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Rh And miles unforc'd; and eay confidence; And vivid fancy; and clear imple truth; And all the mental bloom of vernal youth.

How bright the cene to fancy's eye appears, Thro' the long perpective of ditant years, When this, this little group their country calls From academic hades and learned halls, To fix her laws, her pirit to utain, And light up glory thro' her wide domain! Their various tates in different arts diplay'd, Like temper'd harmony of light and hade, With friendly union in one mas hall blend, And this adorn the tate, and that defend. Thee the equeter'd hade hall cheaply pleae, With learned labour, and inglorious eae: While thoe, impell'd by ome reitles force, O'er eas and rocks hall urge their vent'rous coure; Rich