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 Ode to the honourable William Pitt: By William Mason, M.A. Mason, William, 1725-1797. 11,[1]p. ; 4⁰. printed for J. Dodsley, London : 1782. With a half-title. Reproduction of original from the British Library. English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT41994. Electronic data. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Page image (PNG). Digitized image of the microfilm version produced in Woodbridge, CT by Research Publications, 1982-2002 (later known as Primary Source Microfilm, an imprint of the Gale Group).

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ODE TO THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM PITT.

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ODE TO THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM PITT.

By WILLIAM MASON, M. A.

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 PINDAR. Iſthm. Ode 2.

LONDON: PRINTED FOR J. DODSLEY, PALL-MALL.

M.DCC.LXXXII.
ODE. I. 'TIS May's meridian reign; yet EURUS cold Forbids each ſhrinking thorn its leaves unfold, Or hang with ſilver buds her rural throne; No primroſe ſhower from her green lap ſhe throws This expreſſion is taken from MILTON's ſong on May Morning, to which this ſtanza in general alludes, and the 4th verſe in the next., No daiſy, violet, or cowſlip blows, And FLORA weeps her fragrant offspring gone. Hoar froſt arreſts the genial dew; To wake, to warble, and to woo No Linnet calls his drooping love: Shall then the Poet ſtrike the lyre, When mute are all the feather'd quire, And Nature fails to warm the Syrens of the grove? II. He ſhall: for what the ſullen Spring denies The orient beam of virtuous youth ſupplies; That moral dawn be his inſpiring flame. Beyond the dancing radiance of the Eaſt Thy glory, Son of CHATHAM! fires his breaſt, And, proud to celebrate thy vernal fame, Hark, from his lyre the ſtrain aſcends, Which but to Freedom's fav'rite friends That lyre diſdains to ſound. Hark and approve, as did thy Sire The poem of Caractacus was read in MS. by the late Earl of CHATHAM, who honoured it with an approbation which the author is here proud to record. The Lays which once with kindred fire His Muſe in Attic mood made MONA's oaks rebound. III. Long ſilent ſince, ſave when, in KEPPEL's name, Detraction, murd'ring Britain's naval fame, Rous'd into ſounds of ſcorn th' indignant ſtring See Ode to the Naval Officers of Great Britain, written 1779.. But now, repleniſh'd with a richer theme, The vaſe of Harmony ſhall pour its ſtream, Fan'd by free Fancy's rainbow-tinctur'd wing. Thy Country too ſhall hail the ſong, Her ecchoing heart the notes prolong; While they alone with See the motto from PINDAR. envy ſigh, Whoſe rancour to thy parent dead Aim'd, ere his funeral rites were paid, With vain vindictive rage to ſtarve his progeny. IV. From Earth and Theſe the Muſe averts her view, To meet in yonder ſea of Ether blue A beam to which the blaze of noon is pale; In purpling circles now the glory ſpreads, A hoſt of angels now unveil their heads, While Heav'n's own muſic triumphs on the gale. Ah ſee, two white-rob'd Seraphs lead Thy Father's venerable ſhade; He bends from yonder cloud of gold, While they, the miniſters of light, Bear from his breaſt a mantle bright, And with the Heav'n-wove robe thy youthful limbs enfold. V. "Receive this myſtic gift, my Son!" he cries, "And, for ſo wills the Sov'reign of the ſkies, "With this receive, at ALBION's anxious hour, "A double portion of my patriot zeal, "Active to ſpread the fire it dar'd to feel "Thro' raptur'd Senates, and with awful power "From the full fountain of the tongue "To roll the rapid tide along "Till a whole nation caught the flame. "So on thy Sire ſhall Heav'n beſtow "A bleſſing TULLY fail'd to know, "And redolent in thee diffuſe thy Father's fame. VI. "Nor thou, ingenuous Boy! that Fame deſpiſe "Which lives and ſpreads abroad in Heav'n's pure eyes, "The laſt beſt energy of noble mind In alluſion to a fine and well-known paſſage in MILTON's Lycidas.; "Revere thy Father's ſhade; like him diſdain "The tame, the timid, temporizing train, "Awake to ſelf, to ſocial intereſt blind: "Young as thou art, Occaſion calls, "Thy Country's ſcale or mounts or falls "As thou and thy compatriots ſtrive; "Scarce is the fatal moment paſt "That trembling ALBION deem'd her laſt, "O knit the union firm, and bid an Empire live. VII. "Proceed, and vindicate fair Freedom's claim, "Give life, give ſtrength, give ſubſtance to her name; "The native rights of Man with Fraud conteſt; "Yes, ſnatch them from Corruption's baleful power, "Who dares, in Day's broad eye, thoſe rights devour, "While Prelates bow, and bleſs the Harpy feaſt. "If foil'd at firſt, reſume thy courſe, "Riſe ſtrengthen'd with Antaean force, "So ſhall thy toil in conqueſt end. "Let others court the tinſel things "That hang upon the ſmile of Kings, "Be thine the Muſe's wreath; be thou THE PEOPLE's FRIEND." ASTON, May 11th, 1782. FINIS.