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O come great day! when neither 
Partial Intereſt, nor fancied Good, 
Shall reign: but pureſt Sympathy and Love, 

Freedom, and all the heav'n of facial peace; 
Guile, war, and baneful tyranny, extinct; 
While Man, not ſlave to local prejudice, 
Shall triumph in the happineſs of man 
Wherever plac'd: friend to his native ſoil, 
But—PATRIOT of the WORLD. 

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FOR THE EXALTED VIRTUES 
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AS AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE 


FOR PERSONAL FAVORS 
CONFERRED ON THE AUTHOR; 
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Proud Fame! with thy time-fading laurels crown'd, 


Let others fondly ſing. My artleſs lyre 


A milder Hero's virtues ſhall inſpire. 
To Thee, bright offspring of th Eternal Mind, 55 | 5 
Thou Prince of Peace, thou Friend of human kind! 

To Thee, my ardent ſpirit vans to ie 

The votive tribute of ſincereſt praiſe * 


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to write a national Epic Poem. (See Mr. Hayley's Eſſay on Epic Poetry, 4to. p. 114.) The 
peruſal of thoſe elegant lines inſenſibly led the Author to contraſt the character of THAT HERO, 
on whom the Chriſtian's eye ſhould be invariably fixed, with the heroes of the world. 


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The gollle merits of why life to Kah, We 
And draw: the portrait of the Fer fees Man: So 2 — _ 
No Pupil, Thou, of Zend's ſtoic ſchool, | 2p 
But form'd by Boundleſs Wiſdom's nobleſt rule; 
In Thee, each generous, kind affetion hoe 


With fervour, found in thy great ſoul alone; 


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The bright exemplar of the human race! ; 
In all the pomp of verſe, in times of old, ve 
The Bard Divine“ thy myſtic birth foretold, 
And ſung, in rapture's animating ; 


The rb glories of thy bromid reign. 


Bright Morning Star lf from thy reſplendent BY et 66 


Shall darkling man derive celeſtial day; 
Wide ſhall thy renovating light expand, 


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Mild Prince of Peace! where er thy ban ſpread, 
Triuwphing virtue ſhall erect her head; 
Arm'd with the conqu' ring energy of G OD, 


Thy hand ſhall break de s iron rod! 


War's brazen trump no more the ear ſhall a 


Nor earth, her bleeding children's groans reſound; 


Each hoſtile nation ſhall thy laws obey, 


And own the meek Mess1an's gentle ſway. 


Thy life s firſt dawn, angelic voices lung; 
To joy's bold notes their golden harps they ſtrung; 
And whilſt the ſwif t- wing d meſſengers of : 


Lightſome as air, deſcended from above, 


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A radiance round them ſhone more richly bright 
Than day's gay orb in its meridian height ; 
Its dazzling beams the watchful ſhepherds ſaw, 


And gaz d, and trembled with unwonted awe. _ 


Them, thus th' Ambaſſadors of Heav'n addreſt * 


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© * Glory to GOD! . e e Utt> 45 E 
i Shall peace reſult from his auſpicious birth! i a dee 30 
The pious ſhepherds, ſtruck with awe ne, e ee echo 30 
With eager ears drank 3 in th' extatic ſound; F 
With hope clate to Betblem they repair d, 
And ought the wond'rous child their ſouls rever'd. 5 | | 50 
22 50 downy couch his tender Laibe ſuſtain d. ih 
oy humbleſt ſhed his infant form contain'd.. 
Ah! what i imports, bleſt babe, thy birth obſeure! 
Auguſt thy lineage though thy parents poor: 


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Thy great progenitor ſhalt thou outſhine. 5 . 
Glory to GOD! to the wide peopled earth 


Shall peace reſult from thy auſpicious birth!” 7 | 
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The deſtin d ſeaſon of confinement” o . 

The holy babe ſhe to the Fee 
Fulfill'd the ſacred rituals of the law, 

To : Nazareth they . to withdraw; 
But ere they quit fair Sox's hallow'd court, 


Thither a ſage, and matron faint, reſort „ 


Led by an 0 of celeſtial grace, 

To view the promis'd Saviour of their race: 
The hoary ſage enwrapt him in his arms, 
And, as he gaz'd upon his infant charms, 


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| Grateful the bleſſing long foretold was giv'n: 
| A light, whoſ cloudleſs ſplendor ſhall ilume | 
The nations, ſunk in error's darkeſt gloom! 


The exulting matron your 'd her pious ſtrain, 
And ſung the blefſings of Mzss1an's reign. 


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His virgin mother bends her careful feet. +1 


Whilſt to the ſhepherd race of Judabs 195 1 5 | 5 res en , Wl 


Angelic ſongs announc'd the birth bine, 


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Innoxious, as thi pale moon's ſofren'd light 

Its beams; though as a blazing comet bright. d 
Taught by a voice ne | they turk d their way bir: 

To Judab's realms; led by its golden ray: 1 85 


Their boſoms warm'd with ardent HOW, to find © 


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Withdrew the injur'd Molli hoſt, 


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the 26 chapter of Mattlew, came from Arabia; which, in ſcripture, i is frequently called the Eaſt. 


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As on they journey'd, o'er the trackleſs waſte, * 


Before their ſteps a cloudy pillar: paſt, | 
Their heaven - directed guide by day; by night, 


A fiery orb diffus d its friendly light. 


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What time „ the ſages gain, 
They, there, the wiſh'd iliac chin) 
This new-born King, what. ſhades obſcure. conceal'd, 
Whoſe birth the radiant miracle -reveal'd. - - 
Full ſoon the Jew!/h tyrant's jealous cans, . 
The object of their toilſome journey hears; 
And wild imagination's boding | 9 7 
A future rival, in the child, deſcries. 5 
Check, haughty tyrant! check thy cauſeleſs fear! 
He ſhall not from thy hand the ſceptre tear. 
| | 'Tis o'er the foul his api ſhall extend! 


'Tis man's proud will to truth, 5 laws, ſhall bend! BYE 7 


Not all the ſplendid trifles men ados of as hit 


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In this meck Prince of Peace and Truth; ſhale find. Ee din dio vis) A. 


Herod enjoin'd the ſages to reſort, TE | 
With ſwifteſt haſte, to his tyrannic court; Weh de Fd ods ad! 
And with feign'd zeal, and well-diſſembled art, 


Conceal'd the murd'rous purpoſe of his heart. 


© When your aſfiquous ſearch' he ſaid, * ſhall find 


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Eager to gain the deſtin'd goal, they leave 
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Nor check d its radiant progreſs, till it came 


Where lodg'd the infant and the humble dame. 


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0 poor bis parents, though obſcure his birch, 
They hail him as GOD's nobleſt gift to eartk! 


5 In that ſtill hour, hen lenient nature throws | 4 135 
Oer human toil, the manitle of repoſe, 
Their docile minds, a n all divine 
forms of che fierce monarch's black deſignn © | / | 
Its warning voice all-cheerful they obey, - 

And journey homeward by a different way. 140 
How glow'd their heav'n-taught breaſts with pious zeal, 

How anxious each compatriot's mind ſhould feel 

The all-viftorious pow'r of truth divine, 
The human foul t' ennoble, avi refine! 


Say, what bright form burſts through the gloom of night, „ #$$ 


And ſheds a flood of radiance on the fight? ?? WT 
Tis ſome mild envoy from the court above.. 
Sent on a kindred embaſſy of love. e. 
* Shake off ſleep's ſilken bands, this inſtant riſe, 0 


He to the infant's foſter-father cries, z, kat 45 aq” 


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For fake the bags of my native hand. . 
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: He EROD, reſolv'd the infant to deſtroy, 

© Will every art aa an: 3R9fcn! 158 ob rf IS n CT 
© In that once hoſtile clime hath GOD 1 + 0 5 5 
: Ye from his fury ſhall protection find: . vb | ie 
There, all- obedient to his will, ſojourn, 


Hark! what ſoul-harrowing groans of deep deſpair 113 
Float on the gale, and ſtrike my trembling eaa err 160 


What mean thoſe ſhrieks of woe, that wild uproar, 71 if 


And, Oh! my heart, that crimſon tide of gore? 


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Each helpleſs innocent, whoſe tender age 
Expos d him to the proud barbarian's rage, 
Deaf to ſoft pity's pleadings, to deſtroy 
And ſtop the fountain of domeſtics joy. 

Yon frantic mother! ſee her feeble arm, 
That erſt was wont to guard her babe from harm, 
Struggles in vain the deathful ſteel to wreſt 


From that fierce hand, which ſeeks her infant's breaſt; 


_ Whilſt pangs more cruel than the dying know, 


Diſtend her tortur'd heart with cureleſs woe. 


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What though the faithleſs ſplendor of a crown 
Dazzles thine eye, and ſwells thy heart with pride, 
And leads thee ne lens d he to deride; 
His hand retributive ſhall quickly hi 
Phils of wrath on thy devoted head! eee e 


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In all the wildeſt horrors of deſpair! - 

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And execrations wait him to the tomb! - S574 


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Behold, again, commiſſion'd from the ſkies,” 
To Egypt s realms the joyful angel flies; 


In Joseyn's ear reveals the foes were dead, 

From whoſe inſatiate cruelty he fled. „ N  ae 
The humble exiles hail the bleſt command, - 

That guides their footſteps to their native land. 


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The infant JESUS grew in ſtrength apace, | 
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N puerile ſports amus d his opening mind: 216 
His ſoul he felt for nobleſt deeds .delign'd; | 


And GOD and man approving, bleſa d the youth, 85 5 
The deſtin'd teacher of eternal truth. 


What time twice fifteen circling years had rnnnn Le 
Their wonted progreſs round the central ſun, | 220 
Obedient to the heavenly voice, he goes 


Where ſilver Jordan's hallow'd current flows: : 
Th' abſtemious prophet, there, his followers gave 
Ablution, in the conſecrated wav, 
From him, his delegated herald's hands. Pt 7 FAM 
His future Lord the ſacred rite demands: 
When, lo! a lambent radiance o'er his head, 
Of dove-like form, its hov'ring pinions ſpread; - 
® This ide is borrowed frees Minn on 
« When I was yet a child, no childiſh play | 
« To me was pleaſing, Moradw 2, 
< Serious to learn, and know, and thence to do. 
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A voice majeſtic thug was heard to fas, 


Tuts 18 MY SON, HIS HIGH BEHESTS OBEY, e 3 er ME! 


Led by th' inſſ piring GOD, fair nts ſhores 
He quits, and the drear deſert's gloom explores. 
His mind he felt capacious, to receiye 8 
What lore divine th' Almighty voice® ſhould „ 
Clear to his mental eye, he ſaw pourtray'd, 235 
Life's future ſcenes ; the ſplendor, and the hade: 
But the vain end which weak man admires, 
Which wiſdom ſhuns, which ck ming pride deſires, 
His godlike ſoul with indignation ſpurn d, 
| His breaſt with RED divine ambition | „ 240 
That his pure laws, fram'd by th Eternal Mind, 
Might raiſe to virtue and to bliſs, mankind; 
That his example inn direct the 80 
T 0 the fair manſions of unfading day; | 


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ment what 1 ſhould fay, and what I ſhould ſpeak. And I know that his commandment is life 
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He ſcorn'd the tranſient injuries of times FFFFF Tar or erat. :: 
There, by reflexion, abſtinence, and prayer, TOLD | 
His mind was form'd, life's future toils to bar?! H tt e 
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Now paſt the long probation's irkſorms focne;/: non 5 1 3 oft S 
His glowing boſom felt che GOD Withins ß 2425 
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His ſoul on his great Father's aol ten 200 rant; DH. 
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from Chriſtianity, and which are now become familias to us. Thedeſign of it is no leſs than 
« to unite all mankind, of all nations and languages, and make them happy, by the pratice of 
« virtue, in a future ſtate, The Apoſtles were commanded, by CarisT, to go and diſciple all 
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E'er at their bidding, did the whirlwind ceaſe, 
Or ocean's madd' ning 1 ſubſide to peace? 


Did e'er their touch, death's frozen hand revive? 


Or een to pain's wan form new vigour give? 


Exalted Sena Tus thou man divine! 


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stupendous deeds thy miſſion's truth atteſt! | 
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At thy command, quick ruſh'd a flood of light. 310 
Its organs, long i in ſilence clos d. the ear | 
Tranſported, learnt thy voice divine to hear. [> | 1 85 2 
The dumb, his tongue ame foon caught the ey” 5 a Fr ae 
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The palf'd limb, its vital ſtrength regain'd; 

Its pende health, the fever'd frame obtain'd. 

The weeping parent, of his child bereav'd, 11 1 
From Thee, that child, to life reſtor'd, receiv'd. 

Een the fierce tempeſt thy mild voice obey'd, ? 325 
And thy beheſt the raging e ſway'd! . 

Struck with amazement at thy wondrous pow'r, 

Men praiſe thy GOD, * and bleſſings on Thee ſhow'r; . 


Pow' r, fill exerted but to bleſs mankind, 
The noblelt 1 image of, 4 godlike mind! 1 9 330 


How humble his exalted ſpirit ftill, 
When nature's laws, ſubmiſſive, own'd his will! 


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has He doeth the works,” 1 55 xiv. 20. 


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| Thy humble ſcenes, O Bethany; atteſt! | ! (4:37 774,50) POOR 
Though conſcious of reſiſtleſs pow'r to ſave,  - | 
Faſt fell his tears o'er friendſhip's hallow'd grave: 
He ſhar'd the anguiſh of fraternal grief, 
Till the glad moment of compleat relief. 


Ne'er ſought, accurſt debaſer of the mind,. 355 
Inſatiate Avarice! thy ſlaves to find 
Treaſures of ſplendid ore, with equal zeal 
&s Jesus ſought the wow of men to heal. 
Bleſt meſſenger of love divine 15 3 
Bleſt teacher he of truth's exalted wie 360 
How form'd his hallow'd precepts to impart 
Peace to the world, and pleaſure to the heart! 
Ye, who dts cat in folly's elle ſnare, 


Or whom with cruel rage the paſſions tear, 


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« he groaned in the ſpirit, and was troubled,” John xi. 33. 


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Thus ſhall your ſouls with peace and hope be bleſt; 7 6 


Thus, when are paſt life's puerile joys and cares, 
Shall boundleſs bliſs be yours, through Heav'n's unnumber d years. 


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Hioconrar Turn! fair light of Heaven! to thee, | 
With duteous love, I bend th' adoring knee. 

Sun of the moral world, ſoon may thy ray 

Chaſe the thick miſt of prej judice away; 

Then human creeds ſhall fall before * 0 | 

Ab Dagon fell before the ark divine; 

And find „ bleſt thought! an everlaſting grave, 
Ingulph d in dark oblivion's ſtagnant wave: 
Tyrannic man, ſhall then no more controul 

GOD's undivided empire o'er the ſoul; 

But HE, whom the Great Father sENT, ſhall reign; 
Kindneſs, his law; his Church, his ſole domain. 


With what mild dignity the Saviour ſpoke, 


When from his lips theſe holy accents broke! 


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And let thy heart expand with ſocial lone, 
© Nor to thy country be that love confin'd, ; 
But in its warm embrace enfold mankind.*. 
. Pallid with penury, if at thy door © 
Thy bittereſt for ſhould charity implore, | 
* Freely ſhalt thou the ſuppliant wretch forgive,” 
* And all his wants with liberal hand relieve.+ - 
Let thy kind heart, with ſympathetic zeal, 
The bleeding wounds of ſorrow ſeek to hea) e 
When keen diſeaſe aſſails the trembling frame, 15 51 
Its pangs to ſoften be thy lenient aim Fe e 5 
« Nor be it tine alone to melt at woe, 
And pity's ev'ry tribute to beſtow, ens 
Within thy breaſt let pureſt tranſports riſe, 
Whene er a brother's bliſs attracts thine eyes; 
And o'er each deed of Charity's kind hand, 9 
* Let bluſhing Modeſty her veil expand. if 
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Be meek Humllity a cheriſh'd gueſt _ 
In the calm manſion of thy artleſs breaſt; 
= Thus, ſhall no furious paſſion's ardent beam 35 
Dazzle thy mental eye with meteor gleam; | | 
* But Peace, fair daughter of the ſky! ſhall ſhed 
Fer choiceſt bleſſings on thy favour d head.“ 
c Suffer no falſchood, oath, or jeſt obſcene, 


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Still ſhalt thou reftitude's ſtrict laws obey, 


And purity each meaner paſſion ſway. 


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. If thou from duty ſeeſt a brother ſlide, 
: TO cenſures let benignant mercy guide; 
As thou ſhalt Judge, ſo ſhall Heav'n's for reign. Lord 8; 


; Favour or puniſhment to thee award o 


© Ye, who to virtue's nobleſt heights would riſe, 
3: Sublunar honour let your ſouls deſpiſe: 
5:0 Vain ban of an hour! her treacherous ray 5 
Hath thouſands led from wiſdom's paths aſtray! 5 1 50 


* Matth. V. 5. = E | + Matth. vii, I, 25 &c, 


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Vour warm deſires let no ambition move, 


« Save ſuch as GOD and reaſon ſhall approue. .. 
With watchful care, the thirſt of powe controul «rod 

© That ardent fever of the ſickening foul: e 

© Quick as time's yielding hand « one boon ſupplies, - 

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Some new-born wiſhes in the heart ariſe. 3 


Each anxious cart for future life ſubdue, „ 


And fix on GOD's al-ruling hand thy view. 


leſs air, 


Mark the gay birds] that cleave the tra 
by No grain they ſow, no winter ftorehouſe ſhare; ; 


Bs Yet GOD regards their fupplidlidits! eyes, 


Eis hand. all provident, their wants ſupplies. 


The flow'ry tribes ſurvey, that in the daleſſJ 


© Uncultur'd bloſſom, and perfume the gale; 

: N 0 pining care, no waſting toil, they know, n 
Vet dreſt in n „ Hedlict colourings glow: 1 15 
* Art's mimic hand would emulate i in vain 


8 The r radiant 1 that any: this humble train. 


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. Who ſpread o'er nature's face the ſmile of joy, 
« Yet Gm d. ſhort date! to-morrow to expire, 
And feed the frugal matron's houſhold fire; A. 
« Surely, O Man! thou, of far nobler race, 

* Shalt largely ſhare in his paternal | grace, 


* Whilſt ſordid worldlings all their cares . > 


To wealth and pow Ty Aa nobler aim be thine; 
© Be it thy deareſt hope, thy life's great end, 
In thy Creator to ſecure a friend, 

The glories of his kingdom to attain, 

© Immenſe roguint of momentary. pain 1 

= Seek, with inceſſant ardour, to ſecure 

22 Wealth, that ſhall through eternity endure: 

5 In heav' n, no ruſt corrodes, no ruffian arm+__ 


+ Shall ſeize thy treaſure, or thy breaſt alarm; 


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compared with our's, they are obliged to uſe for that purpoſe herbs, plants, nenen, the cb 


of fruits, ——See HARMER'S Obſervations on Scripture, yol. ii. p. 264. 
+ Matth. vi. 20. . VVV 


No mildew taint, no blighting worm deſtr⸗ꝛꝛ 
© In that fair clime, the rip'ning flow'rs of joy. 


© Seek'ſt thou, diſciple of my truth, to Know: F 12 : 

© On what rich ſtock the germs of virtue grow? ; 

From rational devotion's healthfill:rbbt; 1 2s 

The vig ' rous plants of genuine virtue ſhoot 

With awe elde the GOD'of all adote,t 

* Weak in thyſelf, from Him new ſtrength imploree. 
If to JEHOVAH's ever-gracious ear 92 we 42 0 
< The voice of pray'r aſcends with filial fear; 4 445 
Soon to thy wiſh '® ON} ſhalt thou find: DA 
© New energies ſpring up within thy mind: 

© This is the Law, th' eternal Law of Heav n- 
To them who humbly aſk, ſhall much be giv'n, 
In mem'ry's records be this trath impreſt, 

: Whom with exalted talents GOD hath bleft, 
From them his laws, ſupremely wiſe! require 
That to ſublimeſt virtue they aſpire: . 5 


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With ardent zeal thy talents then improve, 


5 Be ever prompt to ew ry act of love; 

* He who ſuperior diligence employs, 116 8 5 
Superior honours and ſuperior Joys, | 
Each arduous toil ſuſtain'd below, ſhall crown, 

When time's deluſive ſhadows all are flown. | 


« Ere long ſhall death's pale hand in filence ſeal - 
« Theſe lips, that, taught by GOD, e with fervent zeal 110 
0 o you, the laws of truth divine reveal. 2 
$ Malignant envy! darkeſt fiend of hellt 
© To murder's fouleſt deed ſhall man impel; 
1 vet, not the awful confines of the tomb 
9 Shall long enſhroud me in funereal gloom; „ 
* Ere thrice the ſolar orb illume the tkies, | 
ZN To life, to life immortal, ſhall 1 riſe 


* « Jeſus anſwered them, and ſaid, My doQrine is not mine, but his that ſent me. 

John vii. 18. Then ſaid Jeſus unto them, When ye have lift up the Son of man, then ſhall 

* ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myſelf; but as my Father hath taught me, I 
es ſpeak theſe things. John viii. 28. 


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F Kind ye, who follow where I lead the mays” | 
© Who truth's mild laws with warm delight obey, 
Ls Ye ſhall wy hongur, : bliſs, and glory ſhare, 
For where I am, my ſervants ſhall be there, - 
Check, then, the ſigh that agitates each breaſt 
© Your friend, your maſter, ſhall be quickly bleſt ; 

© Crown'd with that glory GOD! 8 all-culing mind, 
* Ere man or earth were be 'd, for him deſign di 


© Ceaſe then, my haſt'ning ſalerings to deplore, 1 


Hg Know, when time's evaneſcent ſcenes are o'er, 
© Heav'n's curtain, wide unfolding, ſhall diſplay, 1 
In all the ſplendor of celeſtial day, 
That meſſenger of GOD men now diſdain, Tre 

: Myriads of angels following in his train, 
By him then GOD ſhall judge the human race, 
* And all who piety ſincere e, 

; Though frail and erring, yet to life and joy, 

i To life eternal, bliſs without oy 
1 « Shall gladfome riſe, through clemeney divine, 


© And, veſted with immortal honours, ſhine ; ; 


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sball find perdition their tremendous fat. 
* Ah! fear not then the fellow-· worm, whoſe pow'r | mob” 


Is bounded by time's tranſitory hour; 
© Fear Him alone, on whoſe controuling breath 


F Depend the horrors of eternal death. bi 2 


Now anxious for each loy'd diſciple's weal, 
| His GOD he ſupplicates with ardent zeal, WASH 145 
That truth's | mild 1 PURE ſpirits may refine: 
And, free from droſs, virtue s rich ore may . 
me Father, he ſaid, great Lord omnipotent 
0 As Thou haſt me, have I them alſo ſent ; 
© Nor would my ſoul to TUE confine its care, . 150 
All who may own my truth, my pray'rs ſhall ſhare; 
He they in herd nin ſtill with Thee, 
8 As 1 with Thee, and Thou, O GOD, with me; 


| » « Neither pray Lhe thaſ alone, but for hes ao which Gh deere on me throught this 
word: that they all may be one, as thou Father, art in me, and I in thee 3 that they all may 
| * be one i in us. ie XVII, af, 22. | 


Thy choiceſt bleſſings ever on them ſhow'r, | 


« Still may they feel my truth's transforming pow'r, 
© That the vain world, to ſcoffing prone, may know 


From Thee I came, from Thee my x 


That endleſs glory Thou decreeſt as mine, 

« Such glory to my followers I aſſign. 

© Father, whom I with ſacred awe adore, | 
From thy unbounded goodneſs I implore, 46h 


© That where I am, there may my ſervants be, _ 


© To ſhare that glory I derive from Thee. 


And now drew on the dark eventful hour, 
When fraudful malice provd its mightieſt pow'r. 1 
He ſaw a death ot agony and name 


Would rack each nerve, and blot his ſpotleſs name; 


He ſaw the dear companions of his ſoul - - 
Would bow their ſpirits to fear's baſe controul, 
And burſting friendſhip's adamantine tie, 


When danger threaten d, from their Lord would fly: 


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And nature ſhudder'd at the dreadful view. 
Sequeſter d 1 in a garden' 8 ſoothing ſhnade, 
With warm e to bis Goh he pray d; 


But, O! what pow'rs of language can impart 
- The tort'ring conflicts of his feeling heart? 
Th' Omniſcient ſaw the ſtrugglings of his ſoul, 
And its impetuous tumults to controul, . 
With comfort's healing balm his grief t' _ anti: 180 
Sent a kind unn from the realms of day. | 


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But Sails itſelf ſubdued by facred loveg 

Fir d with the glorious hope to bleſs mankind, 

His ſoul, to meet death's s fiereſt pangy, regn'd,+ oF Doty »n 185+ 
Led by «tr rh friend, the murd'rous band. id n e emo 

Seiz d the mild victim's unreſiſting hand. 1 552 

Thou 1 vileſt ſlave! thou human fiend | 

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F ar from his ſide, his lov'd diſciples fled. 221221 Wb l 4 35 
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Bly Soon ſhall ye wiſh, by unknown woes oppreſt, 
© Some rock would hide you in its flinty breaſt; 
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Mountains mould reel, and cruſh your helpleſs race. 


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: Farne Divine!“ the holy ſufferer ſaid, | 
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He felt all filal love's foul-loft'ning oy ;® 


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The friend who moſt his confidence poſe: 
* To thy kind care this laſt bequeſt receive, 
'Tis all thy maſter hath on earth to give; 
Her, a 5a mother, let thy bn wird: 


* And thou, my parent, hold him ever dear. ee 25 3 


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E This ſhort and affecting drawing of tender friendſhip, heightened by filial piety, and exerted. 

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energy with which they are enſireed.” e a Dialogue on Friendſhip and inn by the 
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'Tis your , kind ſpirits your's alone to kane. 


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The woes that agitate thy feeling breaſt; 

Thy ſon ſhall ile triumphant foo the towb, 

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From death's terrific dart ſhall pluck the ſing, | Wh 

Bid foaring faith expand her boldeſt wing, 

That future life divine, the gen'rous ſage, 

In every clime hath taught with fond preſage; 

He, riſing to yon radiant world on high, 

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Shall with convittion's fulleſt light diſplay, 

m chace cath inauſpicious doubt away. ? 
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The mighty Hand, which gave to nature birth, 85 
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