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this humane appeal, he has been thus apostro- 

 phized by Dr. Evans. 



" And thou, sweet Thomson, tremblingly alive 

 To pity's call, hast mourn' d the slaughter'd hive, 

 Cursing, with honest zeal, the coward hand, 

 Which hid, in night's dark veil, the murd'rous brand, 

 In steam sulphureous wrapt the peaceful dome, 

 And bore the yellow spoil triumphant home.'* 



