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of Ireland, in her acquirement of felf-legif- 

 lation, is allegorized by " the warrior Li- 

 " berty, helming his cqurfe to her fhores." 

 Another bold figure of Liberty fucceeds, 

 prefented as a giant form, flumbering with- 

 in the iron cage and marble walls of the 

 French Baftile, unconfcious of his chains, 

 till, touched by the patriot flame, he rends 

 his flimly bonds, lifts his coloffal form, 

 and rears his hundred arms over his foes ; 

 calls to the good and brave of every country, 

 with voice that echoes like the thunder of 

 heaven, to the polar extremities ; 



Gives to the winds his banner broad unfurl'd, 

 And gathers in its fhade the living world ! 



This lublime fally of a tco-confidig 

 imagination has made the poet and his 

 work countlefs foes. They triumph ovef 

 him on a refult fo contrary ; on the mortal 

 wounds given by French crimes to real 

 liberty. They forget, or choofe to forget, 



that 



