With bloody heart, and cruel art,
A mighty empire crushed.

Ah! many a red man's blood was spilt,
And many a deed was done of guilt,
Of torture, murder, crimes untold,
To get the poor, poor Indian's gold.

At length, when years had passed away,
Some English came to Virginia;
'Twas sixteen hundred seven; be sure
You let this in your minds endure;
For 'twas the first bold colony
Planted in North America;

The first that laid the deep foundation,
On which has since been built a nation.
Well, here they raised a far-famed town
On James' river, called Jamestown.
They struggled hard 'gainst many sorrows,
Sickness and want, and Indian arrows;
But bold and strong at length they grew,
And were a brave and manly crew.

'Twas eight years after this.I mean
The year sixteen hundred fifteen,-
Some Dutch, from Holland, settled pat on
An Island which they called Manhattan,
And straight they set themselves to work,
And built the city of New-York.
Now let the laughing wags and jokers
Say that the Dutch are stupid smokers;
We only tell, that, dull or witty,
They founded famous New-York city;
The largest city in the west,

For trade and commerce quite the best!

Then came along, in five years more,
The Puritans, or pilgrim's o'er;

Be sure the time and month remember-
'Twas the cold season of December.
On Plymouth rock the little band
Of weary wanderers first did land;

And hearty thanks to Heaven they gave,
For kind protection o'er the wave.

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The scene was wild, for hill and dale
Were clothed in winter's snowy veil,
And all the shore the eye could mark
Was covered thick with forests dark,
Within whose gloomy shades afar
Was heard the Indian whoop of war.
But bold and strong these pilgrims were;
They feared not Indian, wolf, or bear:
Though far from home, a feeble band,
Unfriended, in a desert land,

Where wild beasts sought at night their prey,
And ruthless Indians lurked by day,

By sickness pressed, by want beset,
Each ill they braved, each danger met.
Long, long they strove, and much endured;
To sufferings were long inured;

But naught their courage could subdue:
'Mid want and war their sinews grew,
Their towns increase, their numbers double,
And soon they triumph o'er their trouble.

Thus three strong colonies, we see,
Are planted in America:

New-England in the northern part;
New-York within the very heart;

While southward, o'er the hills away,
Is seated fair Virginia.

The first rude dangers thus o'ercome,
Others did seek this land for home,
And came like birds in numbers o'er,
Till, far along the eastern shore,
That bounds the blue Atlantic tide,
Village with village proudly vied;
While Swedes and Fins did settle down
In Delaware, and build a town.
To Maryland, Lord Baltimore
A colony of papist sent,

In sixteen hundred thirty-four,

Who there did make a settlement;
And William Penn, the grave peace-maker,
Came o'er, with many an honest Quaker,
To Pennsylvania: 'twas done

In sixteen hundred eighty-one.

RELIGION THE BEST FEMALE ACQUIREMENT.

Without religion no lady's education can be complete. True religion is the joint refulgence of all their virtues. It resembles the sun, at whose sight all the stars hide their diminished heads. It breathes benevolence to man.

The truly pious serve God, their benefactor, with their whole soul. They honor and love him, not so much for the sake of their promised reward, as for the benefits they have received, and are more actuated by gratitude than hope.

They are severe to themselves, and compassionate to others. They endeavor to reclaim the erroneous, not by severity, but by meekness. They are always similar to themselves, and serve God uniformly, not by fits and starts. They are at peace with all men. They comfort the afflicted, support the distressed, and clothe the naked.

They neither exult in prosperity, nor sink in adversity, but remain contented with the will of God, and patiently bear those afflictions he is pleased to lay upon them. They show their piety not in theory, but in practice; not in words, but in works. They are not led by fear, ambition, or worldly interest, but by love to the author of their being. They strive to promote the good of all men, and labor to secure eternal bliss.

There is more satisfaction in doing, than receiving good. To relieve the oppressed, is in some measure fulfilling the duties which God requires; and is attended with a pleasure unknown, but to those who are beneficent and liberal.

THE UNIVERSAL LAW.
Blessed Redeemer, how divine,
How righteous is this rule of thine.
Never to deal with others worse

Than we would have them deal with us!

This golden lesson, short and plain,
Gives not the mind or memory pain;
And ev'ry conscience must approve
This universal law of love.

'Tis written in each mortal breast,
Where all our tend'rest wishes rest;
We draw it from our inmost veins,
Where love to self resides and reigns.

Is reason ever at a loss?

Call in self-love to judge the cause;
And let our fondest passions show,
How we should treat our neighbors too

How blest would every nation prove,
Thus rul'd by equity and love!
All would be friends without a foe,
And form a paradise below.

The size of the goat is about the same as the sheep, though the wool of the latter gives it a larger appearance. In form, the goat resembles the sheep, though he has a short tail, and a beard.

The goat is stronger and swifter, and more sagacious and lively than the sheep. He does not easily submit to be confined, but chooses his own pastures, delights in climbing precipices, and is often seen reposing in tranquil security, upon an eminence overhanging the roaring ocean. Nature has