from contemplating Scenes of Diftrefs. 153 
The Poet purfues the fentiment in the fame ani¬ 
mated imagery, defcribing the ftrong, but plea¬ 
surable fenfations, which the foul feels, in read¬ 
ing the fufferings of heroes, who nobly died 
in the caufe of liberty, and their country : 
-“ When the pious band 
Of youths, who fought for freedom, and their fires. 
Lie fide by fide in gore.” 
Or, in the ftrong movements of indignation 
and revenge againft the tyrant, who invades thac 
liberty, and enflaves that country. 
- “ When the patriot’s tear 
Starts from thine eye, and thy extended arm 
In fancy hurls the thunderbolt of Jove, 
To fire the iippious wreath on Philip’s brow. 
Or dalh O&avius from his trophied car; 
Say—Does thy fecret foul repine to tafte 
The big dijlrefs ? Or, would’lt thou then exchange 
Thofe heart-ennobling forronvs for the lot 
Of him, who fits amid the gaudy herd 
Of mute barbarians, bending to his nod, 
And bears aloft his gold-in veiled front. 
And fays within himfelf,” “ I am a King, 
And wherefore Ihould the clamorous voice of woe 
Intrude upon mine ear?” 
The fentiment of this charming and moral poet 
is, that fympathetic feelings are virtuous , and 
therefore pleafant. And from the whole, he de¬ 
duces this important conclufion ; that every vir¬ 
tuous emotion mult be agreeable, and that this 
is the JanSlion^ and the reward of virtue. The 
thought 
