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POETHY.
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above , is supported by the ancient and many modern versions . What Dr * Horsley would have jmade of thi ^ fastsage , had he taken this Psalm in hand , may perhaps be conjectured from his version of Hos . v . 2 , the only other f # aee in which tfoe noun t 3 * rwt > oc- ttr $ . * And the- prickers have made a deep slaughter , &c . " His notes in justification of this strange rendering are £ tnirsing , but too long to be transcribed .
5 . " an ambitious heart , " mV am ct latum corde , i . e . insolentem et am ,-bitiostftn , neque ullis modestise finibus et praescripto con ten turn . "—Rosenm . Dr . Chandler renders it " an arrogant
heapt" but Mudge prefers the version of the Sep . CLrfXyrw yxt ^ Stcc , " insatiably covetous , ' * a sense which the tetm would undoubtedly bear , denoting a character , as he says , " as much to be avoided by a good prince as the proud . " .
Ib . * 1 will not endure . ' * tow « b The infin . n « ttf > being understood . The full phrase occurs in Jer . xliv . 22 , Prov . xxx . 2 J , but the abbreviated one , as here , in Isa . i . 13 . The Sep . has roVfw 'w cn ; v > j < r . 3 r iov , followed by Vulg . Syt . Aratbrand ifithjop . € t J will not eat with him . " This , as Geddes
observes , is no impYobable reading , but the other is to be preferred . 6 V ** ilwelVwith me A" i . e . as my n ^ inisters arid counsellors . 8 . Mt Every morning /* anp ^)
altuding tnost probably to the time wher > justice was usually administered . See 2 Sam . xv . 2 . Street , without any utithoHt ^ , reads "ljplV an ^ l repders it " with nice examination * ' Others take
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THE GRAVE-( Frcrm the German . ) Dreamless is the pilgrim ' ft sleep , fulled on nature ' s peaceful breast ; Tfierc no wearied spirits weep , JJk . ll is slumber , silence , rest ; . Sweet and soft that pillow—there JDevi-drops fall—but falls no tear . *> o b ^ r-clad forgetfulness Hovers o ' er the pilgrim ' s totub ; No shrill accents of distress Interrupt the holy gloom : In death ' s darksome shades unknown C * riftt * s deep pang , and sorrow ' s jroau . 4
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it metaphorically ,, for immediatel y * without delay , assiduously , &c . & : c . fil . ^ all the wicked , " i . e . all who shall be convicted whenever I sit in judgftwml . feiriiej as *~ Gedde $ , think that the term to is to be ^ talfen i # a restricted ' serrse , to si ^ niijr ' i ^ Ti ^ . The reflectipns which I > r » Chandler makes on this Psatm CLife of Dav ^ VpLJI . p . 20 . ) are so excellent , tl&t I hope ? I inay vjenture Ao add them here " . This Psalm , " he observes , " affords an admirable lesson for princes ., to direct th en * selves in the ad mini suasion and
of their affairs in pr ^ va ^ g j ^ pyiic life . They should be ^ the Apalfons of religion and virtue , and encourage them b y their owq ex arrjpje \ a qd prac ^ pe . Those of , ) heir hojugejiprar ,. . ibeir , ' f $ fe vants , ^ minjsitrs ; , ahd particiijarIy Hi ^ t favourites and friends , shpujd be of un- ? blameable characters , ana , if possibly is
eminent for every thing tha ^ t e ^ qcj ^ lent and praiseworthy . Subtle $ n <| fraudulent men , backbiters and slanderers , and ' private ' informers ' against others , they should driest , and shew the utmost marks of displeasure to them . They should maintain the
honour of the laws , and impartially putiish all transgressors again-st them ; and instead of indulging , tq ease , and being engrossed an 4 , dissip ^ fed by pleasure and amusements , ; they should consecrate a just fortiori QC T t s heir tinie to the public service , and promoting the real happiness of their people .
Thus'they will be indeed ^ cmj patriot kings , honoured of God , apd esteemed and beloved of men . " .. • .. ' - •' I ' i * . -v .
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There fstot rolling age * quell " "' < Storms of-passioti , dmutta oVctixh ' i Silence and oblivion dwell ^ •» ¦ In eternal union there ; - — Hearts that burn and ilopeft tba& ^ gtotoy Cold : ia death ivpo s * bHow ^ ^ ^ ~ "J " r a 1 te me to tl ^ x ar ^ s , Q eartfe ! , ¦ . . ;* ... Bi nd me to tUy bo ^ o ^ fab % ! . Thou who first didst gjjrg va # Jt ^ Tih ^ ( ji ve me sweet repose a | la ^ U Mother earth t witb Mow ^ ry br 9 Ml » Take , p take jae to th y ^ e ^ i * , f -.. - ¦•»• ^ ¦ ' - ? : ; - \ J . Af » "
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HO , Poetry . ——The Grave * From the German *
Poethy.
POETHY .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1817, page 110, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2461/page/46/
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