. Narrative of a five years' expedition, against the revolted negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America; from the year 1772, to 1777: elucidating the history of that country, and describing its productions ... with an account of the Indians of Guiana, & negroes of Guinea. the bodies, which, like ferociousanimals, they had torn limb from limb. xVmongst these,the fate of Meylands nephew, a promising young man,was peculiarly affecting. He came from the mountainsof Switzerland in quest of military preferment, and methis fate in a marsh of Surinam just after his landing. His
. Narrative of a five years' expedition, against the revolted negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America; from the year 1772, to 1777: elucidating the history of that country, and describing its productions ... with an account of the Indians of Guiana, & negroes of Guinea. the bodies, which, like ferociousanimals, they had torn limb from limb. xVmongst these,the fate of Meylands nephew, a promising young man,was peculiarly affecting. He came from the mountainsof Switzerland in quest of military preferment, and methis fate in a marsh of Surinam just after his landing. Hisbravery was equal to that of his uncle, his intrepidity,voluntarily exposing himself to danger, knew no bounds.—Such is the enthusiasm of military ambition. And tis most true, while Times relentless hand ^Vith sickly grasp drags others to the tomb; The soldier scorns to wait the dull- command, But springs impatient to a nobler doom. Tho on the plain he lies, outstretchd and pale, Without one friend his stedfast eyes to close, Yet on his honoured corpse shall many a gale Waft the moist fragrance of the weeping rose. Oer the dread spot the melancholy moon Shall pause awhile—a sadder beam to shed; And starry night amidst her awful noon Sprinkle light dews upon liis hallowed head. There. /A/zv/ ///rr> // ./z/v///A^ zvv M/.,///,/// ^/cr/r/ -/////,, I.,;,Je„. l„HM,.^,jp, fy .f-Mn^fn .i:I,„M ty„wjil.,rd.
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