A tempest o’erclouds the orb of sight:

The Owl’s a bird peculiar to the night.

New-York’s the City where such worth doth shine!

Whose Laws are fram’d on principles divine.

Blanchard’s the Æronaut, of skill and fame;

And Rome once mistress of the world did reign.

Ovid did sing the various arts of love;

And through their orbs the planets yearly move:

Kissing, a mutual pleasure does impart,

And sympathy does warm each feeling heart.