*** Leviticus, xxv., 10.
Independence not Early nor generally Desired, except by a Few.—Patrick Henry's Prediction.
above the discordant chorus of booming cannon, the roll of drums, and the mingled acclamations of the people.
"That old bell is still seen by the patriot's eye,
And he blesses it ever, when journeying by;
Long years have pass'd o'er it, and yet every soul
Will thrill, in the night, to its wonderful roll;
For it speaks in its belfry, when kiss'd by the blast,
Like a glory-breathed tone from the mystical past.
Long years' shall roll o'er it, and yet every chime