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In the oak's high-tow'ring grove, 

 Dwells the liberty I love. 

 Bablenfrom thy truft remove. 



Liberty I feek and have, 



Where tfc green birchen branches wave. i 



Keep ajecret from a knave. 



Snow a robe o'er hamlets flings; 

 In the wood the raven fings. 

 Too mucbJJeep no profit brings. 



When the mountain fnow is fpread, 

 Stags love funny vales to tread. 

 Vain is furrow for the dead. 



Fair the moon's refplendcnt bow, 

 Shining on the mountain fnow. 

 Peace the 'wicked rever know. 



In all the orders of Druidifm, the 

 hair was worn very fhort, and the beards 

 extremely long. All wore long habits ; 

 and the Druids, when performing their 

 religious rites, had on robes of white, as 

 emblems of truth and piety. The Bards 

 at thefe times wore azure garments, 



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with ccafc to them, as fymbols of Hea- 

 ven, peace, and fidelity; and the gar- 

 ments of the Ovates were green, the 



emblems of learning and truth. 



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