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1807.4
To the Inhabitants of the British Empire,
On the present critical and singular Conjuncture
of Affairs
"Britannicus" [1]
The European Magazine, LII (July, 1807), p. 53
The CHOSEN YOUTH shall faint; the STRONG shall fall;
Bow THE HIGH TOW'R, THE FIRM-COMPACTED WALL;
But THEY who in THE LORD their trust repose,
Shall gather strength to vanquish all their foes:
Like feathers in the moulting eagle's wing,
Shall hope renew'd within their bosoms spring;
Unwearied shall they move with stedfast aim;
Nought shall THEM turn aside, or bring to shame:
THEIR GOD SHALL RISE, HIS SERVANTS' CAUSE TO PLEAD:
Their SURE PROTECTOR HE in time of need:
Let them, UNDOUBTING, on HIS AID rely,
Nor fear the failure of the wish'd supply.
ISAIAH,
chap. xl
Paraphrased
by BRITANNICUS.
July 14, 1807.