the civil policy of states, is of every crisis the most
delicate and critical, and peculiarly requires the ex-
ertions of political virtue, or true patriotism, because the
state is never more exposed to the influence of factious
and profligate spirits, which leads our Author to this
fine and pertinent apostrophe.

350 AH ! sets of Eden, nature's care in vain !
Bright as thy suns, and as they Heavens serene !
Unblest, amid the circling course of clime,
In spring's fair bloom, or autumn's golden prime,
Tho' fruits luxuriant crown the reaper's toil,
359 Or flow'rs spontaneous deck th' enamil'd soil,
Tho' flocks and herds innumerable teem,
And silver Naiads sport in ev'ry stream,
Did Britain NOW a Mother's aid deny,
Or Brunswick pass thee with regardless eye ?
360 When peopling regions wear a various face,
And laws ill-system'd ask a broader base,
When thoughtful Senates feel a Patriot's care,
And lift to gracious GEORGE the wishful prayer,
When some ill genii guis'd in friendly form,
365 Might dark and subtile mix the civil storm,
With specious art ærial codes prepare,
And in the Senate stretch the Stygian snare ;
    Th'