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Poem
May 1, 1761
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Ode by Rev. Samuel Davies, president of the College of New Jersey, welcoming science as a divine light to dispel ignorance at the college's commencement on September 24, 1760. Set to music by James Lyon.
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SCIENCE. An ODE.
For the Commencement, September 24. 1760.
By the Reverend Mr. SAMUEL DAVIES, A. M.
President of the College of New-Jersey.
Set to Music by James Lyon, A. B.
SCIENCE! bright beam of light divine!
Dawn of immortal day!
On this thy new-built temple shine,
And all thy charms display.
Where wild untutor'd ignorance
Her savage revels kept;
And led the rude ferocious dance,
While gentle reason slept;
Where howling through her native wood,
With kindred beasts of prey,
She rous'd her furious sons to blood,
More wild and fierce than they:
Thy temple there expands its gates
To thy celestial guest!
And each of thy young vot'ries waits
To hail thee to thy rest.
HAIL, SCIENCE! heaven-born stranger! hail!
Adorn thy humble shrine:
Deign in this western world to dwell,
And its wide wastes refine.
For the Commencement, September 24. 1760.
By the Reverend Mr. SAMUEL DAVIES, A. M.
President of the College of New-Jersey.
Set to Music by James Lyon, A. B.
SCIENCE! bright beam of light divine!
Dawn of immortal day!
On this thy new-built temple shine,
And all thy charms display.
Where wild untutor'd ignorance
Her savage revels kept;
And led the rude ferocious dance,
While gentle reason slept;
Where howling through her native wood,
With kindred beasts of prey,
She rous'd her furious sons to blood,
More wild and fierce than they:
Thy temple there expands its gates
To thy celestial guest!
And each of thy young vot'ries waits
To hail thee to thy rest.
HAIL, SCIENCE! heaven-born stranger! hail!
Adorn thy humble shrine:
Deign in this western world to dwell,
And its wide wastes refine.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Science Progress
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Science Ode
Samuel Davies
College Commencement
New Jersey
Enlightenment Ignorance
What entities or persons were involved?
By The Reverend Mr. Samuel Davies, A. M. President Of The College Of New Jersey.
Poem Details
Title
Science. An Ode.
Author
By The Reverend Mr. Samuel Davies, A. M. President Of The College Of New Jersey.
Subject
For The Commencement, September 24. 1760.
Key Lines
Science! Bright Beam Of Light Divine! Dawn Of Immortal Day!
Hail, Science! Heaven Born Stranger! Hail! Adorn Thy Humble Shrine: