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Drink, O! drink deep, from this chrystalline round,
Till the tortures of self-recollection are drown'd;
Till the hopes of thy heart be all stiffen'd to stone-
Then sit down in the dirt like a queen on her throne.

No phrenzy for freedom to flash o'er the brain,
Thou shalt dance to the musical clank of the chain;
A crown of cheap straw shall seem rich to thine eye,
And peace and good order shall reign in the sty!

Nor boast that no track of the viper is seen,
To stain thy pure surface of beautiful green;
For the serpent will never want poison to kill,
While the fat of your fields feeds the worm of the still!"

THE BANNER OF TEMPERANCE.

THE Banner of Temperance now is displayed,
And thousands around it with zeal are arrayed,
Determined the monster to slay-

The monster, who long has spread ruin and death,
Polluted the air, with its pestilent breath,

Of our land, once temp❜rate and gay.

This monster is Drunkenness, stalking abroad,
A foe to the precepts of man and of God,

Who blasts the fair land which we love.
His dark fiendish doings, who doth not deplore,
And seek his expulsion from Columbia's famed shore,
That peace may our sorrows remove?

Ye patriots who glory in freedom's great cause!
Ye christians, who rev'rence your Maker's high laws;
Whate'er be your rank or your creed:

Ye pastors and people-come, join in this war,
And widows and orphans now sunk in dispair,
No longer with anguish shall bleed!

Religion, humanity, virtue invite

To join in this struggle, this glorious fight,

Which Heaven beholds with its smile:

Its banners are bloodless; it causeth no ill,
But seeketh the dark raging passions to still,
And root out the hateful and vile!

Ye friends of fair Temp'rance, O be not dismayed!
The wicked and vicious, these will be arrayed

Against you, with hatred and scorn;
And others, whose names are with justice revered,
E'en these, have amongst your opponents appear'd
But in this do they virtue adorn?

The deep-rolling waves of the nations afar,
The mustering of squadrons for havoc and war,
Foretell of a hurricane wild!

America, my country! repent of thy crime;
Intemp❜rance hath stain'd thee, to earth's farthest clime;
For this thou art justly reviled.

Great God! in thy mercy still smile on our land;
Avert the dark cloud; may thy all-gracious hand
Be stretch'd out, our country to save!

O! listen to those who devoutly to Thee,
Both morning and evening bend humbly the knee,
In prayer, for the Home of the Brave.

Then, then shall the Star Spangled Banner be seen,
In glory and beauty; then, comfort serene

Shall gladden the palace and cot;

Then, wide shall the voice of rejoicing be heard,
And Nations shall bow to the "life-giving" Word,
Whilst angels exult o'er our lot!

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VI. It murders time,....

VII. It destroys respectability and usefulness,.

VIII. It deteriorates moral feeling,...

IX. It is a public evil,.....

X. It is death to religious feeling,.

XI. It injures the cause of religion on earth,..
XII. Its influence on domestic happiness,..
XIII. It kills the soul,..

XIV. All feel its evils,.

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PART THIRD.

THE SOURCE OF INTEMPERANCE.

I. Four classes of men engaged in producing it,............. II. The first class furnish the article of which it is made,.. III. How alcohol is obtained,.

IV. The vinous drinks allowed in scripture,.....

V. The second class engaged in producing it, or the ma-
nufacturers,.

VI. The third class, or venders,..
VII. The fourth class, or drinkers,.

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