Page:The American Revolution (scriptural style).djvu/226



2 20 American Revolution^

committed during the exercife of thy power^ and which thou fhouldfl have prevented.

11. Now JVilliam, before his departure from the land of Columbia, fent fome of the armed fnips to dedroy certain veffels that bel nged to the people of the Provinces, that

had ilea up the river.

12. And the armed flilps moved along upon the face of the water, and they pafled by the city of Burlington that ancient city!

13. It v/as built upon the borders of the ri- ver, even the great river Delaware, and James^* one of the princes of the Provinces dwelt ia the city : he was a notable counfel- lor, and expounded the law to the people.

14. The inhabitants of the city were kind- ly aiFeclionate to each other, the way-faring man partook of their bounty, and they fuffer- ed not the flranger to perllh in their ftreecs j

15. So that it became a proverbial faying
 * Jam^s Kinfey Efq. Tiieraber ofCongrefs,