eft more rude than cattle of the field? e groups of filth, the pupils of the street, ere playful theft and young debauch'ry meet; _ng social villains that in rags are seen, ile wrinkled wretches mould the vice that's green; ose shrivell'd hands, with drams, the infants ply, ch them diseas'd to live, and harden'd die ! ch Plunder quickness,-back the lie, and swear,me's brutal laugh,-all leading to despair! Go mark the youth with manly feelings brave, nk ere his manhood in the culprit's grave;— rm to his band,-with fortitude to bear, enius to plan, and enterprise to dare; he sturdiest virtues moulded into guilt, hich wisely train'd immortal Fame had built. 15 20 25 O bless'd Instruction! now thy temples rise, Virtue shall spring like incense to the skies! Thy searching powers the mental mines explore And gems of Genius shall be lost no more! Each tender flower shall feel thy fostering care, Nor waste its sweetness more on desert air* ! Honour'd the MAN, and deathless be his nam Whose SCHOOLS now rise his monuments of fam Marble will moulder, that his worth may trace, But these rever'd shall live from race to race! Behold the School! see rang'd in order fair ("Plants of his hand and children of his care,") *Full many a gem of purest ray serene "The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear; "Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, "And waste its sweetness on the desert air!" GRAY'S 1 shelter'd babes of Poverty and Guile, ir looks all brighten'd from Instruction's smile! anly, though poor-though rude, yet gently taught industrious habit and the virtuous thought: ch little bosom feels the sacred fire, nich Faith and Hope and Charity inspire. e cheerful ranks on emulation bent, here gen'rous contest cannot mar content; cudious, yet playful, where at once we see Wise discipline and wholesome liberty: 40 45 No coward brow!-no lip that tremor speaks, Vhile fear's pale passion frosts upon the cheeks; 50 For here no Tyrant deals the brutal smart, To rouse the baser passions of the heart; While sweet Reward proclaims the infant fame. How Contemplation kindles while we gaze! Throngs sav'd from wreck beneath Instruction How many sages from that throng may rise, And future NELSONS start for glory's prize! How many burn at WELLINGTON's career, How many glow as GRAHAM's fame they hear; And feel their glory like a mass of fire, Which bids the cause of dastard France expire. As from vile habits base diseases flow, So turn'd from these, pure vigorous health shall gi What noble youths shall spring o'er all the soil, Strength in their arms, where virtue follows toil; Early impress'd to feel th' important cause Of mild religion and protective laws, The conscious good their manly nerves shall string True to themselves, their country, and their king! B tem of Genius! whose effect sublime s to enlighten without aid of Time *; that vast engine's mighty speed and power -h stamps the coin by myriads in an hour! guileless children that we rang'd behold, ure, and ductile too, as virgin gold! like the coin shall take the stamp impress'd, sterling bear his monarch in his breast: t patriarch monarch, by whose pious hand y rise the strength and treasure of the land. 75 80 The quickness with which every movement of instruction is communi1, and the rapid progress of the children, are very impressive. The corpromptness with which they practise arithmetic, attended with action of the ers, can only be comprehended by those who see it. The great beauty eir writing, their facility in reading, is truly astonishing, when we reflect all is accomplished on these rude materials in the course of a few ths; and shows what may be done with the mind under the guidance of utor possessing ardour and genius. To His Majesty's paternal and liberal feeling we owe the preservation of system. His enlightened sentiment, "That he hoped every child in his inions would be able to read his Bible," is worthy the character of a ish monarch, and as worthy the eternal gratitude of an enlightened |