DIE IFFERENCE betwixt the Ancients and Moderns flightly touched upon; to Ver. 30. Defeription of the dark ages. The GODDESS of LIBERTY, who, during thefe, is fuppofed to have left earth, returns, attended with ARTS and SCIENCE; to Ver. 1oo. She firft defcends on Italy. Sculpture, Painting, and Architecture fix at Rome, to revive their several arts by the great models of antiquity there, which many barbarous invafions had not been able to deftroy. The revival of thefe arts marked out. That fometimes arts may flourish for a while under despotic governments, though never the natural and genuine production of them; to Ver. 254. Learning begins to dawn. The Mufe and Science attend LIBERTY, who, in her progress towards GREAT BRITAIN, raises several free ftates and cities. These enumerated; to Ver. 381. Author's exclamation of joy, upon feeing the Britifh feas and coafts rife in the Vilion, which painted whatever the GODDESS of LIBERTY faid. She refumes her narration. The Genius of the Deep appears, and, addreffing LIBERTY, affociates GREAT BRITAIN into his dominion; to Ver. 451. LIBERTY received and congratulated by BRITANNIA, and the Native Genii or Virtues of the island. These defcribed. Animated by the prefence of LIBERTY, they begin their operations. Their beneficent influence contrafted with the works and delufions of oppofing Demons; to Ver. 626. Concludes with an abstract of the English history, marking the several advances of LIBERTY, down to her compleat establishment at the Revolution. LIBERTY. PART IV. TRUCK with the rifing fcene, thus I, amaz'd, S T "Ah, GODDESS, what a change! Isearth the fame ? "Of the fame kind the ruthless race fhe feeds? "And does the fame fair fun and aether spread, "Round this vile spot, their all-enlivening foul? "Lo! beauty fails; loft in unlovely forms "Of little pomp, magnificence no more "Exalts the mind, and bids the public smile : "While to rapacious interest Glory leaves ❝ Mankind, and every grace of life is gone.", To this the POWER, whofe vital radiance calls From the brute mafs of man an order'd world. "Wait till the morning fhines, and from the depth "Of Gothic darkness springs another day. 103 "" True, Genius droops; the tender antient taste 15 "Of Beauty, then fresh blooming in her prime, "But faintly trembles thro' the callous foul; "And Grandeur, or of morals, or of life, "Sinks into safe purfuits, and creeping cares. "Even cautious Virtue seems to stoop her flight, "And aged life to deem the generous deeds "Of youth romantic. Yet in cooler thought "Well-reafon'd, in refearches piercing deep.. "Through nature's works, in profitable arts, 20 << And "And all that calm Experience can disclose, 25 30 35 Oblivious ages pafs'd; while earth, forfook By her beft GENII, lay to DEMONS foul, And unchain'd FURIES, an abandon'd prey. CONTENTION led the van; first small of size, But foon dilating, to the skies she towers : Then, wide as air, the livid FURY fpread, And high her head above the stormy clouds, She blaz'd in omens, fwell'd the groaning winds With wild furmizes, battlings, founds of war: From land to land the mad'ning trumpet blew, And pour'd her venom thro' the heart of man. Shook to the pole, the North obey'd her call. Forth rufh'd the bloody POWER OF GOTHIC WAR, War against human-kind: RAPINE, that led Millions of raging robbers in his train : 40 Unlistening, barbarous FORCE, to whom the fword 45 That claim'd their place. Outragious-mix'd with these 50. Unknown before, whose cancrous shackles feiz'd Church power, or ecclesiastical tyranny. + Civil tyranny If not, behold! the facred lightning flies.:" SCHOLASTIC DISCORD, with an hundred tongues, For fcience uttering jangling words obfcure, Where frighted reafon never yet could dwell: Of peremptory feature, CLERIC PRIDE, Whofe reddening cheek no contradiction bears; And HOLY SLANDER, his affociate firm, On whom the Lying Spirit ftill defcends: E Mother of tortures! PERSECUTING ZEAL, 1 High-flashing in her hand the ready torch, Or ponyard bath'd in unbelieving blood; Hell's fierceft fiend! of faintly brow demure, Affuming a celeftial feraph's name, 60 65 70 75 While fhe beneath the blafphemous pretence * Crufades. 80 85 90 Pure |