8 TO THE SHADE OF FRANKLIN. 



tomb libations of perfumed Muscatel and gener- 

 ous Malmsey. 



Thou, O Franklin ! to whom we owe the art 

 of preserving the grape in all its freshness, and 

 who wast one of the earliest teachers of domestic 

 economy, thou wilt sustain my vine ; thy shade 

 will wander beneath its well-laden branches ; thy 

 beneficent soul will survey with delight the hill- 

 sides of thy native land bedecked with the pres- 

 ents of Bacchus, and rejoice to hear the valleys 

 of thy birth-place echo the gay carols of the mer- 

 ry vintager ! 



Honor to thee, justly-revered Shade ! Honor 

 to the just and upright man ! And may the gen- 

 erations after thee profit by thy immortal teach- 

 ings. 



