POEMS.
ON RELIGION.
When Superstition's ensigns were unfurl'd,
And wav'd triumphant o'er the trembling world;;
When Murder rais'd her flaming sword on high,
Leagu'd with the beings of the nether sky;
When Persecution lighted up her fire,
And Malice and Revenge sent forth their ire;
When Death's pale horse rode rampant through the sky,
And the deep grave proclaim'd his victory;
And wav'd triumphant o'er the trembling world;;
When Murder rais'd her flaming sword on high,
Leagu'd with the beings of the nether sky;
When Persecution lighted up her fire,
And Malice and Revenge sent forth their ire;
When Death's pale horse rode rampant through the sky,
And the deep grave proclaim'd his victory;
