344: )IISCELLANEOU 7 If I thy sacred rites profane, O Salem, or thy dust despise; If I indulge one cheerful strain, 'fill I shall see thy tow'rs arise. a 'Twas Edon: bid the congn'ring foe, " Down with the tow'rs, and raze " thy walls :" XX. Epitaphium Monstri ciejusdam, Apud Anglos vulgb dieci BIGOTRY, Term A¡ Tenebris mandati. Autore dio incognito, viro ingenioso A vere pio JOHANNE REYNOLDS. " HIC jacet (semperque jaceat!) " Pietatis cadaver, " Improbitatis corpus, " Religions larva, " Sanctimonise hostis & umbra, " Divini imago zeli, & pestis, " Ecclesia sirma simul at lupus. 2 " Monstrum horrendum, informe, in. " gens, cui lumen ademptum. " Roma; antiques natum, Novx in tutelam acceptum, " In caliginosas Vatican: adytis, " Humano sanguine & pulvere pyrio " Nutritum, saginatum. 3 ".Hispanicæditionisincola, " Gallicis deinde regionibus hospes " Jamdudum gratissimis: " Veteris quidem, novique orbis, " Human: generis & commodi causa " Peregrmator assiduus. 4 " Linguarum utpote gnarumcunque peritps, " Sexes itidemntriusquepartioeps. " Mentium illuminator flammeus, " Acutissimis dnbitantium ductor, " Qui laqueis, ensiVius, incendiisque, " Reluctautium animarum catervas " Festinas in coJlum amandat, " Celerrimus orbit conversor. Conspirationum exitialium, R` Verarum pariter ac simulatarum " (Mali revera.machinarum infaudi) " Artifex dexterrimus, S THOUGHTS. Requite lier, Lord: But, Babel, knew, Thy guilt fdr fiercer vengeance calls. 9 As thou hast spared nor sex nor age, Deaf to our infants'. dying groans,. May some bless'd hand, inspir'd with rage, Dash thy young babes, and tinge the stones. XX. 4n Epitaph on BIGOTRY, Translated from the Latin, Which su,, stritten by the late pious $ ingenious MR. JOHN REYNOLDS, And inserted in the Occasional Paper, Vol. III. Numb. e. 3 HERE lies (and may it here for ever he) The carcase of dead piety, Shadow of grade, substantial sin, Religion's mask and gaudy dress The form and foe of holiness, The image and the plague of zeal de. vine. Its dwelling was the church ; in double shape, Half was a murdering wolf, and half a mimic ape. A monsterhorrid to the sight, Hideous, deform'd, and void of light ; 'Twas born atRome, 'Twas nurs'd at home, In the dark cloisters of the Vatican ; Its lungs inspir'd with heaving, lies, Its bulk well fatten'd to prodigioussize With gun- powder and blood of man. 3 Ancient inhabitant of Spain, And long in Franceawelcome guest Over the continent and main, Over the old world and the new, Mankind and money to pursue, On dragon's wings the harpy flew, And gave its feet no rest. 4 All languages the fury spake, And did of either sex partake : Flaming enlightner of the mind, And headlong leader of the blind, Oft has it dragg'd the doubtful tongue to speak, While the pain'd conscience left the truth behind. By gibbet, sword and fire. It made whole tribes ofmen expire , And to the skies their groaning ghosts it hurl'd, A swift converter of the world. Dextrous in all the arts of blood ; Skill'd to çontrive or counterfeit Mysterious mischief, plots of state, Those murd'rous engines to destroythe good. The muse here tiring, begs the rea- mer's leave to release herself from the
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