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The hour is come, the world's unclosing eyes
Discern with rapture where its wisdom lies;
From western heav'ns th' inverted Orient springs,
The morn of man, the dreadful night of kings.

— Joel Barlow The Conspiracy of Kings (1792)

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Thy name is Hasty-Pudding! thus our sires
Were wont to greet thee fuming from the fires.

The Hasty-Pudding (1793)

Strong in thy strength I bend no suppliant knee,
Invoke no miracle, no Muse but thee.

The Columbiad (1807)

I sing the sweets I know, the charms I feel,
My morning incense, and my evening meal,
The sweets of Hasty-Pudding. Come, dear bowl,
Glide o'er my palate, and inspire my soul.

The Hasty-Pudding (1793)

Till one confederate, condependent sway
Spread with the sun and bound the walks of day,
One centred system, one all-ruling soul
Live thro the parts and regulate the whole.

The Columbiad (1807)

While these broad views thy better thoughts compose
To spurn the malice of insulting foes;
And all the joys descending ages gain,
Repay thy labors and remove thy pain.

The Columbiad (1807)

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