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18 gArnet poems from The Address to the Armies of the United States of America Hail, heaven-born Peace! thy grateful blessings pour On this glad land, and round the peopled shore: Thine are the joys that gild the happy scene, Propitious days, and festive nights serene; With thee gay Pleasure frolics o’er the plain, And smiling Plenty leads thy prosperous train. Then oh, my friends! the task of glory done, Th’ immortal prize by your bold efforts won; Your country’s saviours, by her voice confessed, While unborn ages rise and call you blest; Then let us go where happier climes invite, To midland seas, and regions of delight; With all that’s ours, together let us rise, Seek brighter plains and more indulgent skies; Where fair Ohio rolls his amber tide, And nature blossoms in her virgin pride; Where all that beauty’s hand can form to please, Shall crown the toils of war with rural ease. ...

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