...country's wishes blest 1 When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's...knell is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung; Their honour comes, a pilgrim grey, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall awhile...

...country's wishes blest! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's...a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their cla} And Freedom shall a while repair, To bless the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall a...

...November 9, 1843. " How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their Country's wishes blest! — By Fairy hands their knell is rung, By forms unseen...the turf that wraps their clay, And Freedom shall a while repair, And dwell a weeping hermit there." Colliiu. Keen blew the blast o'er E stem's height,1...

...their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck the hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet...rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall awhile repair...

...country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fmgers cold. Returns to deck their hallowed mould. She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet...the turf that wraps their clay ; And FREEDOM shall a while repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there. 1 The following panegyric upon Sir Ralph in another...

...country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mold, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet...is rung, By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall awhile repair...

...shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing horn, No more shall wake them from their lowly bed. 3. There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf...repair To dwell a weeping hermit there ! COLLINS. 4. Each lonely scene shall thee restore, For thee the tear be duly shed ; Belov'd, till life could...

...country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet...the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall a while repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there ! ODE TO MERCY. STROPHE. O THOU, who sit'st a smiling...

...country's wishes blest! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet...shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there I EXTRACTS FROM GRAY. THE BARD. The following Ode Is founded on a tradition current in Wales, that...

...country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet...shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there. ODE TO EVENING. If aught of oaten stop, or pastoral song, May hope, O pensive Eve, to soothe thine...