...latter, to excite sentiments of compassion in favour of those whn became a samfice to public justice. She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet...shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there. TO MERCT. O THOU, who sit'st a smiling bride By Valour's arm'd and awful side, Gentlest of sky-born...

...of English lyrical Poets. How sleep the Brave who sink to rest By all their country's wishes hlest! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck...feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rune;; By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To hless the turf that...

...all their country's wishes blest ; When Spring, with dewy fmgers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than fancy's...their dirge is sung ; There honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping...

...their country's wishes bless'd! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's...the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall a while repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there. 1 This, and the succeeding ode, seem to have been...

...there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rang, By forms unseen their dirge is sung : There Honour...shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there ! TO MERCY. Strophe. 0 THOU ! who sitt'st a smiling bride By Valour's arm'd and awful side, Gentlest...

...pathos with fancy, grandeur with simplicity, and romance with reality: " How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest! When...a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy-hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes* a pilgrim...

...hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By' fairy-hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is...awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there.'* Collins. 1746. The unfortunate author of these inimitable lines, a little while before his death,—...

...with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod 5 Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their...pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; 10 And Freedom shall a while repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there ! ODE TO MERCY. STROPHE. O THOU,...

...with dewy fingers cold. Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod 5 Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their...pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; 10 And Freedom shall a while repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there! ODE TO MERCY. STROPHE. O THOU,...

...grave when the earth was crumbled over his son's coffin." CHAPTER VII. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest ? When...shall awhile repair To dwell a weeping hermit there. COLLINS. " THE burial of my poor shipmate being finished, we proceeded towards the boat, and on our...