Excerpt from Alleghan, a Poem, Vol. 1 of 9: In Nine Books

A song of early Missions, and the field
Of holy enterprize, in the dark West,
Whose ancient tribes first heard the Word of Life
When the bold Northmen tempted ocean's breadth,
And sought her peopled shores. But wicked men
Spurned the glad tidings, and entreated ill
The friendly messengers. So wrath Divine
Consumed them in their pride of heart, and left
Darkness and silence upon all the land,
Long reigning, till the earth renewed its face,
Prepared in distant times to yield a home
Where the few faithful, driven from shore to shore,
Might bring their children, and serve God in peace.

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