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Then i >* ieRtt ^ had daim'd no more ^ by * n '\ - ^^! d&toe , ' . ' " ' : y . ' ; - •• - v . . /" .- * Surrender of the conscience aityi the soul : Strain'd the JLeyilkf tithe of oil and ivine , Made gain' their God arid glossM ih <» ¦
sacred stroll , ¦>*•• - . Where * im ptio&d Rabbis gorge , but line ¦ oil Hue *' V Records the meek apostle ' s . frugal dole : Railings had not usurp'd the gospel wo ^ rd , Nor fines and fetters pleaded for the Lord .
* And if tht ; blood of martyrs . sejit to heaven , . A cry , as late when with the orphan ' s wail And widow ' s shriek the towers of Nismes were riv ' n , And lilied piety disdain'd the tale ;
Thy Christian zeal had with th' apostate striv ' n , And torn the bond that kept a people pale : But leagued assassins are thy partners now , And where th * oppressor fattens , there art thou !
And they who made thee such have pass'd away ! Thy soul , belied Napoleon ! from that bed , Whereon the hard-prest stone cemented lay , Smote , and a voice was utter'd from the dead ! That voice was like a sword : and fallen
are they Who on a foe defenceless stoop'd to tread , Though there were murmurs from the very stones , Cries of the English heart and wrath and
groans . . ^< Stand iu thy phalanx , Greece ! thou injured name ! And let the spirit of Mijtiades Strive in thee ! be thy constant arm the same That quail'd the Persian on thy shores and seas : :
What though th Ionian tyrant flouts thy claim , And the false Huss thy helpless thrall decrees , * Trampling the cross to kiss the despot ' s rdd , Strike J—for thy falchion is-the sword of God !
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The puny few that wield earths destinies Are mortal , and their power en £ rench'd : - Reels to its base : the people yetmay . xise Leagued in thy just crusade ; but be thou strong : * ;*; , « . * ' ¦ * . Haply the burden of thy glory lies * , On thee alone : to thee alone belong ; The penl and the vengeance , aiid the
praise , . ; 'tlieine and example of the coming days * Oh ! Time consoler ! Time that holiTst OH hljh : [ : i . , e - The torch of hope , and lighterTst e ' en the grave ! . . t ; , ; . Earth's gaunt oppressors flit a * phantoms by ; E ' en as the leaves that in yon valley
wave Dim hovering o ' er their fall : with patient . . eye Faith stands , and arm omnipotent to save : Nor shall the light of knowledge , which th * All-Just
Has kindled , sink for ever in the dust . This holiest truth illumed thy dungeon cell Bowring ! on whom the foul
legitimate , A craven crown'd , with malice mean and fell 1 Had fix'd the iron gripe of coward hate : Friend of the patriot few ! they know full well Spirits like thine the world regenerate : These , these are they who can the body
kill , Pow ' rless against th' unconquerable will . But thou , my fellow-worshiper and r friend \ Hast borne thy country ' s name and greatness high : The slaves that sought thy nerved resolve to bend -CowerM from the scorn of thine untroubled eye ;
And let them tremble ! where thy footsteps wend Thou bear ' st the record of their infamy : ' And EAfcope , breathing with recover ed heart , May catch thy flame and act the Briton ' s part .
Valley of shadows and of fleeting hues ! The lover of his country and his irind Shall haunt thee , ' midst thy upland glades > •* to muse ... - j - On mystic voices in the passing wind :
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Poetry . r- * Q&J&M . Valley < m the Awn . SI
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1823, page 51, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1780/page/51/
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