Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-11-22

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Occasioned by the Ahristical Tenets pub
hcly a0opDed in France.
. Is there a Con 7" the Sceptic cries,
Pfoiancly daring. and ablu,uly wife.
a TX the loud tauaae,! AK the lghnfng's glare !
When Terror riding on bisshcfy car,
fialhing tbso' the Blue profound,
Shakes the vaulled heayets abound:
/ Or Tx the toubed Deep,
When DER the fur8e the dfe rornadoes fwsen
Bid the vex, far.ace into rlounvains rife,
And wild contuilon ming!e waves and kes:
While the poor Pilot, pale win dread,
Sees shaliy Death hang foaniog DER his head
Trembling ht'l tell, what awini pow'r prefdcs,
IT, fink, CT veil 10 rage her hoade reiorndiDg
rdes-
AK Of the R.es, who form'd their lhiniag frame !;
Who rang'd the fairy region. in array?
VINO through The void e!aoc'd the comets fame,
And from its goIden iouuan pour'd the day
Who bends tie concave Il the tcy'n iold oowe
Who gives the riing morn IT'S roieat glow;
Intsn fold dakheis now involves The fphcre;
While talk terrific through the d eadiul night
Rav'njng Death, and pale flight,
And lhakc the lhlv'lng heart with frantic iesis
Are proofs of power too weak B,hold around
Bounty pEoFuie, and Love, that k1..ws 10 bound !
For thee, ngratefui Man his fav'rlse care,
He ihed thoulsnd cbx5nls On natures face,
4 III fweetly b ended (; the fubiime the far;
Order divine, and foul enchanting race,
Cloth'd the gay paRurcs with enllv'Ding green,
Arch'd the embow'ling fhades he fylvan icene
Swell'd the high mountain with majestic pride,
op'n the deep vale, and down its winding fde
BIZ many frefn rill flow; that murmuring trays
Mott muical in many waving maze.
For thee his vernal Zephyrs play,
And ia rich colours blooms the flowfry May;
For thee his handmaid Nature faaw'fs around
Her amp c flores, and loads the gadden'd ground
For thee his Moons their hlver beams unfold,
And funs with regal 81, ndeur blaze in gold.
Yet nan, with reafon blind, perverfc of will,
Caprice his guide, and lua his law,
Still prone to ntefdicted i'll,
Nor love can melt, nor power Can awe.
Of Heavens unnumber'd bounties while pofef
The goodnels he baiphemes, that makes bin blelt;
Weak reptile dares with impious Pride
Oppole the Omnipoteui's command,
Nor fufcrs his rpll.ted hand
10 lay the yengetu bolt aide.
Inlatiate famine, hame cry'd war,
Foul dieafe's ghsay tain,
Add pining grief, and agonzing pain,
Outrageous phrenzy, iuiIen eyd defpa,,
Whole hand deselmin'd CRAPS The dart
To drive il 60 her heart.
Pale checked anxiety, that knows no ref,
And fell remorie, with inaky te1eis crcwn'd,
With all her thouiand fienis of horror round,
That pierce witt guilty pangs the fecret breaa
And that dread voice, thai dogs the godlels
Crew,
Which flent long, at length with awful rod,
Like thunder pealng tLroughs the lhudd'lins
foul,
Compels it to believe, and trembe too.
All at his fotaoo wait his dread Command,
Grim vifag'd vengeance heads the gritty band,
Arn'd with her iron rcd,
With all the flames and thunders cfhef Cod,
Her holt OF nlsrtiai'd Ills lhe leads below,
And deals around variety ct woe.
Hail, greatet waea bea
While peal thy thunders, and thy lightning
glow,
Let the bold trcmble, ard tn: hanghty bow,
And chilling terrors chill the syfants breaR
Blu, bIels the pious, gentle, generous race,
On whom, impref on many lovely line,
The beanlings Of thy beauty thine,
With full reflected grace:
Theirs is heart cheering hope, Of eye fcrene,
Mild as lome fniling angels placid mien
Theirs is Rrong pinion'd faith, that dafes the
Ky;
Theirs peace ETHEREAL, ever calm, and even
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