Unviolated,  him  the  virgin  fings  ;
And  him  the  fmiling  mother  to  her  train.  i  35

Of  him  the  (hepherd,  in  the  peaceful  dale,
Chaunts  ;  and,  the  treafures  of  his  labour  fure,
The  hulbandman  of  him,   as  at  the  plough,
Or  team,  he  toils.     With  him  the  failor  fooths,
Beneath  the  trembling  mocn,    the  midnight  wave;   140
And  tlie  full  city,  warm,  from  ftreet  to  flreet,
And  mop  to  (hop,  refponfive,  rings  of  him.
Nor  joys  one  land  alone >  his  praife  extends

Far


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Far  as  the  fun  rolls  the  diffuiive  day ;

Far  as  the  breeze  can  bear  the  gifts  of  peace,  145

Till  all  the  liappy  aations  catch  the  fong.
What  would  not,  Peace  !  the  patriot  bear  for  thee  ?
What  painful  patience  ?  what  iacefiant  care  r
What  mix'd  anxiety  ?  what  fleeplefs  toil  ?
Even  from  the  rafh  protected  what  reproach  ?  iro

For  he  thy  value  knows  ;  thy  frkndmip  he
To  human  nature  :  but  the  better  thou,
The  richer  of  delight,  fometimes  the  more
Inevitable  war  ;  when  ruffian  force
Awakes  the  fury  of -an  injur'd  Mate.  jr-

Even  the  good  patient  man,  whom  reafon  rules,
Kous'd  by  bold  infult,  and  injurious  rage,
With  marp,  and  fudden  check,  th'  aftonilh'd  fons
Of  violence  confounds  ;  firm  as  his  caufe,
His  bolder  heart ;  in  awful  juflice  clad  ;  i6c

His  eyes  effulging  a  peculiar  fire  :
And,  as  he  charges  thro'  the  proftrate  war.
His  keen  arm  teaches  faithlefs  men,  no  more
To  dare  the  facred  vengeance  of  the  jufl.
