A PINDARIC ODE.

" Fell thirst and famine fcowl
" A baleful smile upon their baffled gueft.
" Heard ye the din of battle bray,
" Lance to lance, and horfe to horfe ?
" Long years of havoc urge their deftin'd courfe,
" And thro' the kindred squadrons mow their
" way.
" Ye tow'rs of Julius, London's lafting fhame,
" With many a foul and midnight murder fed,
" Revere his comfort's faith, his father's fame,
" And spare the meek ufurper's holy head.
" Above, below, the rofe of ſnow,
" Twin'd with her bluſhing foe we ſpread!
" The briftled boar in infant gore
" Wallows beneath the thorny fhade.
" Now, Brothers, bending o'er th' accurfed
" loom
" Stamp we our vengeance deep, and ratify
" his doom.

III.

THE BARD,

III. I.

"Edward, lo! to fudden fate

"(Weave we the woof. The thread is spun.)

"Half of thy heart we confecrate.

"(The web is wove. The work is done.)"

'Stay, oh flay! nor thus forlorn,

'Leave me unblefs'd, unpity'd, here to mourn :

'In yon bright track, that fires the western fkiess,

'They melt, they vanifh from my eyes.

'But oh! what solemn fćenes on Snowdon's

' height

'Defcending flow their glitt'ring fkirts unroll?

'Vifions of glory! fpare my aching fight,

'Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my foul !

'No more our long-loft Arthur we bewail.

'All-hail, ye genuine Kings, Britannia's iffue,

' hail!

III.

THE BARD,

III. I.

" Edward, lo! to sudden fate

" (Weave we the woof. The thread is spun.)

" Half of thy heart we confecrate.

" (The web is wove. The work is done.)"

' Stay, oh flay! nor thus forlorn,

' Leave me unblefs'd, un, hereto mourn :

' In yon bright track, that fires the western skies,

' They melt, they vanilh from my eyes.

' But oh! what solemn scenes on Snowdon's

' height

' Defcending flow their glitt'ring skirts unroll?

' Vifions of glory! fpare my aching fight,

' Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my foul !

' No more our long-loft Arthur we bewail.

' All-hail, ye genuine Kings, Britannia's iffue,

' hail!

III.

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