Fleecy locks, and black complexion, Cannot forfeit Nature's claim; Dwells in white and black the same. 3 Why did all-creating nature Make the plant for which we toil? 4 (2) Is there, as ye sometimes tell us, 5 (6) Hark! he answers;-wild tornadoes, Afric's sons should undergo, Where his WHIRLWINDS answer-No. 6 By our blood in Afric wasted, Ere our necks received the chain; 7* Deem our nation brutes no longer, * Firm voice. Worthier of regard, and stronger Than the colour of our kind. Cowper. EXERCISE 24. Marco Bozzaris, the Epaminondas of Modern Greece. [He fell in an attack upon the Turkish Camp, at Laspi, the site of the ancient Platæa, August 20, 1823, and expired in the moment of victory. His last words were-" To die for liberty is a pleasure, and not a pain."] 1 At midnight, in his guarded tent, The Turk was dreaming of the hour, When Greece, her knee in suppliance bent, In dreams, through camp and court, he bore In dreams, his song of triumph heard; As Eden's garden bird. 2 An hour passed on-the Turk awoke; That bright dream was his last; He woke to hear his sentry's shriek, (°) "To arms! they come! the Greek! the Greek!" He woke to die.. midst flame and smoke, And shout, and groan and sabre stroke, And death shots falling thick and fast (0°) "Strike-till the last armed foe expires, 3 They fought-like brave men, long and well, They conquered-but Bozzaris fell, His few surviving comrades saw His smile, when rang their proud-" hurrah," Then saw in death his eyelids close, 4 (-) Come to the bridal chamber, Death! Which close the pestilence are broke, The groan, the knell, the pall, the bier, 5 But to the hero, when his sword We tell thy doom without a sigh; For thou art Freedom's now, and Fame's One of the few, the immortal names, That were not born to die. Halleck. EXERCISE 25. (。) Now when fair morn orient in Heaven appear'd Up rose the victor Angels, and to arms The matin trumpet sung: in arms they stood 5 Soon banded; others from the dawning hills Look'd round, and scouts each coast light armed scour, Where lodg'd, or whither fled, or if for fight, Came fly'ng, and in mid air aloud thus cry'd.. (0°) ARM, Warriors, arm for fight-the foe at hand, 15 Whom fled we thought, will save us long pursuit This day; fear not his flight: so thick a cloud He comes, and settled in his face I see Sad resolution and secure; let each His adamantine coat gird well,—and each 20 Fit well his helm,-gripe fast his orbed shield, Borne ev'n or high; for this day will pour down, If I conjecture ought, no drizzling shower, But rattling storm of arrows, barb'd with fire.' (6) So warn'd he them, aware themselves, and soon 25 In order, quit of all impediment; Instant, without disturb, they took alarm, On every side with shadowing squadrons deep, Milton. EXPRESSION. Page 61. The Exercises arranged in this class, belong to the general head of the pathetic and delicate. As this has been partly anticipated under another head of the Exercises, and as the manner of execution in this case depends wholly on emotion, there can be little assistance rendered by a notation. Before reading the pieces in this class, the remarks p. 61 & 62 should be reviewed; and the mind should be prepared to feel the spirit of each piece, by entering fully into the circumstances of the case. GENESIS XLIV. EXERCISE 26. Judah's speech to Joseph. 18 * Then Judah came near unto him and said, O my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.-19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?-20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one: and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.-21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.-22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.-23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.-24 And it came to pass, when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.-25 And our father said, Go again and buy us a little food.—26 And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then we will go down; for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.-27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bear me two sons: -28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:-29 And ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to the grave.(—) 30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; (seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;)-31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth if *The reader is again desired to bear in mind, that in extracts fro the Bible, as well as other books, Italic words denote emphasis. |