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Long had the Sage the first who dared to brave	A
The unknown dangers of the western wave	A
Who taught mankind where future empires lay	B
In these fair confines of descending day	B
With cares o'erwhelm'd in life's distressing gloom	C
Wish'd from a thankless world a peaceful tomb	C
While kings and nations envious of his name	D
Enjoy'd his toils and triumph'd o'er his fame	D
And gave the chief from promised empire hurl'd	E
Chains for a crown a prison for a world	E
Now night and silence held their lonely reign	F
The half orb'd moon declining to the main	F
Descending clouds o'er varying ether driven	G
Obscured the stars and shut the eye from heaven	G
Cold mists through opening grates the cell invade	H
And deathlike terrors haunt the midnight shade	H
When from a visionary short repose	I
That raised new cares and temper'd keener woes	I
Columbus woke and to the walls address'd	J
The deep felt sorrows of his manly breast	J
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Here lies the purchase here the wretched spoil	K
Of painful years and persevering toil	K
For these dread walks this hideous haunt of pain	F
I traced new regions o'er the pathless main	F
Dared all the dangers of the dreary wave	A
Hung o'er its clefts and topp'd the surging grave	A
Saw billowy seas in swelling mountains roll	L
And bursting thunders rock the reddening pole	L
Death rear his front in every dreadful form	M
Gape from beneath and blacken in the storm	M
Till tost far onward to the skirts of day	B
Where milder suns dispens'd a smiling ray	B
Through brighter skies my happier sails descry'd	B
The golden banks that bound the western tide	B
And gave the admiring world that bounteous shore	N
Their wealth to nations and to kings their power	O
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Oh land of transport dear delusive coast	B
To these fond aged eyes forever lost	B
No more thy gladdening vales I travel o'er	O
For me thy mountains rear the head no more	N
For me thy rocks no sparkling gems unfold	B
Or streams luxuriant wear their paths in gold	B
From realms of promised peace forever borne	P
I hail dread anguish and in secret mourn	P
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But dangers past fair climes explored in vain	F
And foes triumphant shew but half my pain	F
Dissembling friends each earlier joy who gave	A
And fired my youth the storms of fate to brave	A
Swarm'd in the sunshine of my happier days	Q
Pursued the fortune and partook the praise	Q
Bore in my doubtful cause a twofold part	B
The garb of friendship and the viper's heart	B
Pass my loath'd cell with smiles of sour disdain	F
Insult my woes and triumph in my pain	F
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One gentle guardian Heaven indulgent gave	A
And now that guardian slumbers in the grave	A
Hear from above thou dear departed shade	B
As once my joys my present sorrows aid	B
Burst my full heart afford that last relief	R
Breathe back my sighs and re inspire my grief	R
Still in my sight thy royal form appears	S
Reproves my silence and demands my tears	T
On that blest hour my soul delights to dwell	U
When thy protection bade the canvass swell	U
When kings and courtiers found their factions vain	F
Blind Superstition shrunk beneath her chain	F
The sun's glad beam led on the circling way	B
And isles rose beauteous in the western day	B
But o'er those silvery shores that fair domain	F
What crowds of tyrants fix their horrid reign	F
Again fair Freedom seeks her kindred skies	V
Truth leaves the world and Isabella dies	V
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Oh lend thy friendly shroud to veil my sight	B
That these pain'd eyes may dread no more the light	B
These welcome shades conclude my instant doom	C
And this drear mansion moulder to a tomb	C
	-
Thus mourn'd the hapless chief a thundering sound	B
Roll'd round the shuddering walls and shook the ground	B
O'er all the dome where solemn arches bend	B
The roofs unfold and streams of light descend	B
The growing splendor fill'd the astonish'd room	C
And gales ethereal breathed a glad perfume	C
Mild in the midst a radiant seraph shone	W
Robed in the vestments of the rising sun	G
Tall rose his stature youth's primeval grace	X
Moved o'er his limbs and wanton'd in his face	X
His closing wings in golden plumage drest	B
With gentle sweep came folding o'er his breast	B
His locks in rolling ringlets glittering hung	Y
And sounds melodious moved his heavenly tongue	Y
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Rise trembling Chief to scenes of rapture rise	V
This voice awaits thee from the approving skies	V
Thy just complaints in heavenly audience known	W
Call mild compassion from the indulgent throne	W
Let grief no more awake the piteous strain	F
Nor think thy piety or toils are vain	F
Tho' faithless men thy injured worth despise	V
Depress all virtue and insult the skies	V
Yet look thro' nature Heaven's own conduct trace	X
What power divine sustains the unthankful race	X
From that great Source that life inspiring Soul	L
Suns drew their light and systems learn'd to roll	L
Time walk'd the silent round and life began	Z
And God's fair image stamp'd the mind of man	Z
Down the long vale where rolling years descend	B
To thy own days behold his care extend	B
From one eternal Spring what love proceeds	A2
Smiles in the seraph in the Saviour bleeds	A2
Shines through all worlds that fill the bounds of space	X
And lives and brightens in thy favour'd race	X
Yet no return the almighty Power can know	B2
From earth to heaven no just reward can flow	B2
Men spread their wants the all bounteous hand supplies	V
And gives the joys that mortals dare despise	V
In these dark vales where blinded faction sways	Q
Wealth pride and conquest claim the palm of praise	Q
Aw'd into slaves while groping millions groan	W
And blood stain'd steps lead upwards to a throne	W
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Far other wreaths thy virtuous temples claim	D
Far nobler honours build thy sacred name	D
Thine be the joys the immortal mind that grace	X
Pleas'd with the toils that bless thy kindred race	X
Now raise thy ravish'd soul to scenes more bright	B
The glorious fruits ascending on thy sight	B
For wing'd with speed from brighter worlds I came	D
To sooth thy grief and show thy distant fame	D
	-
As that great Seer whose animating rod	B
Taught Israel's sons the wonder working God	B
Who led thro' dreary wastes the murmuring band	B
To the fair confines of the promised land	B
Oppress'd with years from Pisgah's beauteous height	B
O'er boundless regions cast the raptured sight	B
The joys of unborn nations warm'd his breast	B
Repaid his toils and sooth'd his soul to rest	B
Thus o'er thy subject wave shalt thou behold	B
Far happier realms their future charms unfold	B
In nobler pomp another Pisgah rise	V
Beneath whose foot thine own Canaumlan lies	V
There rapt in vision hail the distant clime	D
And taste the blessings of remotest time	D
The Seraph spoke and now before them lay	B
The doors unbarr'd a steep ascending way	B
That through disparting shades arose on high	C2
Reach'd o'er the hills and lengthen'd up the sky	C2
Oped a fair summit graced with rising flowers	D2
Sweet odours breathing through celestial bowers	D2
O'er proud Hispanian spires it looks sublime	D
Subjects the Alps and levels all the clime	D
Led by the Power the hero gain'd the height	B
A touch from heaven sublimed his mortal sight	B
And calm beneath them flow'd the western main	F
Far stretch'd immense a sky encircled plain	F
No sail no isle no cloud invests the bound	B
Nor billowy surge disturbs the unvaried round	B
Till deep in distant heavens the sun's dim ray	B
Topp'd unknown cliffs and call'd them up to day	B
Slow glimmering into sight wide regions drew	E2
And rose and brighten'd on the expanding view	E2
Fair sweep the waves the lessening ocean smiles	F2
And breathes the fragrance of a thousand isles	F2
Near and more near the long drawn coasts arise	V
Bays stretch their arms and mountains lift the skies	V
The lakes unfolding point the streams their way	B
The plains the hills their lengthening skirts display	B
The vales draw forth high walk the approaching groves	G2
And all the majesty of nature moves	H2
O'er the wild climes his eyes delighted rove	I2
Where lands extend and glittering waters move	J2
He saw through central realms the	K2

Joel Barlow

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