The miscellaneous works of David Humphreys Late Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Court of Madrid |
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“The vessel waits—I see the beck'ning crew—
“Me now to foreign climes new duties guide,
“O'er the vast desert of th' Atlantic tide.
“'Tis thine, blest sage, while distant thunders roll,
“Unmov'd thy calm serenity of soul,
“'Tis thine, whose triumphs bade the combat cease,
“To prove how glorious are the works of peace;
“To lure rich commerce up thy native bay;
“Make freighted barks beyond the mountains stray;
“Make inland seas through op'ning channels glide;
“Monongahela wed Potowmac's tide:
“New states, exulting, see the flitting sails
“Waft joy and plenty round the peopled vales.”
General Washington is actually occupied in opening the falls of Potowmack and James' Rivers, the noble object of which is to extend the navigation through the interior parts of America. Posterity will judge whether this is not one of the great works of peace, worthy the consistency and dignity of his character.
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