Thou hast a mine of living worth in Her,
Priestess of Heaven, and Mercy's messenger!
Hail, generous FRY! thou light of womankind,
Not more intent on good than rich in mind,— (13)
Not more inclined the captives' cell to seek

Than that the sin-imprisoned soul should break
The cruel fetters that enslave to earth,

The heir of heaven, whose destiny and birth
Forbid that bolt or bond, or man's decree,

Should spoil its hope of endless liberty.

Now would the Muse with gladdened spirit trace

A glowing aspect in her country's face,

And own the more than philanthropic charm

That frees the patriot bosom from alarm.

No more the prison-house records the strife,

And deadlier deeds of vitiated life,

When moral wretchedness and foul deceit

With every base and low-born passion meet.

Around the penal guardianship of rule,
Instruction opes her uninvited school,
And sends her radiant brightness thro' a scene,
Where long-lost truth revives her lovely mien,
And vice repentant like the shade of night
Recedes at morning break, or dawning light.
Thro' every theatre of crime, where'er

The human sympathy can find a sphere;
Or, midst the range of public crowds, or gloom
Of prison court, let pity still illume

The intellect, estranged to heavenly lore,

And virtue spread her salutary store.

Thus, shall the culprit's bosom learn to rise, To estimate its sky-born destinies,

And peace extend its olive wand, and preach The sweets that piety must ever teach.

The School of the Sabbath.

CANTO THIRD.

Aspirations for loftier powers to portray the higher displays of Christian benevolence.-Apostrophe to Woman.-Elegiac memorial to Miss Fanny Mitchell.-Address to Teachers.-Opposition to Sunday-Schools noticed.-Arguments from facts and experience the best refutation.-Occasional delinquency of small extent compared with the good effected.-Sunday-Schools fostered by Religion and mutual love,-Lead to private happiness and to social and substantial comfort.-Reference to Sunday-School Unions.-Apos trophe.—Adult Instruction embraced by the System.-The subject opened,-Its importance, illustrated in the History of Mary Brady.-Rev, Mr Charles the founder of Adult Sunday-Schools,An eulogium on his character,-These introduced into England by William Smith of Bristol,-A reference to his useful labours.— Address to France,-Her infidelity prior to and at the Revolution, -Prospect of mental and religious improvement beginning to ad. vance in that country,-Apostrophe to America,-Her claims to