The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-12-10
TIL RSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 177a. !.
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F,m The LONDON MAC. for Asgsf i77a'
The SALE by AUCTION. A DREAM.
Iaspals, emerging fran a sa IF drsGmH.
YOUNG.
1880 Ridsstsu deere VsrSm
9si2 asssa sf Hon.
TSTILL retain my old cuifom Ofreading
in bed. l wifhed to 0eep, and took
40 the laif new posm.s--It loon had the
deiifed effe9. II operated upon me like o.
plum. I felt my foul grow torpid, my fpi-
fiss funk, my nerves were overpowered,
sad nv eyclids clofed. Such are the effects
Of dullnefs
PHILOSOPHERS tell US, that when we flsep,
the empire of the foul commences that
Che retains the ideas which had arilen in
the day. time, and, aying with them, whcn
unclogged by the grols body, into the
fields OF imagination, there fafhions them
into fcenes Of wonderful variety, and railes
a new creation to the view. 1t was 70
with me. This man Of Grub Grees had
been taking, IN his poem, of fatefmen
and coursiess. Ny fancy retsinsd the l.
IDEAS and oaHying them into the FIELDS of
IDEAL creation, produced DREAM.
IT was in thole immenfe regions be-
tween the earth and the fun. A black
cloud rolled over the face Of heaven. SUD
denly the thunder reared the lightning
cfided IN dreadful fsflies |; and old Ocean
Seeled. and ,fwelled his green furges to hea-
ven.--Bdt Iooh the temPeR ceaEsd. A
eload opened, and beaHied on the world
inexp~fible tplendors My entrznced foul
was loff in faptare. Delicious odouIs brcath-
ed all mound, and immortal nufIck warbled
through the fields of AZ.
In the centre Of the cloud maeftic be-
ing Eat enthroned. knew him tt the
role and thiflle, the lion, and the'creR OF
freedom, by bis open cOunienance, and Ca
Green hair.--h was the genius of Britain.
Abound, him role many manly figures: !
knew them by thsit najellic port,their I'M
hridled features, their keen and daring eye
they were the heroes, the hatefmen, the
patriots Of our lie. | gazed upon, them
with awe, and my foul laboured with luna-
fuaI motions. .e sss .s.qsi ~
While my eye was wandring, over the
fnlendid fcene which was before IT, OBJ
iesvcd one figure raife itfelf above the. ref.
The face was homsly, the eye was liked,
the hair hung lank and unadorned upon his
broad fhoulders, and a wonderful fimpicity
-was fpread over the whole perion. Look
ing towards the genius, he waved his hand
and had iuR recolletted the features Of
old MARVEL the patriot of Hull, when he
fpoke the following words: ,t,,r s,
Genius of freedom, guardian of my
native life May the grief which fwelIsm my
heart touch thine with fymPathy and pity
Do you not fec rhst the faVoursd land
which you love, which we love, which hea-
ven loves, is fruggIing with the evil eeni-
us Of the age Do you not fee that tholS
privileges ard laws, for which your chill
dren have Numbered in the fenate or bed
In the field, are expiring BY the hands which
ought to protect them That fabric, the
admired iAbour of lo,many centuries, be-
Gin, 60 torer. fee IL tremble, and il will
loon tremble to the centre. They have
farnifhedits beauty, they have overturned
its bsttlements, and they have BUNDLED it.
pride. Nav thefe berrayers Of freedom, oh
Genius be punifhsd for their crimes
May their days be chearieIs, and theiI
nights without ilsep May their pillows be
lined with thorns, and moifened with tears
MAY auguifh purfus them, and may the
keen cuffes Of confidence route them into
repentance q Decree, 0 Geniu', and lei
them be punifhsd. Ler the lactiheersb be IA.
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