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Whom, pertinacious they had loud implored.

As him, the Canaanite believing sought,

With zeal persistent, till her pray'r was heard ;

As long who of his friend in vain ask'd bread,

By importunity at length obtain'd ;

Or, who, with constant ply, the unjust judge,

Perpetual wearied to avenge her cause ;

So these, for earnest asking, though rebuked,

Were heard, awaked to life and light, and made,

Not temporal sole, but heav'nly joys to see.

Bethania soon the Saviour's triumph hails, Where he o'er death new trophies had achieved, By Laz'rus, roused from slumber and the tomb. Wide spread his fame was, and transcendent pow'r, In sacred peans hymn'd, with loud refrain, Borne on the voice of gath'ring multitudes, That proflucnt his way prevented, heuum'd, And, in unsever'd phalanx leagued, pursued. Far other triumph than Thriambus knew, With bacchanalian revels lew'd distaiu'd, Which Romulus ensanguined, Tarquin. proud, With laurel, vine leaves, ivy deck'd, and spoils, Led through Flaminius Campus, to that gate, Which sprinkled was with blood of captives slain; Made hideous more by sounds of revelry, And shrieks of victims, dissonant with drums, Pipes, cymbals, lutes, and horns, in discord bray'd. Not so the Son of David ; bur, with crowds, Released from bondage, on he conqu'ring comes; His triumph graced with captives, freed from chains Of death and hell. Before him lenp'd the lame; Saw him the blind; shouted his praise the dumb;

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