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Here they live in endles being;

Paingnes hath paed away;

Here they bloom, they thrive, they flourih,

For decayed is all decay:

Lating energy hath wallowed

Darkling death's malignant way.

Though each one's repective merit

Hath its varying palm aigned,

Love takes all as his poeion,

Where his power hath all combined;

So that all that each poees

All partake in unconfined.

, Thy oldiers' palm of honor,

Unto this Thy city free

Lead me when my warfare's girdle

I hall cat away from me—

A partaker in Thy bounty

With Thy bleed ones to be.

Grant me vigor, while I labor

In the ceaeles battle preed,

That Thou mayt, the conflict over,

Grant me everlating ret;

And I may at length inherit

Thee, my portion ever blet."

"Archdeacon Trench ays very well, after referring to the Ode of Caimir (the great Latin poet of Poland), Urit me Patriæ decor, that both 'turn upon the ame theme, the heavenly home-icknes; but with all the claical beauty of the Ode,