Nature'sLaw—APoem

nature'slaw—apoem

humblyinscribedtogavinhamilton,esq.

greatnaturespoke:observantmanobey'd—pope.

letotherheroesboasttheirscars,

themarksofsturtandstrife:

andotherpoetssingofwars,

theplaguesofhumanlife:

shamefa'thefun,wi'swordandgun

toslapmankindlikelumber!

isinghisname,andnoblerfame,

whamultipliesournumber.

greatnaturespoke,withairbenign,

“goon,yehumanrace;

thislowerworldiyouresign;

befruitfulandincrease.

theliquidfireofstrongdesire

i'vepour'ditineachbosom;

here,onthishad,doesmankindstand,

andthereisbeauty'sblossom.”

theherooftheseartlessstrains,

alowlybardwashe,

whosunghisrhymesincoila'splains,

withmeiklemirthan'glee;

kindnature'scarehadgivenhisshare

large,oftheflamingcurrent;

and,alldevout,heneversought

tostemthesacredtorrent.

hefeltthepowerful,highbehest

thrill,vital,thro'andthro';

andsoughtacorrespondentbreast,

togiveobediencedue:

propitiouspowersscreen'dtheyoungflow'rs,

frommildewsofabortion;

andlow!thebard—agreatreward—

hasgotadoubleportion!

auldcantiecoilmaycounttheday,

asannualitreturns,

thethirdoflibra'sequalsway,

thatgaveanotherburns,

withfuturerhymes,an'othertimes,

toemulatehissire:

tosingauldcoilinnoblerstyle

withmorepoeticfire.

yepowersofpeace,andpeacefulsong,

lookdownwithgraciouseyes;

andblessauldcoila,largeandlong,

withmultiplyingjoys;

langmayshestandtoproptheland,

theflow'rofancientnations;

andburnsesspring,herfametosing,