Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-19
PATRIOTIC ODE5 FOR THE YEAR
1903.
ODE 1.
AN ADDRESS TO THE MUSE.


AN ADDRESS TO THE MUSE.
Goddess divine BY whom, in ancient times,
All laws were given and lessons taught,
inspir'd by whom, in Greek and Gothic
chimes,
Their sages sung, their heroes fought! ,
now invoke thee to Cotuna6ia's shore!
On come, and leave It never more
Goddess OF foVertv! who teachest those,
To whom thou dost thy charms disclose.
To love thee for hyseif alone -.
who makess thy fcOorifes glad, tho void
of cash,
And nobly scorn the glitt'ring trash;
10 me let all thy beauties then be known.
And let thy presence from this happy land
The demon aUarice expel;
lhe virtues (pure and halowed band,)
Redeeming from his deadly sway,
Winch misers rogues and usurers obey,)
And SEND him bowling to his native hell.
Tho here exists money-loving crew
OF bank men, shavers, sharpers bold,
Noracious spectators not few,
And officc hunters all a-thirst for go!c.
I Tho mean self interest seems to rule,
With boundlesS sway,
While wealth (soifh many diguifies fool,
Or makes the beams of honor round a
Ufilain play
Yet some there are who love their country
more
Than hrivate interest, officers or tele
Who do not Mammon's deify adore,
And are not goUern'd by the love of SELF.
Thy voice, oh Goddess. others, TOO, Nigh,
turn,
And Cause their breasts with patriot zeal
to burn.
Come then, and aid me, while the lay
Is dedicated to my country's Cause
Her rights, her 7urongs, her duties to dis
play,
And justly praise the champions of her
Now that her enemies with strength re-
new'd,)
Are striving to desrtoy her,
To drive fair freedom from the earth,
Or Stay her in the land which gave her birth,
| Oh! be my v. rise with energy endued,
| lash with satire's scourge, the scoun-
drels who annoy her
Now that wise embargo Qaid to save,
Her Suns from SLAVERY, and their wealth
From burial in an -.6dnHraity grave,
1 o force cur foes to do us right,
And victory secure without a fight.)
! The slaves OF avarice stilieiude by stealth :
Now that they toll TO serve a tOreign state,
And pull our o7vH down by tn embargo's
| weight.
Now, Goddess, now, or never, help what's
written
To free us from dependency on Britain
! Nor less, lpray thee, too, the verse advance,
Scouting submission to imterial France.
Instruct us how To shun them both,
Relying on ourselves alone,
And using (nothiDg losth)
| No manufactures but our own,
| Teach us of Freedom only to be hroud,
| With Virtue and religion to be b. est,
And trust to Heapen the rest.
IT'S done. The Goddess comes. Prom
yOnder cloud
Which opens, she reveals her glorious face,
! And form refulgent with celestial grace.
| feel her spirit breathing thro' my heart
AnG o Columbia thus uer dictates impart
Coi. Burr has gone to see the tabled LION
What will he do without his vaiet dc cham.
bre Luther Martin, his musician Bleuner.
hassett, and his good GAME KEEPER
Harper, il he should settle in England
These gentlemen cum muifiS aiiis, need no
steal of, but if they will only give timely in
formation, they will be attended with the
acclamations Of housands-Noem embargo up
on such exports.
Extract of a letter from respectable gen
Heman n Jamaica, u'hO 7cas here tom,
months since, 20 his mercantile friend 1,
MtS eify.
KINGSTON, May II.
DEAR SIR,
"TWes here are truly distressing. T..
very article Of provisions very scare,
Flour at 1Ol the barrel, owing to this in.
ferHh embargo. Although your careful
government IS so watch!ul, two vessef
made their appearance in this port, full 0
fiour at the same time making An Entry
Lat your eusfoBI.h0Use; " cleared in BAL