The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-07-21


They, thrice unhappy! DER whose joylcss
heads
Grim darkness lovers; they who lonely dwell
In deaths unchcerful shade, afflicted, bound
In cold imprisoning chains, the sad reward
Of impous daring, and rcbeous deeds,
When heavenly Justice, with her radiant arm
Snites their proud hearts; cen then by hum
bic prayer,
Unfods sweet M-rcy's casy-sliding gates;
Their iron bondage bursts and forth they rush
From deaths dim shadow to the golden day.
o for the spirit of exalted praise,
To bazon high those acts Of power divine,
Those boundless merces that embrace mankind!
Before his pussant arm the brazen might
Of strong gates sh,ers, and in pieces falls
The firm bar.
Folly's vain votarics, from disorder wild,
And mad intemperancc, reapn:c painful fruits,
Disease and langour to the drcary door
of death move trembling. Then with hum
bic prayer,
10 heaven they turn rcpentant, nor unhcard,
IIcalth's rosy light resumes the languid check,
And Ruin quits his mcdtatcd prey
o forthc spirit ot exalted praise,
To blaAon high those acts Of power divine,
Those bounl.csl mcrcjes that embrace mankind!
Let man forever wake the grateful strain,
The saciyllice of reason; ever sing
His Makers works and triumph in the song.
The bold adventures on the stormy breast
Ofoccan, tenants Of tie wat'ry world,
Mark in the mighty waste of seas and skies,
Magniiiccnce Divine. AT his command
The swift winds sweeps the blllows; up they
rise
Inftlriate to the vault Of heaven, then down
Precipitately steep, dispaiting, ope,
The vast ABYSS voracious All where then,
Weak mariners your hopes, Then the heart
flints,
From side to side they run, they reel they
fall,
Inebratc with confusion. Narght remains
But trembling prayer, the k.st appeal to hea,
ven.
Nor vain Tie last appeal. Already, sec
The rapid storm Subsidies ant the wave sleeps.
Alert within the merry sailor's heart
Springs hopes and soon he halls the welcome
port.
o for the spirit ok exalted praise,
To blazon high those acts of power divine,
| Those boundcss mcrcics that lmbracc mankind
From the full choir Of untlistngush'd crowds,
| From VISIONS chosen synod, crown'd with
year,
| To him forever flow collective praise!
Where in wild sweetness rose the sallylng
| spring
Where spread the copious river, where dis
play'd
! The vale its verdant honors, barren lies
| A dry waste, mark Of Heavens avengng hand
| When sacrcdju,t spoke the doom ofgult
But 10! where once the dry waste barren lny
| There in wild sweetness flows tho sallyinG
spring,
There spreads the copious rivcr there, dis
plays
| The vale its verllnt honor; hanlets fNr,
Rich harvests, blushins vineyards, colder
fruits,
And Aocks abundant, thc long famish'd swail
Iehulds delighted. Heavens peculiar care
Are all Affections children; when the yoke
Of stern oppression sinks the weary heart,
Perish the stern oppressors low in dust,
Low lies each princcly head, while guardc'
safe,
As fiocks rcposing in their evening fold,
The pcasent sleeps in peace. sight OF 30!
To faithful piety Of fconscious pain,
And keen conviction to the heatt of guilt
This, this is VISIONS lesson to explore
The active scheme Of Providence, TO learn
His love divine, and learning to contile.