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Poem
August 21, 1761
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A poem praising the eloquent preacher James Fordyce, describing his sermon as attracting skeptics and inspiring the learned and great with sublime truth and celestial fire.
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LONDON.
On hearing the elegant FORDYCE preach.
O graceful FORDYCE, lucent northern Star,
Attracts the wand'ring sceptic from afar;
Sublime in eloquence he points the way
To certain mansions of eternal day;
Whilst he instructs the learn'd to preach, the great to pray,
The greedy audience, crowding to admire,
And bless those lips, touch'd with celestial fire;
Such truth, such grace, on ev'ry accent hung,
Such rapt'rous harmony flows from his tongue,
You'd think 'twas he the royal lyre had strung.
On hearing the elegant FORDYCE preach.
O graceful FORDYCE, lucent northern Star,
Attracts the wand'ring sceptic from afar;
Sublime in eloquence he points the way
To certain mansions of eternal day;
Whilst he instructs the learn'd to preach, the great to pray,
The greedy audience, crowding to admire,
And bless those lips, touch'd with celestial fire;
Such truth, such grace, on ev'ry accent hung,
Such rapt'rous harmony flows from his tongue,
You'd think 'twas he the royal lyre had strung.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Hymn
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Fordyce Preach
Eloquent Sermon
Religious Praise
Celestial Fire
Eternal Day
Poem Details
Title
On Hearing The Elegant Fordyce Preach.
Subject
On Hearing The Elegant Fordyce Preach
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
O Graceful Fordyce, Lucent Northern Star,
Attracts The Wand'ring Sceptic From Afar;
Such Truth, Such Grace, On Ev'ry Accent Hung,
Such Rapt'rous Harmony Flows From His Tongue,