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Plis heart, his purfe, to thefe are open {IHl, Their cares he Ibftens, and their wants fulfil. Ye heavenly powers! lach virtue be jour care. Your choicell bleiTings let this patriot fliare! Others there were whom we forbear to name, Whole deeds fiiine glorious in the lilts of fame. ^ Thefe daring chiefs whom naught could e'er dip.riay^ Through hoiisoi foes and dangers cut their' way.

On liigh defignseach leader's thoughts were bent, Eold was their plan, but fatal th' event :— Behold them now before the fatal town, Where JVoIf was {lain, fupporting Britain's crown. CarUton the Britiai chief, beheld from far,— This band of heroes^ threat'ning dreadful war : — Cautious to guard, and fave the town from harms, The troops he muflers, and each chief he v/arns, Montgomsry now divides his little holl, Each valiant leader eyes the dang'rcus pofi! Intrepid Ar?yJd led one veteran banei, Who bravely march 'd along the neighb'ring ftrand; 'Till to the tovv'n's extremed verge they came, O'erleap'd the walls, and won eternal fame : — • Drave i» the foe from all the outer pofts. Nor knew he yet of brave Mo/iigomsry lou! — That d Tiring chief, in flam 'd with martial lire! Rufii'd on the foe, and made them quick retire 1 Lo! on the rampart"? brandifliinghis fpear. The hero (lood — difdaininf. flight or.fear : In that dread moment, as he gain'd the walls. Thus to his friends the gallant leader ca^-ls :— This hour be men, exert your utmofl: might, I/ike th' fierce tiger — terrible in fight! See yon gay troops already iniit with fear, When on their walls but few of us appear; Kow will they fhudder when our martial band. In dread array — rufh in from yonder ftrand!