That every soldier civilized and free Shall bolder shield this land of liberty! The author then, the principle of philanthropy forming the directing power, is led to cast his eyes upon other benefactors of the present generation of their fellow creatures, and to mark with his reprobation those opinions respecting the impracticability of all improvement; opinions, of which the tendency is, to render all the evils perpetual under which at any time human nature may labour. "Let sullen souls, who only praise the past, When list'ning senates mourn'd the Negroes' cries; Track'd the dread scenes that stain'd the Libyan shore, Now to those realms the gen'rous Britons go, Which smiles in beauteous thousands o'er the land? It sent a teacher zealous for his kind, The following is the concluding paragraph. "O generous BRITAIN! be thy proud delight, To shield th' oppress'd, and spread instruction's light ;→ In darksome groves, where brooding Horror stands, EVERY one knows the effect and durability of early impressions; but few are perhaps aware of that strong partiality for a roving life which is felt by those children of Nature who are accustomed to the woods, the lakes, and the mountains. This, indeed, is one of the greatest difficulties to be overcome in bringing savages to adopt the manners of social life, and is strongly depicted in the following Poem. THE INDIAN STUDENT; OR, THE FORCE OF NATURE. Written in America, 1787. From long debate the council rose, Awhile he wrote; awhile he read ; Awhile he conn'd o'er grammar rules: An Indian savage, so well bred, Great credit promis'd to the schools. A college of the University of Cambridge, near Boston, Massachusets. Some thought he would in law excel; To wander with his dearer bow. The tedious hour of study spent, The heavy moulded lecture done, Off to the woods the wand'rer went, And there the long-lov'd sport begun. "And why," he cried, " did I forsake "My native woods for gloomy halls; "The roaring stream, the boundless lake, "For silent books and prison-walls? "A little will my wants supply, "And what can wealth itself do more? "The sylvan wilds will not deny "The humble fare they gave before. His brethren welcom'd him with joy; END OF THE FIRST VOLUME. ERRATA. Page 215, in the motto, for rectige, read vectigal. Page 304, line 20, dele of. Page 306, line 17, dele and death. Page 312, line 31, for against, read in favour of. Page 344, for Marseils, read Marseilles. The Index and Title Page will be given with the next Number, or on its publication, may be had separate, by application to the Publishers, Communications for the Editor, must be addressed to Longman and Co. Paternoster Row, Post Paid. Printed at the Royal Free School Press, Borough Road, Southwark, |