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CLYDE;
For all he valued was already given,
Approven of his soul, his prince, and heaven; 640
He calmly smiled. Eclipsed ambition raved
To see a world by worth superior saved.
Advance, ye Fates! bid future times display
Fair eras bright with many a glorious day;
When time shall ripen what the past began,
And freedom execute her mighty plan.
The savage tribes, with long benighted eyes,
Shall gaze on opening heaven with glad surprise:
Virtue and truth shall flourish unconfined,
And knowledge, nursed by freedom of the mind; 650
Till every race, in mutual love, conspire
To live as children of one common fire
And grateful earth shall own these blessings given
By the kind care of Britain, and of Heaven;
The general anthem shall to Heaven ascend;
The world her stores to Britain's ports shall send;
From every sea, arriving fleets shall ride,
Proud of their wealth, and my broad bosom hide."
The river said; and from the top ascends,
Sublime in air, and all his court attends, 660
To meet the sun's descent in western skies,
And mark the airy landscapes as they rise:
Approven of his soul, his prince, and heaven; 640
He calmly smiled. Eclipsed ambition raved
To see a world by worth superior saved.
Advance, ye Fates! bid future times display
Fair eras bright with many a glorious day;
When time shall ripen what the past began,
And freedom execute her mighty plan.
The savage tribes, with long benighted eyes,
Shall gaze on opening heaven with glad surprise:
Virtue and truth shall flourish unconfined,
And knowledge, nursed by freedom of the mind; 650
Till every race, in mutual love, conspire
To live as children of one common fire
And grateful earth shall own these blessings given
By the kind care of Britain, and of Heaven;
The general anthem shall to Heaven ascend;
The world her stores to Britain's ports shall send;
From every sea, arriving fleets shall ride,
Proud of their wealth, and my broad bosom hide."
The river said; and from the top ascends,
Sublime in air, and all his court attends, 660
To meet the sun's descent in western skies,
And mark the airy landscapes as they rise:
