7 While she and | I | 7 to- | gether | live | 1 Here 7 in this happy | dell." | 77 | 7 7 | Thus nature spake. | 77 | 7 The work | 7 was | done. | 77 | 77 | 7 How soon | 7 my | Lucy's | race | 7 was | run! | 77 | 7 She died, | 77 | 7 and | left to me 7 This | heath, | 7 this | calm and quiet | scene ; | 7 7 7 The memory of what has been, 7 7 | 7 And | never | more | 7 will be. | 77 | 77 | CONCLUSION OF THE REV. ROBERT HALL'S SERMON, Before the Volunteers at Bristol, in the prospect of invasion by France. 7 To form an distant fu- | turity; | 77 | 7 to most | certain, | 7 7 | though re criminal | enter 1 guilty am- | bi| have been | adequate i- | dea | 7 of the | duties of this crisis, | 7 7 | you must | raise your minds | 7 to a level with your | station, | 77 | 7 and ex- | tend | your views 7 to a consequences | 7 the mote. 7 7 7 7 | By a series of prises, 7 7 by the successes of tion, | 77 | 7 the | liberties of | Europe gradually | 7 ex- | tinguished: | 77 | 7 the | subju| | | | gation of | Holland, | Switzerland, | 7 and the | free | towns of Germany, | 7 has com- | pleted | that catastrophe: | 77 | 7 and | we are the only | people | 7 in the | eastern | hemisphere | who are in pos- | session of | equal | laws, | 7 and a | free | consti- | tution. | 7|77| But the | inun- | dation of | lawless | power, | 7 7 | after | covering the rest of | Europe, | 77 | threatens | England; | 7 7 | 7 and ❘ we are | most ex-| actly, most critically placed | 7 in the | only | aperture 77 where it can be | 7 suc- | cessfully re- | pelled, 7 | 7 7 | in the Ther- | mopyla | 7 of the | universe. | 77 | 77 | 7 As far as the | interests of | freedom | 7 are con1 cerned, | 77 | 7 the most im- | portant by | far 7 | 7 of sublu- | nary | interests, | 7 7 | you, | 7 my countrymen, 77 | stand in the ca- | pacity | 7 of the | fede| ral | repre- | sentatives | 7 of the | human race; 7 71 7 7 | for with | you | 7 it | is to de- | termine, | (under | God,) | 7 in what con- | dition | 7 the | latest pos- | | terity shall be born; | 77 | 7 their | fortunes | are en- trusted to your care, and on | your | conduct | 7 at | this | moment | 7 de- | pends the | color | 7 and com- plexion of their | destiny. | 7 7 7 7 7 If | liberty, 7 7 after being ex- | tinguished on the | continent, 7 is suffered to ex- | pire | here, | 7 7 | whence is it ever to e- | merge | 7 in the midst of that | thick | night | that will in- | vest it. | 7 7 | 7 7 | It remains with you then | 7 to de- | cide | whether that | freedom, | 7 at | whose | voice | 7 the | kingdoms of Europe | 7 a- | woke from the | sleep of | ages, 7 to run a ca- reer of virtuous | emu- | lation | 7 in every thing | great and | good; | 77 | 7 the | freedom | which dis- | pelled the | mists of superstition, | 7 and in- | vited the | nations | 7 to be- | hold their God; 77 | whose | magic | touch | kindled the | rays of | genius, | 7 the en- | thusiasm of | poetry, | and the flame of eloquence; | 77 | 7 the freedom | 7 which poured into our | lap 7 | opulence | 7 and | arts, | 777 and embellished | life | 7 with in- | numerable | institutions | 7 and im- | provements, | 7 7 | till it became a theatre of | wonders; | 77 | it is for you to de- cide whether this | freedom | 7 shall | yet sur- I vive, 7 or | perish for ever. | 77 | 77 | But you | have de- | cided. | 7 7 | 7 7 | 7 With | such a | trust, every thought of | what is af- | flicting in warfare, 77 | every | appre- | hension of | danger | must | vanish, | 7 7 | 7 and | you are im- | patient to | mingle | 7 in the battle of the civilized world. | 77 | 77 | Go then, ye de- | fenders of your country, | 7 accompanied 7 with every aus- | picious | omen; | 77 | 7 ad- | vance with a- | lacrity | into the | field, | 7 where | God him- | self | musters the | hosts of war. | 77 | 77 | 7 Religion | 7 is too much interested | in your success, 7 not to lend you | her | aid; | 7 7 | she will shed over your | enterprise | her se- | lectest | influence. 7 7 7 7 | While | you are en- | gaged in the | field | 7 7 | many | will re- | pair to the | closet, | 77 many to the sanctuary; | 77 | 7 the faithful of every name will em- | ploy that | prayer | which has power with | God; | 77 | 7 the | feeble | hands 7 which are un- | equal | 7 to | any | other | weapon, | 77 | 7 will | grasp the | sword of the | Spirit: | 77 and from myriads of | humble, | contrite | hearts, | 7 the voice of inter- cession, suppli- cation, | 7 and | weeping, | 7 will | mingle | in its as- | cent to | heaven | with the shouts of | battle | 7 and the | shock of | arms. | 77 | 77 | 7 My | Brethren, | 7 I | cannot but i- | magine | 7 the | virtuous | heroes, | legislators and | patriots, | 7 of | eve ry age and country, | 7 are | bending from their | elevated seats 7 to | witness this contest, | 7 in- | capable, till it be brought to a | favorable | issue, | 7 of en- | joying their eternal | 7 re- | pose. | 77 | 77 | 7 En- | joy that re- | pose, | 7 il- | lustrious im- | mortals | 77 | 1 7 Your | mantle | fell when | you as- | cended; | 7 7|7 and thousands, | 7 in- | flamed with your | spirit, | 7 and im- | patient to | tread in your | steps, | 77 | 7 are ready to swear by | Him that | sitteth on the | throne, | 7 and liveth for ever and | ever, | 7 that they will pro- | tect | freedom | 7 in her | last a- | sylum, | 7 and | never de- | sert that cause, | 7 which | you sus- | tained by your | labors, 7 and ce- | mented with your | blood. | 77 | 77 | 7 And | Thou, | 7 7 | sole | ruler | 7 a- | mong the children of | men, | 77 | 7 to | whom | 7 the | shields of the earth belong, | 7 7 | gird | on thy | sword, | thou most | Mighty: 77 | go forth with our | hosts | 7 in the day of ❘ battle! | 77 | 7 Im- | part, | in ad- | dition ¡ to their hereditary | valor, | 7 7 | that | confidence | 7 of success 7 which springs from thy presence! | 7 7 7 7 | Pour into their | hearts | 7 the | spirit of de- | parted | heroes! | 77 | 7 In- | spire them with thine | own; | 7 7 and while | led by thine hand | 7 and fighting | under thy | banners, | open thou their | eyes | 7 to be- | hold in | every | valley, 17 and in every | plain, | what the | prophet | 7 be- | held by the same il- | lumi- | nation | 7 7 | chariots of fire 7 and horses of fire! | 77 | 7 7 | Then shall the | strong man be as | tow, | 7 and the maker of it | 7 as a spark; 7 7 ¦ and they shall | burn to- | gether, | 777 and none shall | quench them. | 77 | 77 | ADDISON'S HYMN. 7 When all thy | mercies, | 7 7 | O my | God, | 7 My rising soul sur- | veys, | 7 Trans- | ported |7 with the ¦ view, | 7 I'm | lost | 7 In wonder, love and | praise ! | 77 | 77 | O how shall words | 7 with | equal | warmth | 7 The | gratitude | 7 de- | clare, | 7 That glows | 7 with- | in my | ravished | heart! 77 | But thou | 7 canst | read it | there. | 77 | 7 7 | | drest, | Thy | providence | 7 my | life sus- | tained, | 7 To all my weak com- | plaints | 7 and | cries | 7 Ere | yet my feeble | thoughts | 7 had | learned | 7 To | form themselves | 7 in | prayer. | 7 7 | 7 7 | Un- | numbered | comforts | 7 to my | soul | 77 | 7 Thy | tender | care be- | stowed, ¦ 7 Be-fore my infant | heart | 7 con- |ceived | | 7 From whom those | comforts | flowed. | 77 | 77 | When in the slippery | paths of | youth | 7 With | heedless | steps | 71 | ran, | 7 7 | Thine | arm 7 un- | seen 7 con- | veyed me | safe, | 7 7 | | 7 And led me up to man. | 77|77| 7 Through hidden dangers, | 7 7 toils and deaths, ! 71 |