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AQ COLUMBIAD.

Ill boafttal terms prcclalrii their martial feat, Yet fear to ftay^ and found a glad retreat. Thus have I feen fo;r.e bally of the town, Trumpet his fame, and throv/ hh v/eak'"r down; At length the boafter met a llrongcr foe, Who at one (Ircke laid his vile ftrufture low : Then as the owl who Hiunn theli^bt of day, The vanqailli'd hero meanly ilunk away; The peaceful circle prals'd the friendly hand, That riiird the tongue they never could command.

Twelve fcorc and ten — the prime of all th2 hofl) In this laft battle was untimely lofl! The Britlfii now from Camden tied in hade. The dwellings burn'd, and laid the country wafte. Near filver Santee on whofe winding fliores, Weary and faint they fpread their ample ftores. Columbia's fons purfuethe warlike foe, Dcfpife foft eaie, and meaner joys forego : A well-known fort* by art fecurely form'd. The valiant Sinnplcr feiz'd and bravely ftorm'd 5 Heroic Leehy youthful ardor fir'd, Fort Granby took— this aftion ail admir'd : Fam'd Silver Bluff next prov'd the victor's might, This too was won by dint of mortal figiu; Here Cooper fought the prize of martial fame, In youthful ardor to the field he came. Les^s brave example all the troop", infpire, Thcfe fjns of freedom breatliM heroic fire j


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