The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-24
s1nleteuat,n.
NEW POEM.

Mr.. buchanan vice PrOvoN OF the college
OF Fort William in Bengal, among other prizes
for the encouragement of literature, allotted
E6oto the belt Englifh Poem, which fhould
be written" On tbe Reforation Of Learnisy ia
the EAT" From the Poem written on this
fuhje6 by Charles Grant, Efq. and which OBJ
ta'ned tae prize, are the following beautiful
lines extracted.
Mr.. Grant divides his fubjea into three dif
tinet branches.
The FRI Part of the Poem defcribes the de.
graded tate of H;ndoo literature during the lat
ter part of the Ian century, in which are par.
ticularly noticed the fhocks that Learning fuf-
tanned from the perfecuting bisotry of Auren-
zebe, the Eruption of Nadir Shah, and the in
tcltine diviiions to which that irruption gave
birth.
"A tranttion is then made to the Hreiext
fplendor of Hindoo Literature, when India wa.
governed by her native kings. The earliefl
age of authentic India Hiftory is brought into
review; foNe account is given of the poetry
and philofophy of Vyafa, which gave its diff.
tint6on to fucceeding times and this Part
Then clotes with referring to the laft brilliant
ERA OF India, when the Poet Calidafa flou.
rifhed.
The Ian Part celebrates the ye4iyol OF Learn.
ing on the banks of the Ganges, under the
Aufpices of the Englifh, and particularly of the
Aiatic Society. The Poem then conclude.
with anticipating the diffulion of the Arts
the Sciences and the Religion of G. Britain
throughout the EAT.
The critical reader need not be inform ed
that the enfuing Extract clofes the .frR part OF
the Poem.
But cen when far from midas ravag'd wahss,
To other deaths impatient Nadir hates,
Still fccal war, in gloomy wrath array'd,
eist he ftirvn f Nh
AS when the lightning rufn'd along the wind,
Ioreh'd by its ftroke, the mountain fame, behind.
From realm to realm the howl of havoc,s fwell.,
AS lawieIsrage rebel pride iupels.
Beneath I'll uiurpers frantic fceptre how'd,
How droop thy halow'd wales, romantic Dude!
Baiar wears mournfully the iervile chains;
And tyranny o'erwhens fair Hooyey'. plains.
All, beauteous Cafhnlsre,s love. enchanting vale
What new Ahdalaht fhaIl thy woes bewail
In yam thy tnowy mountains, fwelling round,
For Peace alone would guard the holy ground
Oh once for thee The TofY -fnger'd Hour.
Wove wreaths of JOY n Pleaiure's echoing bowers;
Once round thy iimpid flream ard Tented grove,
ahe hapnts OF Fancy, Freedom loved TO rove;
And moulded by the band IF Young deGre
Thy daughters lhcDe amid the verdsnt choir.
Not fair CiresiEa touch'd her blooming race
With tints 70 tender of impaAion'd grace,
With all their glaaees fuch artlefs Wills,
Or breath'dfuch brightness round their angel filc.
Ah At the tyrant's frown thole beauties die;
Fields the fr,ie, and funk the fpeaking eye;
Nor harp nor carol MARBLES through the GLADE.
Nor perilve love-notes ioo.h the plane-tree fhsd
But the ftecrd favage revsis in thy woes,
And round his temples twines thy brightea role.
Science and learning deck thy fcenes no mora,
Butheavily fome faier fpot explore:
Yet not TO Varanafi'st loved retrea.
Tie exiles bend their melancholy feet
There, too, the rufiian fpear and GeP profanc,
from ihrnes long cheriihd, fcare the liter train.
Through every fhade the horror rolls around,
AND war-won India bleeds at every wound:
Indignant Learning droops her bIaiied head,
Her nobleif worthless mingled with the dead:
No more to awful thought the foul afpires,
But grief earthquakes the Mufes fires:
no more while all her liltening groves rejoice,
Fnrapturd wfdom lifts the iufiruang voice
Nor knowledge gives her Philofophic eye
Toread the blazing wonders of the fky;
Unmark d the nars of morn or evening glow.
And frns unnec'd arch the ihowery bow;
a dumb depair weighs downs the arts fublims,
and Tafte and Genius fly the faddend cline.
TIE Pale ofCaihmere is TIE E4yoyhe t5xns ~
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