BRITISH LIBERTY ESTABLISHED, AND GALLIC LIBERTY RESTOFRED; I OR, THE TRIUMPH OF FREEDOM£ A tPOEM. OCCASIONED BY THE GRAND REI/OLUTION IN FRANCE, M,Dcc,LxxxIx. ' TH A PROSPECT OF FrHE GLORIOUS TIME WHEN TRUB RELIGION AND CIVlL LIBERTY SHALL SHED THEIR BENIGN INrFLUENCES OVER THE WORLD. . gqnw" FLEUM A N . BT MARIAQL ſ' \ L O N D O N: (FROM PETERBOROUGH-HOUSE PRESS) PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, NO.' 31, JEWIN STREET; ' AND sonn BY J. MATTHIWS, s'rRAND; n. o. SYMONDS, PATER-NOSTER-Row 5' 3. NOTT, LOMBARD_ s'rnuz'r; ASH, TOWER summe-r; TKOMPSON, OXFORD ROADz AND BY mns. HANCOCK, BEACR BTREET, BARBICANS ' M,OCC,XC' l
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[ V ] THE * ARGUMENT. PART THE FIRST. ſin ſnvoeation to the Muſt ;-an Addreſs to Britannia ;-ta ſilſred the Great, as the Founder of Engli/h Lihertyz-u an Allzffion to King John, and the Signing ofMagna Charta z-to the Triumphs of England over France, in the Reigns of Edward the Third and Henry the Fifth 3 a Cang'atulatory ſiddreſh to Britons, from a Fiew of the Privileges they now enjoy, from the excellent Con ſtitutien of this Country, and the mild Adminiſtration of King George the Third z-an Exhertation to watch wer and defend thoſe Privileges ;--and an I-Iymn aſ Praiſe to God as the Guardian of England. PſiART THE SECOND Commenee: with a Simile of a Traveller relactantly leaving Arahia the Happy, to travel through ſirahia the De/art 3 a Vice-w of the great-ſſ Part of Europe groaning under Chains of Tyranny and Opprefflion, and overwhelmed with . Ignorance and Popiſh Darhneſs ;--whieh leads to the Ce lehration of the glorious Rewelution in France of 1789. ſi \ PART
PART THE THIRD. ſi In Attempt to improve the two former Parts-ſhewing the grand Caafl' of the late Revelation, and the great end to which it leads, from a retrzfizecti'ue l/iew of the Riſe and Fall of the four great Empires ſpoken of hy the Prophet Daniel, and exempliſied hy Dean Prideaux, Rollin, and Biſhop Newtonzu-'with a Proſhect of the glorious Time when TRUE RELIGION and CIVIL LIBERTY ſhall ſhed their Bleſſing: all o'ver the Mrld. GALLIC
4. PREFACE. AT a time when the great and important events, which have lately taken place, (events ſo intereſting to Mankind in general, and to the Lovers ofthc Proteſtant Religion and of Civil and Religious Liberty in particular), has fixed the attention, ani mated the paſiions, and deeply impreſſed almoſt every heart, I flatter myſelf that the following Poem will not be altogether unacceptable to the Public. It was not written with. a view to acquire either gain or applauſe; but as the Divine Goodneſs has honoured me with the friendſhip of many moſt reſpectable and valuable perſons, who condeſcend to be pleaſed'with the little effufions oſ my unwor thy pen, it was compoſed to oblige them, and indeed at the particular requeſt of. one of them; a requeſt which was the more agreeable torne, as it was entirely ſuited to my inclination; being, myſelf of French extraction, I cannot but be deeply inte reſted in the great events which have lately taken place in France, although I poſſeſs an Engliſh heart; and therefore the intereſts of my native Country are paricularly dear and valuable to me.---Sh0uld this little
4 iv PREFACE. little piece be ſo highly honoured as to meet the ap-e probation oſ my friends, I ſhall be happy 5 ſhould it be any way uſefiJl to young minds, and have a ten dency to impreſs upon them the importance and va lue of the noble privileges they enjoy as Britons, and ' have a natural and unalienable right to as'men; to in ſpire them with generous ſentiments oſ public ſpirit, and'love to their Country; and, above all, with gratitude to the Divine Author and giver oſ all their bleſſings, and thereby promote, in ſome ſmall de gree, the glory of Gpd; my principal deſign in writing will be abundantly anſwered.l--I flatter myſelf that the public in general, and thoſe in par-7 ticular who are pleaſed to honour me with their friendſhip, will ſuffer the propriety of my intention in writing to cover the many improprieties they may diſcover in the Poem; and that they will do me ' the juſtice to believe, that, if I poſſeſſed the brighteſt genius and greateſt abilities in the world, inſtead of the little half talent God has beſtowed upon me, it would be my higheſt delight to lay them out for the improvement ofthe riſing generation, and to expreſs my gratitude to my God, my Friends, and my Country. MARIA DE FLEURY. jANUARY 6. 1790, No. 31, jEWlN-STREET. THE
GALLIC LIBERTY; on, TH E TRIUMPH OF FREEDOM. L a' / COME, heav'nly Muſe, affiſt me while I ſing; Thy ſweeteſt lyre, thy choiceſt muſic bring: Come, warm my heart with thy celeſtial' fire, With nobleſt rapture all my ſoul inſpire ; Rapture like her's * who ſung the glorious day When SlSERA became a Woman's prey 3 When FREEDOM triumph'd, and JEHOVAH frown'd 5 A haughty Tyrant bleeding to the ground. FREEDOM's my theme, to celebrate her name, O that my lays were equal to my theme ! That I could write with an immortal pen, And trace, with ſteady eye, 5' the ways oſ GOD to Men!'{ 7? Deborah, Judges, Chap. v. B BRITANNtA,
8 _ GALLlC LIBERTY. BRlTANNlA, hail! thou favour'd (been of Iſl'es, Long kindly foſter'd by thy Maker's ſmiles'! 1 When riſing firſt from Ocean's oozy bed, He bade thee rear aloft thy ſtately head; Bade thy white cliffs tridmphant o'er the main Through all ſucceeding generations reign. When from the grave, Victorious, JESUS roſe, Almighty Conqu'ror over mighty foes, Th' aſcended SAVIOUR claim'd thee for his own, An earlyjewel planted in his crown, And ſent his everlaſting Goſpel down ; Diſperſt the ſhades of Druid night away, And fill'd thy happy Iſle with evangelic day. Then, as his crowning gift, from his right hand FREEDOM he ſent, to bleſs thisſſfavour'd land; BRITAIN be free! he ſaid; and FREEDOM then Became the darling RXGHT of ENGLISHMEN. To fix her throne, her ſtandard high to rear, Behold a long illuſtrious race appear! Wiſe to deſign, firm to maintain her laws, To bleed, and die, in FREEDOM'S ſacred cauſe. ALFRED! iſ thy great ſoul can yet receive ' The tribute which a g-rateful People give, Look down, and liear a Nation bleſs thy name, And conſecrate to thee immortal fame : Look down, and ſee the Temple, all divine! Thy Sons erected fromithy vaſt deſign; Thy
GALLIC LIBERTY. 9 Thy hands the great foundation laid, and We Admire the Founder of our Liberty :- A King ! a Father ! how rever'd a name? Go, Kings, and emulate and ſhare the fame l No more fair FREEDOM rnournsw her ruin'd ſanes! No more of barb'rous Gothic rage complains: In Britiſh breaſts ſee Spartan courage flow, i , And Roman virtue in their boſoms glow! Her ſorrows ceaſe, ſhe, with a placid ſmile, Claps her bright wings, and in this ſea-girt Iſle Delights to dwell, forgets her ancient ſeat, And makes this land of light her lov'd retreat. SEE a proud Tyrant *, with a crown in view', O'er blood and fratr-icide the prize purſue ; See him enthron'd, extend an iron rod O'er free-born BRITONS,. and intend his nod To be their law; his ſov'reign will, the bound Of right and Wrong.-Is no deliv'rer found P No JUNIUS BRUTUS, who will nobly ſtand The glorious champion of a ſinking land? Yes 3 I behold ten thouſand heroes riſe, I hear their ſhouts, re-echoing, rend the ſkies ; I ſee their banners waving in the air, The-founding trump proclaims, that BRITONS dare * King john. 3 2. Defend
'to _ GALLlC LIBERTY. Defend their ſacred rights thro' toils and death, And boaſt of FREEDOM with their lateſt breath. O RUNNEMEAD ! the great hiſtoric page Shall celebrate thy name from age to age ! In diſtant times, the venerable Sire, Feeling his boſom glow with patriot fire, Shall tell his Sons of thee, and (pointing) ſay, Remember, Boys, the memorable day When here BRITANNlA's valiant Barons ſtood, Her nobleſt Sons, determin'd, brave and good; Their cauſe, the cauſe of juſtice, truth, and law: The haughty Tyrant trembled when he ſaw Their gallant hoſt, fear ſtruck the coward pale, While Heav'n rejoic'd to ſee the RIGHT prevail: 'Twas here, in ſpite of Hell and all her foes, Fair FREEDOM triumph'd, MAGNA CHARTA roſe. SEE Conqueſt, eagle-wing'd, from Heav'n deſcend, BRITANNIA's fleets and armies to attend; She ſhakes her ſnowy plumes, and calls to arms, Leading to glory' thro' the dread alarms Of horrent war.--GALLIA, thy fields. can tell How many gallant heroes fought and fell, To raiſe the honours of the Britiſh name, And deep engrave it in the liſts of ſame. See
GALLIC LlBERTY. ſi II See weeping CRESSY ſtill lament her day, And proud POICTIERS the Victors might diſplay; See AGINCOURT immortal laurels bring, To wreath the brow of ENGLAND's youthful King. No more let mortals truſt in mortal might, The God of Battles muſt decide the fight; Let the proud boaſter learn to boaſt no more, But, with our HENRY, wonder and adore. IN vain does Hell and Rome conſpire to pour Blind papal darkneſs on this happy ſhore; In vain aſpiring tyrants riſe and rage, BRITAIN ſhall ſtill be free from age to age. Heav'n puffs at their deſigns from his high throne, And, frowning, ſhakes their mighty Babels down 3 ". At the dread ſound of his avenging ire, A JAMES ſhall abdicate, a CHARtEs expire! A CROMWELL and a WILLIAM ſhall appear (Hail, glorious names! hail, names to BRITAIN dearl) And, like an oVerwhelming whirlwind, ſweep Deſpotic monſters to their native deep ; While Antichriſt and Tyranny ſhall fall, And FREEDOM, BRITISH FREEDOM, triumph over all! BLiEST Halcyon days now reign-let BRITONS ſing, No more they groan beneath a tyrant King; No
12 GALLIC LIBERTY. No more they ſmart beneath th' oppreffive ſwor -- Mild is the ſceptre ſway'd by GEORGE the THIRD* ! In her full ſplendor ſacred Truth appears, ' And Peace and Plenty crown our happy years. Late a black cloud o'er-hung the Britiſh ſky, The thunders roll'd, the rattling ſtorm drew nigh, BRITANNIA'S boſom heav'd the trembling ſigh; When, lo ! her ſun aroſe with cheerful ray, Shone thro' the tempeſt, drove the ſhades away; _ O'erwhelmffd with joy, ſhe tun'd her voice to ſing ct The GOD whoſe ſov'reign pow'r reſtor'd her King! Zion too, ſhouted 3 Zion caught the flame, And ſung hoſannah to the gracious name Whoſe condeſcending eye beheld her care, And. gave her much-lov'd Sov'reign to her pray'r. Long may th' imperial diadem adorn His royal brow; may GEORGE, a BRITON born, i Long over free-born BRITONS live to reign, 'To guard their rights, their liberties maintain ; * Let it be remembered here, that I write ofthings in a general point oſview. Itis to be lamented, that, notwithſtanding the excellence of the Britiſh Conſti tution, notwithſtanding the mild diſpoſition of our preſent Sovereign, yet there exiſt in this Country ſome very arbitrary Courts of Judicature 5 and there alſo exiſt ſome men ofeorrupt minde, who, putting their-own glaſſes upon good and wholeſome laws, are not aſhamed to deem ſpeaking the Tuu-rn libellous; ſo that, even in theſe days of Freedom, there are very reſpcctable perſons, loya] ſubjects, pining in an odious priſon with felons and murderers, whoſe only. crime is ſpeaking the Txu Tn. When will Engliſh Liberty triumph oVer theſe oppreſſions P May
GALLIC LIBERTY. 13 May he the Father of his People be, And prove their love, their laws, and liberty, The firmeſt, beſt ſupporters of his throne. The choiceſt, brighteſt jewels of his crown, Say, Muſe, her name, who reigns with ſov'reign ſway In Britiſh hearts i Record the happy day, When CHARLOTTE, like the ſun, aroſe to bleſs And crown a King and Pe0ple's happineſs. Wife, great, and good, long may ſhe live to prove The darling object of three kingdoms' love 5 While big-ſwoln Envy turns aſham'd away, And Slander's forked tongue finds not one word to ſay. BRITONS rejoice, no chains are forg'd for you, To break your ſpirit, and your minds ſubdue; No dreary caves exclude the beauteous light, And bury heroes in perpetual night; No IRON CAGES, no BASTILES ariſe, -To curſe the groaning earth, inſult the ſkies; No Widows weep, no Orphans mourn in' vain Huſbands and Fathers ſnatch'd away, or ſlain, By cruel Policy. Here FREEDOM reigns, _ And law and juſtice hold the ſacred reins Of ENGLAND's Government. O BRITONS raiſe To heav'n's high King a monument'of praiſe ! Mark well your bleſſings, ſee how high they riſe, Deep in your hearts record, and learn to prize The _L-'I
14.' GAL'LIC LIBERTY. _-_-______- - The noble privileges you poſſeſs, 'I Both civil and religious happineſs: 1 _, z; a Inform your children, let the riſing youth Be taught to ſtudy this important truth; FREEDOM is ſtill (oppoſe who will or can) The noble birth-right oſ an ENGLISHMAN. O l hold it faſt, than eaſe,- than life more dear, And bold and wiſe in its defence appear; 'VVatch o'er your rights, with more than Argus' eyes, Leſt force or fraud deſpoil you of the prize; To diſtant ages, to the end of time, Hand it unſullied-let this favour'd clime Long reign the mighty Empreſs of the ſea, Renown'd for TRUTH, for PEſſAca, and LlBERTY. Let diſtant ages with the preſent join, To raiſe, in numbers ſweetla ſong divine; A ſong of grateful praiſe to BRITAIN's GOD, Who breaks our en'mies with an iron rod; But ſways a golden ſceptre o'er this land, And keeps it ſafe in his Almighty hand. 3 (fit . HAIL, BRITAm's GODl BRITANNIA bows to thee, Thou Sov'reign Author oſ her Liberty; p 'Twas thou diſpell'd the (hades of papal night, And ſhed abroad the beams of Goſpel light. þThy Sov'reign love has made her ſtill thy care, Thy wrath hath cruſh'd her Tyrants in deſpair; From
'G-ALLIc LIBERTY. 15 From thee her ever-new ſalvation ſprings, Great Setter-up and Putter-down of kings : Let earth and ſea conſpire to ſpeak thy praiſe, Let old and young a ceaſeleſs anthem raiſe ; Let King and People ſwell the triumph high, And ſhout hoſannahs thro' the echoing ſky. And ſtill, oh l, ſtill may we enjoy thy ſmile, Almighty Guardian of this happy Iſle; O! ſend thy Spirit down to crown thy truth; Let venerable fires, let blooming youth, Won by the pow'r of thy Victorious word, To holineſs and happineſs reſtor'd, Take at a SAVIOUR'S feet their humble place, The willing ſubjects of Almighty grace: Let error flee, let truth and juſtice reign, Long as BRlTANNIA's compaſs'd with the main ; Let Britiſh hearts ſtill glow With patriot fire, Till ſun, and moon, and ſtars, and worlds expire. c \ * XPART'
16 CALLIC LIBERTY. PART THE SECOND. FROM the fair fields of Araby the bleſt, With ſpicy groves and conſtant verdure dreſt; . Where Nature's richeſt ſruits proſuſely grow, And cooling [treams in pleaſing murmurs flow; How the loath trav'ler, with reluctant feet, Quits the) lov'd ſoil, his favourite retreat, T'explore the horrors of the wilderneſs, New ſcenes of woe and multiply'd diſtreſs ; 'Midſt burning ſands, where no cool ſprings ariſe, But oft the fainting trav'ler thirſts and dies ; i Where ſavage bands rapacious roam for prey, And whirlwinds ſweep whole caravans away: So from the Land oſ Liberty and Light, With drooping wing, my Muſe muſt take her flight z She for a While muſt lay her triumphs by, And ſing with plaiſintive voice, and view with weeping eye O'er mighty realms deep ſhades oſ night prevail, ſ i Myſterious Babel ſpread her gloomy veil O'er millions oſ immortal minds, who lay Far from the borders of celeſiihl day; Abſorpt in ignorance and flaviſh fears, Thro' the long period oſ a thouſand years ; Their gen'rous ſpirit curb'd, their noble fire, Such as the love of FREEDOM muſt inſpire; Qiench'd
GALLIC LiBERTYþ 17 \ Wench'd by a [weeping flood, a deluge wild, Of arbitrary pow'r, chafing each mild And amiable virtue far away, , While horrid Tyranny her ſrowns diſplay. SEE the proud purple Deſpot waveihis hand, Th' important ſignal of ſupreme command; ſi His will'the law of millions 5 at his nod They bow and tremble, as a demigod; He ſhines illuſtrious, thinks a nation born - To ſwell his triumph, and his pomp adorn. Juſtice and Virtue, from his preſence driv'n, Wit his domains, and ſeek their native heav'n; Mercy and Truth retire, and in their ſtead . \ See treach'rous Falſhood raiſe her hateful head; Adult'rous Luſt, inſatiate thirſt for gold, And Rapine her rapacious jaws unfold : Ambition forms a thouſand plans to riſe; A thouſand arts employs to gain the prize; p ' The glitt'ring prize, purſu'd with ardent zeal, And ev'ry motive, but the public weal, Attain'd, the giddy pageant of an hour Baſks in the ſunſhine of a Tyrant's pow'r 3 i - i His ſmile exalts him, but, anon, a frown Tumbles the wretch and all his honours down. FROM age to age this aweful purſe hath ran, And in the SLAVE been loſt the rights of MAN: C Z
18 GALLIC LlBERTY. If e'er a Patriot felt his boſom move With that great principle, his country's love, A noble ſpark of true heroic fire, And durſt to liberty and truth aſpire, See priſons riſe, ſee dungeons ſink for him, And racks and wheels muſt tear him limb from limb z p While ſilent multitudes their tears ſuppreſs; Nor dare in ſepret ſighs their grief expreſs, A Leſt keen ſuſpicion, with her jealous eyes, - Should read rebellion in their ſecret ſighs; Should ſacrifice to political fears, And in their martyr's ruin mingle their's. EACH gen'rous effort of the ſoul to bind, . And rivet fetters on the free-born mind, A thouſand terrors riſe, contriv'd in 'Hell How black, how horrible, what tongue can tell? O'er hapleſs realms ſtretch out their dark domain, And in BASTILES and INVHSITIONS reign. i The mighty bulwarks of deſpoticpow'r, Where Tyranny enthron'd, with hideous roar, Darts her grim horrors round a frighted ſtate, A NATION trembles, cruih'd beneath the weight; Proſtrate receives, and patient bears the ſtroke, A And groans ſupine beneath the iron yoke. Such were thy chains, O GALLIA ! while the ſun From age to age his deſtin'd periods run; r i While
GALLIC LIBERTY. 19 While pow'r deſpotic hurl'd her thunders round, A thouſand generations felt the wound. 'TIs paſt, the hour is come, 'the glorious hour, When France no more ſhall own a Tyrant's pow'r; The day appears, the grand illuſtrious day, Diſperſing night with all her ſhades away. O come, fair FREEDOM ! daughter of the ſkies, To thee a Nation lifts their longing eyes; 'Tis thee they invocate, with patriot breath, Determin'd to be free, or ſleep in 'death ; Extend thy gracious ſway from ſhore to ſhore, And reign till ſuns ſhall riſe and ſet no more. FROM ſleep, from ſloth awake l (a hero cries) Ye noble Franks : Echo aloud replies, From ſleep, from ſloth awake! Shake off your chains, To dwell with ſlaves fair Liberty diſdains; She reigns o'er MEN. No more ſupinely lay Hugging your fetters, let your deeds diſplay The vigour of immortal minds; rouſe, rouſel And at fair FREEDOM's ſhrine repeatiyour vows ; Live free, or nobly ſtamp it on your graves; _, Awake, ariſe, or be for ever ſlaves l ' HE ſpake, and thro' the Nations ſwift it flew The Nations heard, the Nations triumph'd too; With noble zeal, a thouſand tongues repeat Thevoice of HEAv'N, of FREEDOM, and FAYETTE. See
'20 ' GALLIC LJBERTY ..-.-_'\_.-..n .-..w-<u w._..__.__..-._.___-_-..< See from Americ's ſhore the Hero come, And brings a noble band ofworthies home ; Perfidious policy had ſent them forth, ' They ſtudied FREEDOM in the hoſtile North.Now ſafely landed on their native ſhore, i They muſt be free, they will be ſlaves no more ſ 'While gen'rous BRIrONs ſcorn a mean revenge, And leave their wrongs for Heaven to avenge. Exulting ſee the GALLIC heroes come, And bring the ſweets of Britiſh FREEDOM home; They ſaw in FREEDOM'S cauſe her Sons expire, And, lo! their boſoms caught the gen'rous fire; They ſee their Country bound in flaviſh chains, They ſee her bleeding at a thouſand veins; Their hearts expand with noble zeal to ſave, Or in her ruins form themſelves a grave. a Let France awake to FREEDOM i" (FAYETTE cries); [9' " Let France awake around the Nation flies ; VVinds waft the voice afar, and who's ſo bound ſ In ſlaviſh fetters, not to hear the ſound? What heart ſo ſpiritleſs, ſo ſunk in fears, As not to glow with ardour when he hears The call to Liberty? The noble fire Catehes from heart to heart; the hoary Sirc, And ruddy Boy, alike its rays inſpire: i They hear l they ſtart l they come I fair FREEDOM'S call Revives the ſpirit of the ancient GAUL ; i The ſleeping Lion's rous'd, he paws the ground, He ſhakes his manc, his eye darts lightning round. i . _.___.__
GALLIC'LIBERTY. 21 MWJJLMM'FV=TFT*:*'F'W®M'*TZ *' Let Tyrants-tremble, while his awful roar Confuſion flings on arbitrary pow'r; To eaſtern climes let deſpotiſm flee, European boſoms pant for Liberty; An inj ur'd People claim the rights of men, A mighty good, well bought with preſent pain; Heav'n looks propitious down, reſolv'd to bleſs And crown the glorious ſtruggle with ſucceſs. ' * FROM Eaſt and Weſt, from North and South, behold _ A band of worthiles come z in war not bold Alone to execute, but wiſe to plan, And mode] laws of Empire worthy Man. On every brow deliberation ſits, And public care and prudence, as befits * The Senate of a mighty Nation, met To form anew, and organize the State. Zeal gives their councils life, while caution wards A thouſand dangers, circumſpection guards (A faithful centinel) their country's love, The noble ſpring which all their actions move. See love to FREEDOM every heart inſpire, See every boſom glow with warm deſire, To break their Country's chains, and ſet her free, To taſte the golden fruits of Well-earn'd Liberty; Hail, Patriots ! hail I th' aſtoniſh'd World admire, And catch a ſpark of your heroic fire; From heart to heart it'runs, from land to land, ,And kingdoms big with expectation ſtand,
__..n_-_.... -'.--1 F-'c - -* ' A - ---"'_-__ 22 GALLIC LIBERTY'A To ſee the glorious day when France ſhall be Emancipate from chains and ſlavery ; When the foundation which your wiſdom laid, Solid and firm, in edual poiſes weigh'd, Shall in a noble ſuperſtructure riſe, And FREEDOM's glorious temple greet the ſkies; When Tyrants baniſh'd from the realms of day, And lawleſs rule for ever ſwept away, GALLIA no more ſhall under bondagc groan, But boaſt a Conſtitution like our own*. Then ſhall the monumental braſs declare Who the great FATHERS of their Country were; Who dar'd ſtand forth in the important hour, And reſcue France from arbitrary pow'r: Your Sons ſhall tell their Children-they ſhall own, And make your names to unborn ages known: Go on then, Heroes, may a hand divine Direct, complete, and crown the grand deſign. NOR theſe alone, tho' pillars of the State, In wiſdom, council, erudition great; The noble ardour runs from ſoul to ſoul, i _ Breathes in each part, and animates the Whole. The artizan lays his mechanics by In FREEDOM's cauſe, his ſkill in arms to try; Students forget their books, Merchants their gains, Self-love expires, and PUBLIC SPIRIT reigns. n'am' J-nu *' The Britiſh. s CC -< -> *.--.We--- _.
fffiw ſing-51.' GALLIC LIBERTY. See Huſbandmen forſake the plough, and ſtand Renowned champions for their native land, Like Rome's fam'd CrNCINATUS*. Around their Country's glorious ſtandard throng; While thoſe, by palſied limbs forbid to come, Chain'd by 'diſeaſe to an ignoble home, Pant for the field, and bid their ſons ariſe, And nobly die, or win the darling prize. The martial bands, long train'd to war and arms, Inur'd to fierce BELLONA's dread alarms ; The ſcourge of FREEDOM, Tyrants hope and boaſt, Whoſe ſceptre's guarded by an armed hoſt, Not by their ſubjects love-Shall theſe oppoſe And meet their Fathers and their Sons as foes, And plant their daggers in their Country's breaſt? Their wretched Country, long with ills oppreſt l Now, when a great ſalvation's near in view, Shall theſe, her cruel Sons, their hands embrue In her delivjrers blood? Oh! no; the fire Of patriot zeal their manly breaſts inſpire; Their noble legions ſhout for Liberty, And ſwear that GALLIA henceforth ſhall be free. _ Nor is the love of Liberty confin'd, Or martial ardour, to the manly mind ; _ In FEMALE boſoms ſee the flame ariſe, Glow in their hearts, and ſparkle in their eyes: With Amazonian courage, lo! they quit Domeſtic trifles, and the ſtill retreat, * A famous Roman General. See Rollin's Ancient Hiſtory. D ' Old and young For r
24. \ GALLIC LIBERTY. / For noiſe and buſtle, all the din of war, Where wounds and terrors, death and dangers are; To curb the bounding ſteed, to wield the ſpear, And all the thunders of the fight to hear. This is thy triumph, ſacred Liberty; WOMEN and PRIESTS, inſpir'd by love of thee, Lay by their weakneſs and timidity; They ſhine in arms, and let the Nations know They ſhun no danger, and they fear no foe. THUS bold, thus firm, when a Whole People riſe, Breathing one ſpirit, valiant, ardent, wiſe,_ What can reſiſt P-The mighty torrent ſweeps Guilt and Oppreffion to their native deep's 5 Plucks Uſurpation from her ancient throne, And all the tools of Deſpotiſm down: While Virtue, Law, and Juſtice, once again Call'd to new life, begin their happy reign. No more a long inſulted People feel The fearful terrors of a proud BASTILE; Awak'd to vengeance, lol their fury podrs Deſerv'd deſtruction on thoſe hated tow'rs; Th: bellowing cannon ſhake the horrid walls Hark! with a mighty craſh, the wide-ſpread ruin falls. Welcome, ye wretches, long inur'd to lay In chains and darkneſs, where no glimm'ring ray, No cheerful beam of heav'nly light appears, Condemn'd to pine away the tedious years i.-.-...-__.v._.-.;..-_-< .-._eva. ---------_--- MT
_ >__W*'* MT _ GALLIC LIBERTY. 25 In night, in damps, in all the depths of woe, JVhere no ſoft ſoothing rills of comfort flow; Welcome! oh! welcome to the new-found day! Fair FREEDOM comes to wipe your tears away, To burſt your chains, to bid you live again, And taſte the balmy bleſſings of her reign! FREEDOM for you a patriot People won, Riſe from your dungeons and enjoy the ſun. HAIL, GALLlA! may thy noble Sons go on, And crown the work they have ſo well begun; Wiſe, bold, and ſteady, may they perſevere, Knit in firm union, and unmov'd by fear 5 Riſing ſuperior to ſurrounding foes, Till Peace, ſweet Peace, ſhall all her Charms diſcloſe, And the rude horrors of the ſtorm compoſe. Then ſhall your noble toil be richly crown'd, _ Commerce and Plenty ſhedding bleſſings round; While Juſtice, Virtue, Truth, a ſacred train, Offspring of Liberty, ſhall riſe and reign fſſ To diſtant ages, and enroll the name Of this grand azra in the liſts oſ ſame 5 Your free-born Sons ſhall guard their happy realm, And future NECKARS riſe to guide the helm. FIR'd by the great example, ſee it flies Swift as a darting meteor thro' the ſkies ; The noble conteſt ſpreads ſrom ſhore to ſhore, Men feel their rights, and will be flaves no more; D 2 ' iThe .,__ .__-_.l
G ALLIC LlBERTY. The Belgic legions rouſe, and call to arms ; Germanic Cities ſhake with rude alarms; 1 -. ' Caſtillianiboſomsl feel' the riſing flame, 7 They lift their hopes to Heav'n, from whence it came, And ſigh for Liberty-From Heav'n's high King Fair FREEDOM comes, deſcending with ſwift wing, To crown the brave.-Hark! DESPOTISM groans, And TYRANTS tremble on their tott'ring thrones 5 Pale SUPElRSTITION droops with panic fear, She feels and niourns her diſſolution near; The ſhades retire, the welcome morning ray Proclaims the glad approach of heav'nly day. Go on then, heroes, may your boſoms feel Encreaſing ardour for the public weal ; May prudent Councils guide your grand deſigns, And Reſolution arm your gen'rous minds. Firm, wiſe, and valiant, to maintain your laws, He nobly dies who dies in FREEDOM's cauſe. Where'er the ſun beholds a Nation bound In chains ignoble, may the glorious ſound Of your high/deeds with emulation fire ' Each virtuous Youth, each venerable fire, -_ Till from the earth deſpotic ſway be driv'n, And TRUTH and REEDOM, eldeſt-born of Heav'n, Erect their banners high the world around, Triumphant over all, with conqueſt crown'd. Then ſhall ſweet. Peace her ſofteſt bleffings bring, The free-born Muſe ſhall tune her choiceſt ſtring, And Heav'n and earth ſhall one grand chorus ſing. 7 1 PART
GALLIC LIBERTY. 27 PART THE THIRD. WHILE round the world the rude alarms of war, Diſcordant, ſounds with harſh ungrateful jar 3 From realm to realm the ſtrange commotion flies, And the hoarſe trump ſalutes the echoing ſkies: Waving the ſpear of death, with horrors crown'd, The daemon of deſtruction ſtalks around 3 Ten thouſand terrors march on either hand, And Deſolation flies from land to land ' Cloſe in his rear, while Empires riſe and fall, l And CHANGE and REVOLUTION threaten all Come thou, my ſoul, and in the land of peace, Where FREEDOM reigns, improve the hour of eaſe ; To the lone cot retire, the humble cell, Where ſweet content and meditation dwell; There liſten to the noiſy clang of war, And view the horrors of the ſtorm from far; And aſk 'from whence theſe awful wonders riſe, That ſhake the affrighted earth, and rend the ſkies With fierce convulſions P-Whence the ſecret ſprings That move and actuated all created things P The hand that guides, the eye that views the whole, Of this great UNIVERSE, the mighty SOUL, Diſpoſing all eventSP-Or do they flow From chance? Is chance great arbiter below? Do .-. .,,___.
n.--** n'e-rfi'ſrwn-w-c-MWu-W-WWa.H.....__..._ 28 ſſ .-eALL1e LIBJZRTY'. Do all things wait upon the will of Kings? Are earth's proud potentates ſuch mighty things, That with a frown they can a world embroil, 'And huſh the tumult with their magic ſmile? By Man's proud will are crowns and ſceptres hurl'd, ' And like a plaything toſs a frighted world? Lo! from the ſkies deſcends a heav'nly ray, Bright with the ſplendo'urs of celeſtial day, Beyond a thouſand ſuns, my doubts to clear, Illume my mind and diflipate my fear Hail, REVELATION! ſource of ſacred light, a Thy glorious beams diſpelling mental night, - The grand inquiry ſolves-all, all is right. JEHOVAH reigns, let Heav'n and earth adore, Let angels bow, let mortals boaſt no more 5 But l'ow in duſt with awful wonder fall, And own JEHOVAH--JESUS Lord of all. He reigns triumphant, let his people ſing, Zion rejoice, and glory in her King; High on his Holy Hill he reigns ſupreme, Let univerſal Nature worſhip him. When from rude chaos, and the womb of night, His potentwfiat 'call'd celeſtial light, And bade a univerſe xof wonders riſe, Fixt the firm earth, and ſpread the ſtarry ſkies; His mighty mind then fixt the period/s ſure, Earth's future riſing Empires ſhould endure; The grand reſolves of his infinite mind 'Time brings to view, eternity defign'd
GALLrc LI'BERTY'. 29 Still KING 'of KINGS and LORD__of LORDS he reigns, And, uncontroul'd, his ſov'reign right maintains; Rules over all, ſupreme diſpoſer ſtill, And worketh all things as his righteous will Determines. Clouds and darkneſs mark his way, The whirlwind and the ſtorm a GOD diſplay; Divine perfection ſhines-in all his ways, Almighty power and ſtupenduous grace; Wiſdom and juſtice, truth and ſmiling love, ' Direct his councils, all his actions move. .' r Of all the creatures, all the worlds he made', - - - The government is on his ſhoulders laid; _In vain does Hell and human pride combine His grand deſigns by their's to countermine. They boaſt in vain, he reigns triumphant ſtill, - His arm of ſtrength ſhall execute his will ; The rage'of Hell and human pride ſhall join ' As engines to fulfil his great deſign That muſt prevail, and, whatſoe'er oppoſe, No diſappointment, no prevention knows. i *' S/ee pr0ud'Aſſyrian Monarchs ſhake the world, see their wide Empire into darkneſs hurl'd; A lofty throne the Medo-Perſian rears, Till'fierce in arms the conqu'ring Greek appears: ,He like a meteor ſhines, the ſudden blaze Strikes the affrighted earth with dread amaze; Lo! he diſſolves in air, his train expires, And Roman boſoms catch his falling fires. Imperial _.._.._-M..._-_'Ki
30 GALLIC LXBERTY. -..=-._a-_.-..Z.,zz: _ Imperial Rome, before whoſe potent ſway Kings veil their glories, Empires fade away; It roſe, it ſhone awhile, in ſplendor bright; It ſunk, it fell, o'erwhelm'd with Gothic night. But ſee a nobler Monarchy ariſe, Spread o'er the earth, and ſhoot beyond the ſkies 3 An everlaſting kingdom, which ſhall know No diſſolution, but ſhall riſe and grow To boundleſs domination, and endure When ſuns and moons ſhall riſe and ſet no more. This DANIEL ſung *, when, with'enlighten'd eyes, He ſaw the great Prophetic Viſion riſe; Four mighty beaſts from out the raging main Succeſiive riſe, ſucceffive fall and reign. To Babel's haughty Builder this was ſhewn-ſi In dreams of night he ſaw the myſtic ſtone Cut without hands, earth's wide dimenſions fill, Subduing all things to his ſov'reign will ; Extending boundleſs ſway from ſhore to ſhore, When death, and ſin, and time, ſhall be no more. FIRM as the throne of GOD, his great decrees Shall ſtand, and changeleſs as his nature is; Hrsſi SCRIPTURES make his mighty purpoſe known, The hidden ſecrets of th' eternal throne To Man revealing; while his arm of pow'r, O'erruling all things, in the appointed hour, -.====-r;'=. *= Daniel, 7th Chap. See Rollirſs Ancient Hiſtory, and Biſhop Newton's Diſſertations on the Prophecies. Fulſils
GALLIC LIBERTY. 3! Fulfils the grand PREDlCTION, and diſplays A God of Vengeance, or a God of Grace. His Providence fulfils his great deſigns, In and thro' all immenſe PERFECTION ſhines When thus he owns his truth by ſov'reign pow'r, Earth ſhakes, Hell trembles, and the Heav'ns adore. Be ſtill, then, O my ſoul! JEHOVAH reigns, And all is well, for all thy GOD ordains ; Tho' tumult and diſtraction roar around, All ſhall with ſweet tranquillity be crown'd All ſhall exalt the glories of thy GOD, His golden ſceptre, and his iron rod; Shall raiſeſi the honours of thy SAVIOUR's name, And thro' a wond'ring world ſhallſpread MESSIAH's fame. SEE in impervious ſhades the Nations ſit, Black glooms aſcending from the ruthleſs pit z In papal darkneſs bury half the world, The bloody flag of Antichriſt unfurl'd; I/Vhile thro' long ages, ſee the Kingdoms join ' T'erect his throne, and ſtamp him half divine, And in GOD's holy place the idol beaſt inſhrine. But, In! 'tis written, Antichriſt ſhall fall, Earthqu'ake and fire conſume and ſwallow all His boaſted glories, thunderbolts of wrath Shall drive him head-long from the groaning earth To fathomleſs perdition, there to weep And howl for ever in the boiling deep. a The
32, GALLIC LIBERTY." --.;-F'*':*r_-.r-:*7**-. Th' enlighten'd Kingdoms ſhall unite their pow'r, Shall hate and deſolate the ſcarlet whore; . i No more her valials, they ſhall riſe and ſing Salvation to the everlaſting King, Who reigns o'er Heav'n and Earth with ſov'reign ſway, And bleſs him for a glorious Goſpel-day. BIG with the joyful hope, the glad'ning Muſe Looks round, with cheerful eye the proſpect views ; The preſent proſpect, ſees a hand divine In all the great events of eighty-nine ; She ſees JEHOVAH riding on the ſtorm, i His word and gracious purpoſe to perform; He ſpeaks, 'tis done; the flumb'ring Nations rouſe, They pant for Liberty, and pay their vows At FREEDOM'S altar. Here the work begins, rThe dawn appears, the welcome morning ſhines, Of an illuſtrious day. Come, ſtretch thy wing, IVly vent'rous Muſe; come ſoar aloft, and ſing 1 Of future wonders, which ſhall ſoon ſurpriſe _Th' aſtoniſh'd earth, and fill th' adoring ſkies VVith I-Iallelujahs. May the h/Iuſe preſume, With ſacred awe, to ſing of things to come? She may ; her hand divine prediction holds, 1 The word of truth futurity unfolds; She leans by faith on that unerring guide, No falling prop, no fluctuating tide, But > MWA__ .
GALLIC LIBERTY. ſſ But ſolid rock, firm baſis. With one eye She views the earth; the other, lifted high, z Pierces thro' all things to th' eternal throne, Of him who-calls ten thouſand worlds his own: She ſees his pow'r fulfil his word, and then ' May ſafely ſing of future times to Men. SEE from the ſkies ſweet LrBERTY deſcend, The Nations hope, the groaning captive's friend, To bleſs the world, to bid the exile come, i The mourning exile to his long-loſt home: But not alone ſhe comes, a heav'nly ray, A beam of radiance from the ſource of day, Shines round her ſteps; no more ſhall fetters bind, _ And chains of darkneſs hold th' immortal mind. Truth, like an angel, wings her way from Heav'n, The beſt, the nobleſt gift to mortals giv'n; Before her pow'rful beams, ſee, ErrOr flies; And vanquiſh'd' Superſtition faints and dies; Down from his throne, where long exalted higher Than all on earth call'd God, doom'd to expire, Antichriſt, like a falling ſtar, deſcends, Swept from his ſeat, 'his proud dominiorr ends 5 XVhile Truth aſſumes the chair, divinely bright, Her ſunlike glories diffipate the night; Millions, who ſat in darkneſs, bleſs the rays, Riſe from the gloom, and ſing triumphant grace. E 2 The
34. GALLIC LIBERTY. \ The glorious day draws near, on Time's ſwift wing It comes, when Sion's everlaſting King Shall make his pow'rful arm and wonders known, And claim the diſtant Kingdoms for his own. Th' enlighten'd Eaſt ſhall ſcorn MAHOMET'S name, Charm'd by the ſplendor of EMMANUEL's fame; Shall throw aſide their Alcoran as droſs, The ſilver creſcent bowing to the croſs; Shall bind his Goſpel to their raptur'd breaſt, And own him GOD o'er all, for ever bleſt; From NOrth to South he ſhall extend his ſway, And long-loſt ISRAEL ſhall his call obey; i Fall at his feet, renouncing legal pride, And glory in a SAVIOUR crucified. ſi THEN ſhall fair FREDOM rear her throne on high, And mortals prove the joys of Liberty; Not bodies only, but th' immortal mind, In chains, by Sin and Satan, long confin'd, . Shall from their dread captivity be freed Freed by the SON, they muſt be free indeed. The Goſpel's ſilver trump proclaims the day Of free ſalvation; ſee the lawful prey Snatch'd fronſ the dragon's jaws, by ſov'reign grace, To dwell ſecure in all the ſweets of peace; Slaves from their iron bondage call'd, ariſe To ſhare the noble freedom of the ſkies; Exult in privileges freely given, And triumph as the Citizens of Heav'n. T HEN
GALLIC LIBERTY. THEN ſhall the ſeventh trumpet's glorious ſound Alarm, the ſkies, and ſhake the trembling ground; Angelic voices ſhall their ſongs prepare, To uſher in the grand Sabbatic year With burſts of loud applauſe, they ſing to thee, And ſhout thy fame, incarnate Deity! Exult, ye Heav'ns! with mighty joy (they cry) SWell the glad triumphs of your King on high; With Hallelujahs compaſs round his throne, In ſolemn anthems make his wondersknown: For the LORD GOD OMNlPOTENT appears In robes of majeſty; the crown he wears, And reigns o'er all ſupreme, high rears his throne, And calls the Kingdoms of the earth his own; They bow to JESU's ſteptre, and adore ; He reigns, and he ſhall reign for ever more. Juſt are thy judgments, mighty King; thy pow'r Hath pour'd deſtruction On the ſcarlet whore; Thy truth ſhalltriumph, and thy Goſpel ſpread, Till time ſhall ceaſe, and Death itſelf is dead. Then, at thy potent word, diſſolv'd in fire, The Heav'ns ſhall melt, the Univerſe expire: But from its aſhes ſee a phoenix riſe, An unpolluted earth, and purer ſkies ; - Where dwelleth righteouſneſs, there Saints ſhall ſing The matchleſs triumphs 'of their matchleſs King; There perfect holineſs, and perfect peace, , Shall fill their boſoms with conſumate bliſs; ' ' Their
36 ct GALLIC LIBERTY. .-m-5"'-".-.-'_-_.-._-. . ' l Their GOD their temple, ſun, and great reward, And they the ranſom'd People of the LORD'. While Heav'n and Earth ſhall ſing triumphant grace, In one orand chorus of eternal raiſe. O THIS is the ſong of Heav'n ; but Saints below Catch the glad theme, intenſe deſires flow In Sion's boſom for the happy day, When ſin and ſorrow ſhall be done away; She longs to ſee her SAVIOUR's name ador'd, And all the Nations call her Jesus LORD; She longs to ſee his chariot wheels appear, His regal enſign flaming in the air, At his' right hand to take her pompous place, And ſee her Heaven in his ſmiling face. IN that great day, how ſhall his foes appear i Struck dumb with terror and appall'd with fear! The rich, the poor, the tyrant, and the ſlave, Call'd from their ſilent ſlumbers in the grave, Before MtssrAH's bar to ſtand, and he'ar His awful lips their ſinaldoom declare. Proud Uribelief ſhall ſtop her mouth, 'and ſee The Man who died upon th' accurſed tree In all the ſplendours of a GOD ſhine forth, And groan beneath the vengeance of his wrath. All who "uſe his golden ſceptre's ſway, Cruſh'd by his rod in that tremenduous day, -:i'.* Shall
GALLIC LlBERTY. 37 Shall hear the gentle Lamb's meek voice no more 5 But Judah's Lion, With his awful roar, Their ſouls transfixing in eternal vvoe, - Nor can they fly, or from his preſence go. In vain to tocks and hills they call' for aid, The falling mountains can afford no ſhade ; Amidſt diſſolving worlds no ſafety's found, The Heav'ns depart, and all is horror round ; Fierce lightnings, iſſuing from the burning throne, Drive the accurſed crew of rebels down, To dwell with black Deſpair, to howl and weep Eternal ages in the fiery deep I O think of this in time, ye Sons of Men! Leſt ye repent too late, and tremble then, When awful Juſtice ſhuts Compaffion's door, ' And Nlercy, meek-ey'd Mercy, reigns no more. THE Spirit and the Waiting Bride ſay, Come; O come, Redeemer, from thy heav'nly homelCome in thy kingdom of Almighty Grace, i Come and receive us to thy ſweet embrace! Thy Dove, that wanders in the,wildernefs, Longs to put on her glorious marriage dreſs; From thy kind hand to take the promis'd crown, And humbly at thy footſtool lay it down: She ſighs for thee, ſhe longs to tune her lyre, Andjoin her ſongs with the ſeraphic choir;
, 28 GALLIC LIBERTY. To raiſe her joyful notes, their notes above, V And ſing the wonders of redeeming love; *' Worthy the Lamb, the Lamb for Sinners ſlain, To fill his Father's throne, and ever reign 3 While Saints and Angels ſiſing immortal praiſe, And view his glories thro' eternal days ! THE END ,AJ _. _ - WMMWA
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