Books! books! are earth's invaluable lights;
Treasures of truth, the richest gifts terrene,
Left by fled spirits in their upward flights!
And what does man demand, in age and youth,
But heav'n-descended, heav'nward-guiding Truth?
4. ON WAR. [(notes)]
"Thou shalt not kill,"—the Almighty God hath said.
Then, Mighty Kings! who glory in your shame