe to him, and Tell with Truth, All the Eight parts of Speech he taught to them They now Employ to Trumpet his Esteem. They fill Fames Trumpet, and they spread a Fame To last till the Last Trumpet drown the same.
Page 6 - History may be formed, from permanent monuments and records ; but Lives can only be written from personal knowledge, which is growing every day less, and in a short time is lost for ever. What is known can seldom be immediately told ; and when it might be told, it is no longer known. The delicate features of the mind, the nice discriminations of character, and the minute peculiarities of conduct, are soon obliterated...
Page 277 - Charter, with a declaration from the King, that, *' if the Colony, before prosecution, would make full submission and entire resignation to his pleasure, he would regulate their Charter for his service and their good, and with no further alterations than should be necessary for the support of his government there.
Page 120 - The manner in which they should acquit themselves, was 16 to be judged of, not as in other cases of military engagements, by reports and future history, but by a vast and anxious assembly already on the spot, and waiting with unspeakable concern and emotion the progress of the day. " In other battles the recollection of wives and children, has been used as an excitement to animate the warrior's breast and nerve his arm. Here was not a mere recollection, but an actual presence of them, and other dear...
Page 136 - Magister pleas'd them well, because 'twas he ; They saw that Bonus did with it agree. While they said, Amo, they the Hint improve Him for to make the Object of their Love. No Concord so Inviolate they knew As to pay Honours to their Master due. With Interjections they break off at last, But, Ah, is all they use, Wo, and, Alas ! We Learnt Prosodia, but with that Design Our Masters Name should in our Verses shine.
Page 119 - ... on a more extended ground, or by detachments of troops acting in different places, and at different times, and in some measure independently of each other. When the British columns were advancing to the attack, the flames of Charlestown (fired, as is generally supposed, by a shell) began to ascend. The spectators, far outnumbering both armies, thronged and crowded on every height and every point which afforded a view of the scene, themselves constituted a very important part of it. The troops...