THE HILL OF FREEDOM. 433 



"Teach them lessons of love by the pure Gospel 

 taught, 



" Apart from the webs superstition hath wrought. 



" Diffuse, too, the wisdom which knowledge im- 

 parts ; 



; ' Teach them foresight, and prudence, the useful in 

 arts. 



" Be, in your own persons, the picture I draw, 



" And soon shall you need not the terrors of law. 



'* This do, and your Slaves will, aye, maugre your 

 creed, 



" Soon become all well fitted for freedom indeed. 



" My realm they may enter with dance and with song", 



" While happiness leads them, in triumph, along!" 



She said, — a dark cloud now arose on the hill ; 

 No more she was seen ; aloud warbled the rilh 



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