Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-06-08
POETRY.
JUBILEE ODE.

Science, immer.d in death.ise sleep,
Had left benighted man TO weep;
The fires of Greece and Rome had fed,
Or lay extinguish'd 'mons the dead:
Bowling before the tyrant's nod,
Or writhins underneath his rod,
The hapless slave was doom'd to lie.
To 81 fer, unavenged to die.
Europe defi'd with blood and tears,
Plunged deep in superstitious fears,
Beheld her Genics sad. foriorn.
His vissge wan, his mantle torn
God saw-shot down e plying ray,
And spoke Columbus into day
A new world burt upon the sight,
Darkness rolPd back, and all was light.
Behold upon the bilsowy deep,
His daring course the hero keep;
Triumphant thro' the tempest's rce:,
Where man had never been before
Guiding the proud adventurous bark,
Another Noah in his ark,
Sent forth upon the stormy wave,
A future race OF men TO save.
HE came, lie ssw,-returnd and told
A land of liberty and gold
Presents its shores with freedom bless'd,
A sweet asylum for the oPpress'd.
Oh rraTk yon weak, but daring band
ForsAko their home, their parent land
A band PREPARED for vent'rous deeds;
And Smith, the noble ptialsnx lesds
In safety from the stormy main
Exuliingly the port they gain
The anchor drspp'd the sails are furl'd,
They bound upon the new found world
On this fsm'd spot their standard place,
Ths nucleus of mighty race,
Destind in arts and arms TO dare,
A light in peace, q storm in war.
Aloud the deep.mouth'd cannon's roar
Re. ,unds along the frighted shore:
The Indian from his covert flies,
His wonted courage in him dies
The Genius of Columbia springs
Aioft and waves his eagle wings,
He views the scence with piercing eyes,
Welcome, my future sons, he cries:
The scroll o. fate be now unrolI'd.
Your future destinies be told.
To your pos'erity is given
This smiling land by bonteous Heaven;
Far as the deep'Hing forest waves,
10 shores which wide Pscific laves,
Where now the wolf and panther stray,
And savage man more fierce than they,
Shall cheerful hamlets, cities rise,
Like calculations 10 the skies
Where wide and dreary rivers sweep9
Through solitary regions keep
Their Course majestic to the deep,
Shall numerous fleets triumphant sail,
Their canvas swelling to the gole,
Bearing their rich and boundess stores
To gladden. man on other shores.
But Envy, fend accursed, will rise
To blast the scene with Jealous eyes
Essay by grisly,fronted war,
Their CHERISHED liberties 10 mar
Then will be seen glorious band
Stern in The gap Of danger stand.
Undsuntedly their right, to claim,
And Independence proud proclaim
And thousands from the plough shall HE,
'fhe battles bloody strife to try.
Hail, cheering Epoch, beacon for the brav
TO rise in majesty and freedom save
Now sternly looming DER The tide,
Shall gallant Davies proni'y ride.
Bearing the brave Colombian tar, !
Resolv d for Liberty to dare
The sternest tug of deperate war;
Sages The pen of science WELD
The Washipgtons shall sweep the field.
Nations that long in darkness lay
Beneath oPpression's iron sway;
Eir'd by the proud example given,
Shall shout aloud their thanks to Heaven,
And bsr3s shall wake the sounding Tyre
And fan to fame the holy fire,
From Magellan to Labrador, !
From Zsra's ssnds 10 midas shore
Shall Fredom'S banners proudly soar
Iyrau's--no more to rise, 6espis'd shall fal
And one Implying ruin wheln all:
ffosannas lood shat! ring, that man ia free,
And the whole world hold one great Jul
lee.