7 While | she and | I | 7 to- | gether | live | Here 7 in this happy | dell." | 77 | 77 | Thus nature spake. | 77 | 7 The done. 7777 | work | 7 was 7 How soon | 7 my | Lucy's | race | 7 was | run!|77| 7 She died, | 77 | 7 and left to me | 7 This | heath, 7 this | calm and quiet | scene; | 7 7 7 The memory of what has | been, ¦ 1 7 7 | 7 And | never more | 7 will | be. |77|77| CONCLUSION OF THE REV. ROBERT HALL'S Sermon, Before the Volunteers at Bristol, in the prospect of invasion by France. 7 To form an adequate i- | dea | 7 of the duties of this | crisis, | 7 7 | you must | raise your minds | 7 to a level with your | station, | 77 | 7 and ex- tend your views 7 to a consequences 7 the distant fu- | turity; | 77 | 7 to | most | certain, | 7 7 | though remote. 7 7 7 7 | By a series of | criminal | enter1 prises, 7 7 by the successes of guilty am- | bition, | 77 | 7 the | liberties of | Europe | have been | gradually | 7 ex- | tinguished: | 77 | 7 the subju| | gation of Holland, | Switzerland, | 7 and the | free towns of Germany, | 7 has com- | pleted | that ca- | tastrophe: | 77 | 7 and | we are the | only | people | 7 in the | eastern | hemisphere | who are in pos- | session of equal | laws, | 7 and a | free | consti- | tution. 7 7 7 7 But the | inun- | dation of | lawless | power, | 77 after covering the rest of | Europe, | 77 | threatens England; | 77 | 7 and | we are | most ex-| actly, most critically | placed | 7 in the | only | aperture | 77 | where it can be | 7 suc- cessfully re- pelled, 7 | 7 7 | in the Thermopyla | 7 of the | universe. 7 7 7 7 | en | 7 7 As far as the | interests of | freedom | 7 are concerned, | 77 | 7 the most im- | portant by | far 7 | 7 of sublu- | nary | interests, | 7 7 | you, | 7 my countrymen, 77 | stand in the ca- | pacity | 7 of the fede| ral | repre- | sentatives | 7 of the human | race ; 7 7 | for with | you | 7 it | is to de- | termine, | (under | God,) | 7 in what con- | dition | 7 the latest pos- | | terity shall be born; | 77 | 7 their fortunes | are | trusted to your ❘ care, | and on | your | conduct || 7 at this moment | 7 de- | pends the | color | 7 and com- plexion of their | destiny. | 7 7 | 7 7 | 7 If | liberty, 7 7 after being ex- | tinguished on the I continent, 7 is suffered to ex- | pire | here, | 7 7 | whence is it ever to e- | merge | 7 in the midst of that thick | night | that will in- | vest it. | 77 | 77 | It remains with you then | 7 to de- | cide | whether that | freedom, | 7 at | whose | voice | 7 the kingdoms of Europe | 7 a- | woke from the sleep of | | ages, 7 to run a ca- reer of virtuous | emu- | laI tion | 7 in every thing | great and | good; | 77 | 7 the | freedom | which dis- | pelled the mists of superstition, | 7 and in- | vited the | nations | 7 to be- | hold their God; 77 | whose | magic | touch | kindled the | rays of genius, | 7 the enthusiasm of poetry, | and the flame of eloquence; | 77 | 7 the | freedom | 7 | which poured into our | lap 7 | opulence 7 and arts, 7 7 | 7 and em- | bellished | life | 7 with in- | numerable institutions | 7 and im- | provements, | 7 7 | till it became a theatre of wonders; | 7 7 it is for you to decide whether this freedom | 7 shall yet survive, 7 or | perish for I have decided. | 77 | 77 | 7 With trust, | every thought of | what is af- |flicting in | warfare, | 7 7 | every | appre- | hension of | danger | must | vanish, 7 7 7 and you are im- | patient to | mingle | 7 in the battle of the civilized world. | 7 7 | 7 71 ever. | 7 7 | 7 7 | But you such a | Go then, ye de- | fenders of your country, 7 ac-| companied 7 with every aus- | picious | omen; |77| 7 ad- | vance with a- | lacrity into the | field, | 7 where God him- self | musters the | hosts of | war. | 7777 | 7 Re-ligion | 7 is too much interested in your 1 success, 7 not to | lend you | her | aid; | 7 7 | she will shed over your enterprise | her se- |lectest | influence. 7 7 7 7 | While | you are en- | gaged in the | field | 7 7 | many | will re- | pair to the | closet, | 7 7 many to the sanctuary; | 77 | 7 the | faithful of every | name will em- | ploy | that | prayer | which has | power with | God; | 77 | 7 the | feeble | hands 7 | which are un- | equal | 7 to | any | other | weapon, | 77 | 7 will | grasp the | sword of the | Spirit: | 77 and from myriads of | humble, | contrite | hearts, | 7 the voice of | inter- | cession, | suppli- | cation, |7 and | weeping, 7 will mingle | in its as- | cent to | heaven | with the shouts of | battle | 7 and the ❘ shock of | arms. 7777 7 My | Brethren, | 7 I | cannot but i- | magine | 7 the | | virtuous heroes, | legislators and | patriots, | 7 of | eve | ry age and country, | 7 are | bending from their | elevated seats 7 to witness this contest, 7 in- | capable, till it be brought to a | favorable | issue, | 7 of en- | joying their eternal | 7 re- | pose. | 77 | 77 | 7 En- | joy that re- | pose, | 7 il- | lustrious im- | mortals | 77 || 7 Your mantle | fell when you as- | cended; | 7 7 7 and | thousands, | 7 in- | flamed with your | spirit, | 7 and im- | patient to | tread in your ❘ steps, | 77 | 7 are | ready to swear by Him that | sitteth on the throne, | 7 and | liveth for ever and | ever, | 7 that they will pro- | tect freedom | 7 in her | last a- | sylum, | 7 and | never desert that cause, | 7 which you sus- | tained by your labors, | 7 and ce- | mented with your | blood. | 77 | 77 | 7 And Thou, 7 7 | sole | ruler | 7 a- | mong the children of men, | 7 7 7 to | whom | 7 the | shields of | the earth belong, | 7 7 | gird | on thy | sword, | thou most | Mighty | 7 7 | go forth with our | hosts 7 in the day of battle! | 77 | 7 Im- | part, | in ad- | dition to their hereditary | valor, | 7 7 | that | confidence | 7 of success 7 which springs from thy | presence! | 77 | 7 7 | Pour into their | hearts | 7 the | spirit of de- | parted | heroes! | 77 | 7 In- | spire them with thine | own; | 7 7 and while led by thine hand 7 and fighting | under thy | banners, open thou their eyes | 7 to be- | hold in | every | valley, 17 and in every | plain, | what the | prophet | 7 be- | held by the same il-lumi- | nation | 7 7 | chariots of fire 7 and horses of fire! | 7 7 7 7 | Then shall the strong man be as tow, | 7 and the maker of it | 7 as a spark ; 7 7 ¦ and they shall | burn to- | gether, Į 777 and none shall | quench them. | 77 | 77 | ADDISON'S HYMN. 7 When all thy | mercies, | 77 | O my | God, } 7 My rising soul surveys, | 7 Trans- | ported |7 with the view, | 7 I'm | lost | O how shall words | 7 with | equal | warmth | 7 That glows | 7 with- | in my | ravished | heart! 77 | But | thou | 7 canst | read it | there. | 7 7 | 7 7 | Thy providence | 7 my life sus- | tained, | 7 And all my wants re- | drest, 7 7 | When in the | silent | womb | 7 I | lay, | 7 And | hung | 7 upon the breast. | 7 7 | 7 7 | | 7 To all my weak com- | plaints | 7 and cries | 7 Thy mercy | lent an | ear, | 7 Ere | yet my feeble | thoughts | 7 had | learned | 7 To form themselves | 7 in | prayer. | 77 | 77 | Un-numbered | comforts | 7 to my soul | 77 | 7 Thy | tender | care be- | stowed, ¦ 7 Be- fore my infant | heart | 7 con- | ceived | 7 From whom those | comforts | flowed. | 77 | 77 | When in the slippery | paths of | youth | 7 With | heedless | steps | 71 | ran, | 7 7 | Thine arm 7 un- | seen 7 con- | veyed me safe, | | 177 7 And led me up to man. | 77 | 77 | 7 Through hidden | dangers, | 7 7 toils and deaths, |