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The [1]lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead,
And boys in flow'ry bands the Tiger lead;
The steer and lion at one crib shall meet,
And harmless [2]serpents lick the pilgrim's feet.
The smiling infant in his hand shall take
The crested basilisk and speckled snake;
Pleas'd the green lustre of the scales survey,
And with their forky tongue and pointless sting shall play.
Rise, crown'd with light, imperial [3]Salem rise!
Exalt thy tow'ry head, and lift thy eyes!
See, a long [4]race thy spacious courts adorn;
See future sons, and daughters yet unborn,
In crouding ranks on ev'ry side arise,
Demanding life, impatient for the skies!
And boys in flow'ry bands the Tiger lead;
The steer and lion at one crib shall meet,
And harmless [2]serpents lick the pilgrim's feet.
The smiling infant in his hand shall take
The crested basilisk and speckled snake;
Pleas'd the green lustre of the scales survey,
And with their forky tongue and pointless sting shall play.
Rise, crown'd with light, imperial [3]Salem rise!
Exalt thy tow'ry head, and lift thy eyes!
See, a long [4]race thy spacious courts adorn;
See future sons, and daughters yet unborn,
In crouding ranks on ev'ry side arise,
Demanding life, impatient for the skies!
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