HYMNS ON THE DEATH OF Gen. WASHINGTON, ODE

From Vernon's Mount behold the Hero rise! Resplendent forms attend him through the skies; The shades of war-worn veterans round him throng, And lead, enwrapt, their honor'd Chief along! A laurel wreath th' immortal WARREN bears, An arch triumphal MERCER's hand prepares: Young LAURENS, erst, th' avenging bolt of war, With port majestic guides the glittering car; MONTGOMERY's godlike form directs the way, And GREENE unfolds the gates of endless day: While Angels, "trumpet-tongued," proclaim thro' air, "Due honours for the FIRST OF MEN prepare."