The Suicide. By Arthur Brooke, Esq. Stanzas. By W. Sydney Walker, Esq. THE POETICAL ALBUM. THE CONFLAGRATION OF MOSCOW. BY THE REV. C. C. COLTON. HER royal nest the Russian eagle fires, And high resentments all her courage warm. Blaze on, ye gilded domes, and turrets high, E'er lit by patriot hands, or fanned by patriot's sighs. B By stubborn constancy of soul, a rock Of Greece and Rome inspire each after age- A world in arms-from Tanais to the Thames! Then perish temple, palace, fort, or tower That screens a foeman in this 'vengeful hour; Let self-devotion rule this righteous cause, And triumph o'er affections, customs, laws; With Roman daring be the flag unfurledThemselves they conquered first, and then the world; Be this the dirge o'er Moscow's mighty grave, She stood to foster, but she fell to save! Her flames like Judah's guardian pillar rose To shield her children, to confound her foes; That mighty beacon must not blaze in vain, It rouses earth, and flashes o'er the main. The sacrifice is made, the deed is done: prey, The slumbering earthquake and the whirlwind rest. |