The Fredoniad, Or Independence Preserved : And Epic Poem On the Late War of 1812 2
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What damp'd his voicd|S> W^hich with sweet music made the heart rejoice? Alas, 'twas Boswell, that appall'd his sight, And struck him palsied from his mental height; With blood yet oozing from his wounds he came — His tottering step declar'd his feeble frame. His band unable to sustain their weight. Fainted through weakness ere they reach'd the gate. The scene of wo subdu'd the patriot breast From the proud bearing of their vict'ry bless'd: Thus when Columbians on th' immortal Fourth^ Sublime t...o celebrate their nation's birth. Make the wide welkin echo to the sound Of welcome thunders breaking from the ground ; And aftel" which with pomp the music comes, Of fifes and hautboys, clarionets and drums. The goblets dance with overflowing wine. Touching the heart with something that 's divine ; SORTIE FROM FORT MEIGS. 175 Proud to the zephyr's breath the stars are given — Balloons exulting climb the vault of heaven ; A round of pleasures captivates the soul With toasts and music and the flowing bowl : Behold, upon the gale the tidings spread, That Jefferson has faiPd, and Adams join'd the dead !
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