The Fredoniad, Or, Independence Preserved (Volume 3); An Epick Poem on the Late War of 1812 (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ARGUMENT. The burial of General Pike. The British fleet in sight of Sackett's Harbour. The defence of the Harbour. The scene?Little York, Kingston, Lake Ontario and Sackett'f Harbour. The time is about five days?commencing at the period of Pike's leaving the Harbour for York, and concluding on the day succeeding his funeral. FREDONIAD. CANTO XXIII. A Sacred influence held the gazers dumb, When Pike expir'd with smiling on the tomb. It seem'd that music melting on their breast, Dissolv'd their anguish in the balm of rest ? A hope delicious echo'd in the strain, Which like an holy unction sooth'd their pain: So tender poppies with their blooms new born, Weighted with dew, hang down their heads and mourn But when the sun unloads the liquid pearl, They fresh with beauty to the light unfurl: From willow'd sorrow thus they rose and smil'd, Their up-rais'd eye with heavenly rapture fill'd. At length to those in group upon the Pert, Brown gave instructions? souls of high desert? Chauncey supreme upon the lake, and then, His nephew young in arms, but rank'd with men; And Brown, his brother's son? and Adams fair, In years both equal, with an open air. Chauncey the nephew, rules the Pert?and Brown, The Lady-of-the-Lake to gain renown? The Fair American the vessel's name, That Adams guides to give his worth acclaim. And Morgan, Riddle, stand upon the barque To hear what Brown in sorrow would remark: " How wonderful he pass'd from earth to heaven! "A full fruition to his soul is given. His heart was finest gold?of mortals first, And we with honour must entomb his dust. " Adams, the wounded in your vessel take, AiTdbear them o'er the bosom of the lake. Our largest grief was by the magazine- How small our loss had not that treachery been ! ...