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Columbus hail'd them with a father's smile	A
Fruits of his cares and children of his toil	B
With tears of joy while still his eyes descried	C
Their course adventurous o'er the distant tide	C
Thus when o'er deluged earth her Seraph stood	C
The tost ark bounding on the shoreless flood	C
The sacred treasure claim'd his guardian view	D
While climes unnoticed in the wave withdrew	D
He saw the squadrons reach the rising strand	C
Leap from the wave and share the joyous land	C
Receding forests yield the heroes room	E
And opening wilds with fields and gardens bloom	E
Fill'd with the glance extatic all his soul	F
Now seems unbounded with the scene to roll	F
And now impatient with retorted eye	G
Perceives his station in another sky	G
Waft me O winged Angel waft me o'er	H
With those blest heroes to the happy shore	I
There let me live and die but all appears	J
A fleeting vision these are future years	J
Yet grant in nearer view the climes may spread	C
And my glad steps may seem their walks to tread	C
While eastern coasts and kingdoms wrapp'd in night	C
Arise no more to intercept the sight	C
The hero spoke the Angel's powerful hand	C
Moves brightening o'er the visionary land	C
The height that bore them still sublimer grew	D
And earth's whole circuit settled from their view	D
A dusky Deep serene as breathless even	K
Seem'd vaulting downward like another heaven	L
The sun rejoicing on his western way	M
Stamp'd his fair image in the inverted day	M
Sudden the northern shores again drew nigh	G
And life and action fill'd the hero's eye	G
Where the dread Laurence breaks his passage wide	C
Where Missisippi's milder currents glide	C
Where midland realms their swelling mountainsheave	G
And slope their champaigns to the distant wave	G
On the green banks and o'er the extended plain	N
Rise into sight the happiest walks of man	O
The placid ports that break the billowing gales	P
Rear their tall masts and stretch their whitening sails	P
The harvests wave the groves with fruitage bend	C
And bulwarks heave and spiry domes ascend	C
Fair works of peace in growing splendor rise	Q
And grateful earth repays the bounteous skies	Q
Till war invades when opening vales disclose	R
In moving crouds the savage tribes of foes	R
High tufted quills their painted foreheads press	S
Dark spoils of beasts their shaggy shoulders dress	S
The bow bent forward for the combat strung	T
The ax the quiver on the girdle hung	T
The deep discordant yells convulse the air	U
And the wild waste resounds approaching war	I
The hero look'd and every darken'd height	C
Pours down the dusky squadrons to the fight	C
Where Kennebec's high source forsakes the sky	G
Where deep Champlain's extended waters lie	G
Where the bold Hudson leads his shadowy tide	C
Where Kaatskill heights the azure vault divide	C
Where the dim Alleganies range sublime	V
And give their streams to every distant clime	V
The swarms descended like an evening shade	C
And wolves and vultures follow'd where they spread	C
Thus when a storm on eastern pinions driven	L
Meets the firm Andes in the midst of heaven	L
The clouds convulse the torrents pour amain	L
And the black waters sweep the subject plain	L
Thro' cultured fields the bloody myriads spread	C
Sack the lone village strow the streets with dead	C
The flames aspire the smoky volumes rise	Q
And shrieks and shouts redouble round the skies	Q
Fair babes and matrons in their domes expire	W
Or burst their passage thro' the folding fire	H
O'er woods and plains promiscuous rave along	X
The yelling victors and the driven throng	X
The streams run purple all the extended shore	I
Is wrapp'd in flames and trod with steps of gore	I
Till numerous hosts collecting from afar	Y
Exalt the standard and oppose the war	I
Point their loud thunders on the shouting foe	G
And brave the shafted terrors of the bow	Z
When like a broken wave the savage train	L
Lead back the flight and scatter o'er the plain	L
Slay their weak captives leave their shafts in haste	C
Forget their spoils and scour the distant waste	C
As when the morning sun begins his way	M
The shadows vanish where he gives the day	M
So the dark tribes from brighter regions hurl'd	C
Sweep o'er the heights and lakes far thro' the wilder'd world	C
Now move in nobler pomp the toils of peace	A2
New temples rise and splendid towers increase	A2
He saw where Penn his peaceful thousands led	C
A spreading town bright Del'ware's waves o'ershade	C
The crossing streets in fair proportion run	L
The walls and pavements sparkle to the sun	L
Like that famed city rose the beauteous plan	L
Whose spacious bounds Semiramis began	L
Long ages finish'd what her hand design'd	C
The pride of kings and wonder of mankind	C
Where labouring Hudson's glassy current strays	B2
York's growing walls their splendid turrets raise	B2
Albania rising in her midland pride	C
Rolls her rich treasures on his lengthening tide	C
Fair in her circling streams blest Newport laves	B2
And Boston opens o'er the subject waves	B2
On southern shores where happier currents glide	C
The banks bloom gay and cities grace their side	C
Like morning clouds that tinge their skirts with gold	C
Bright Charleston's roofs and sparkling spires unfold	C
Thro' each extended realm in wisdom great	C
Rose the dread sires that claim the cares of state	C
Long robes of purest white their forms embrace	B2
Their better hands imperial sceptres grace	B2
Their left the laws that shining leaves infold	C
Where rights and charters flame in figured gold	C
High on a seat that opening crouds disclose	B2
Blest Baltimore from toils and dangers rose	B2
The sacred Cross before his kindling eyes	B2
From foes defended and of peace the prize	B2
Waves o'er the host who catch the liberal flame	V
Partake the freedom and extend the fame	V
With port majestic rising to his throne	L
Immortal Penn in rival lustre shone	L
Dispensing justice to the train below	G
Peace in his voice and firmness on his brow	Z
Another croud sees generous Belcher stand	C
And gains new glory from his liberal hand	C
He aids the toil and still exalts the plan	L
Patron of science liberty and man	L
With steady step bold Winthrop towers along	X
Waves the bright wand and cheers the noble throng	X
Beneath his firm unalterable sway	M
Fair Virtue reigns and grateful realms obey	M
While other forms the rising states around	C
By wisdom graced with equal honours crown'd	C
Trail the long robe extend the sceptred hand	C
Drive guilt and slavery from the joyous land	C
Bid arts and culture wealth and wisdom rise	B2
Friends of mankind and favourites of the skies	B2
Up the wild streams that bound the hero's view	G
Great Gallia's sons their western course pursue	G
On fertile banks fair towns and villas rose	B2
That dared the vengeance of surrounding foes	B2
Here cold Canadia round her Laurence spread	C
And raised her cities o'er his watery glade	C
There Louisiana's happier borders run	L
Spread fairer lawns and feel a purer sun	L
While the glad lakes and broad Ohio's stream	V
Seem smiling conscious of approaching same	V
Now larger barks pursue their rapid course	B2
Unite their labours and extend their force	B2
Beneath their listed sails arise in sight	C
White flags display'd and armies robed in white	C
Through the deep midland waste they stream afar	Y
And threat weak realms with desolating war	I
Where proud Quebec exalts her rocky seat	C
They range their camp and spread the frowning fleet	C
Lead conquering legions western wilds to brave	G
Raise lone Oswago o'er the untraversed wave	G
While other squadrons tempt another flood	C
And dark Ohio swells beneath the load	C
When fierce from Albion's coast a warlike train	L
Moves o'er the sea and treads the dusky plain	L
Swift to their aid from all the crouded strand	C
Rise bright in arms the wide colonial band	C
They join their force and tow'rd the falling day	M
The same bold banners lead their dreadful way	M
O'er Allagany heights like streams of fire	H
The red flags wave and glittering arms aspire	W
Beyond the hills where o'er the lonely flood	C
A hostile fortress spreads its bounds abroad	C
They bend the venturous march the host within	L
Behold their danger and the strife begin	L
From t	C

Joel Barlow

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