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Literary
July 8, 1818
Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Excerpt from Lord Byron's Childe Harold Canto IV, republished by Mr. Thomas, quoted in Phila. Union as a compliment to America (Columbia and Washington as champions of freedom), contrasting with France's bloody revolution leading to tyranny and loss of liberty.
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In the 4th canto of lord Byron's Childe Harold, just re-published by Mr. Thomas, we find the following elegant compliment to this country. The contrast which is drawn between us and France, is equally flattering and just.
Phila. Union.
Can tyrants but by tyrants conquered be,
And Freedom find no champion and no child,
Such as Columbia saw arise, when she
Sprung forth a Pallas, armed and undefiled?
Or must such mind be nourished in the wild,
Deep in the unpruned forest, 'midst the roar
Of cataracts, where nursing nature smiled
On infant Washington? Has earth no more
Such seeds within her breast, or Europe no such shore?
But France got drunk with blood to vomit crime,
And fatal have her Saturnalia been
To Freedom's cause, in every age and clime;
Because the deadly days which we have seen,
And vile Ambition that built up between
Man and his hopes an adamantine wall,
And the base pageant last upon the scene,
Are grown the pretext for the eternal thrall
Which nips life's tree, and dooms man's worst—his second fall.
Phila. Union.
Can tyrants but by tyrants conquered be,
And Freedom find no champion and no child,
Such as Columbia saw arise, when she
Sprung forth a Pallas, armed and undefiled?
Or must such mind be nourished in the wild,
Deep in the unpruned forest, 'midst the roar
Of cataracts, where nursing nature smiled
On infant Washington? Has earth no more
Such seeds within her breast, or Europe no such shore?
But France got drunk with blood to vomit crime,
And fatal have her Saturnalia been
To Freedom's cause, in every age and clime;
Because the deadly days which we have seen,
And vile Ambition that built up between
Man and his hopes an adamantine wall,
And the base pageant last upon the scene,
Are grown the pretext for the eternal thrall
Which nips life's tree, and dooms man's worst—his second fall.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Liberty Freedom
Patriotism
Political
What keywords are associated?
Byron
Childe Harold
Columbia
Washington
France
Freedom
Tyranny
What entities or persons were involved?
Lord Byron
Literary Details
Author
Lord Byron
Subject
Compliment To This Country (America), Contrast With France
Key Lines
Can Tyrants But By Tyrants Conquered Be,
And Freedom Find No Champion And No Child,
Such As Columbia Saw Arise, When She
Sprung Forth A Pallas, Armed And Undefiled?
But France Got Drunk With Blood To Vomit Crime,
And Fatal Have Her Saturnalia Been
To Freedom's Cause, In Every Age And Clime;