The history of The Old Testament In verse With One Hundred and Eighty sculptures: In Two Volumes. Vol. I. From the Creation to the Revolt of the Ten Tribes from the House of David. Vol. II. From that Revolt to the End of the Prophets. Written by Samuel Wesley ... The Cuts done by J. Sturt |
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| CXXIV. | CXXIV. 1 Samuel, Chap. XI. from Ver. 1. to Ver. 13. |
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 | The history of The Old Testament In verse |  |
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CXXIV. 1 Samuel, Chap. XI. from Ver. 1. to Ver. 13.
The War with Nahash.
Nor long the Royal Virtue slumb'ring lay,
But did itself from secret Shades display:
Fierce Nahash, like a Torrent, pours along,
By num'rous Nations formidably strong;
From Rabbah's Gates to Jabesh Walls o'reflows,
But Jabesh Walls too weak his Strength t'oppose:
A cruel Tribute by the Victor laid,
Must for inglorious Life be meanly paid;
They their right Hands, and dearer Eyes must give,
Sev'n Days allow'd 'em for a short Reprieve,
To try if Earth or Heav'n wou'd them relieve.
Wo to the vanquish'd—who a Message sent
To Saul, But how cou'd Saul their Fate prevent?
Th'unsettled King was weak, the Factions strong,
And wou'd in fruitless Counsels time prolong,
Till Action pass'd and their short Term expir'd:
The Monarch in his rustic Court retir'd,
Their Message hears, with gen'rous Anger fir'd.
Like Him whom God did his Vicegerent chuse,
He speaks, and acts, and all the King indues:
(Thus from their Fields did the Great Fabii come,
To fix the Fate of all the World and Rome.)
His Royal Mandate sent, the Tribes prepare,
With strong united Force to meet the War;
And e're the Mornings purple dress'd the Skies,
Proud Ammon's num'rous careless Host surprize;
Diffus'd abroad, bury'd in Sleep and Wine;
But Sleep must now his softer sway resign
To his Twin-Brother Death—How wide its reign?
How high its Throne on heaps of Subjects slain?
But did itself from secret Shades display:
Fierce Nahash, like a Torrent, pours along,
By num'rous Nations formidably strong;
From Rabbah's Gates to Jabesh Walls o'reflows,
But Jabesh Walls too weak his Strength t'oppose:
A cruel Tribute by the Victor laid,
Must for inglorious Life be meanly paid;
They their right Hands, and dearer Eyes must give,
Sev'n Days allow'd 'em for a short Reprieve,
To try if Earth or Heav'n wou'd them relieve.
Wo to the vanquish'd—who a Message sent
To Saul, But how cou'd Saul their Fate prevent?
Th'unsettled King was weak, the Factions strong,
And wou'd in fruitless Counsels time prolong,
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The Monarch in his rustic Court retir'd,
Their Message hears, with gen'rous Anger fir'd.
Like Him whom God did his Vicegerent chuse,
He speaks, and acts, and all the King indues:
(Thus from their Fields did the Great Fabii come,
To fix the Fate of all the World and Rome.)
His Royal Mandate sent, the Tribes prepare,
With strong united Force to meet the War;
And e're the Mornings purple dress'd the Skies,
Proud Ammon's num'rous careless Host surprize;
Diffus'd abroad, bury'd in Sleep and Wine;
But Sleep must now his softer sway resign
To his Twin-Brother Death—How wide its reign?
How high its Throne on heaps of Subjects slain?
O why shou'd Man his Maker's Work deface,
Murder his Kind, destroy his God-like Race?
Why shou'd he lend his cruel Sword to Fate,
And mow the Flow'rs that have so short a Date?
—But savage Beasts, and Men must be subdu'd;
The Boar is justly thro' the Woods pursu'd,
And in his Blood the glitt'ring Spear embru'd.
For this of old High-Heav'n Commission gave,
To Hero's—'Tis a glorious Work to save;
And smiling Mercy soon resumes the Throne,
When Justice has its awful Business done:
The Brave alone have Courage to forgive,
When Saul with Conquest crown'd he bids his Rebels live.
Murder his Kind, destroy his God-like Race?
Why shou'd he lend his cruel Sword to Fate,
And mow the Flow'rs that have so short a Date?
—But savage Beasts, and Men must be subdu'd;
The Boar is justly thro' the Woods pursu'd,
And in his Blood the glitt'ring Spear embru'd.
For this of old High-Heav'n Commission gave,
To Hero's—'Tis a glorious Work to save;
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When Justice has its awful Business done:
The Brave alone have Courage to forgive,
When Saul with Conquest crown'd he bids his Rebels live.
| The history of The Old Testament In verse | |